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Imperial Stout
Includes both Russian imperial stouts and American-style imperial stouts including several barrel-aged recipes and dessert (pastry) style stouts.
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3 Sons Brewing Co.’s Summation Clone
This is the base recipe for Summation, which 3 Sons often brews variations of with added flavors like coffee, vanilla, and more. If you wish
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Firestone Walker Brewing Co.’s Parabola Clone
Parabola is arguably Firestone Walker’s most notorious barrel-aged beer and is released as a vintage beer each year. This imperial stout i
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Mortalis Brewing Co.’s Ophion Clone
This is the base recipe for Ophion, which Mortalis has released numerous variants of over the years with differing aging times and occasiona
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Prairie Artisan Ales’ Vinyl Clone
A thick and chewy barrel-aged imperial stout with a high OG and FG, and tons of flavor.
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Prairie Artisan Ales’ Bomb! Clone
Bomb! is the brewery’s adjunct-driven flagship, a 12% ABV imperial stout made with ancho chiles, cocoa nibs, vanilla, and coffee.
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Sapwood Cellars’ Flaked Clone
This is their Sapwood Cellars’ Flaked (2021) beer, which is described as an imperial oatmeal stout with coconut and vanilla, and weighs in a
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Bring on the Warmth
Get tips and recipes for brewing three high-ABV styles — barleywine, wheatwine, and imperial stout — that you can brew now to help shake
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Winter’s Imperial Stout
A big, hearty imperial stout to take the chill out of any winter evening.
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American Imperial Stout
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Weyerbacher Brewing Co.’s Tiny Clone
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Imperial Stout: Back in black
Imperial stouts are now one of the most revered beer styles in the craft beer world. Learn about its history and pointers for crafting this
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Gordon Strong’s Imperial Stout
I’m presenting an English-inspired version of an imperial stout with some American hopping.