Beer Style: Imperial Stout
Includes both Russian imperial stouts and American-style imperial stouts including several barrel-aged recipes and dessert (pastry) style stouts.
Devil’s Tongue Imperial Stout (Habanero)
An exclusive byo.com web bonus recipe John Rathmell took first place in the Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer category with Devil’s Tongue Imperial Stout at the 2014 Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival in Vail, Colorado. John has brewed over 500 batches of beer and operates a small hops farm near Ann Arbor, Michigan. John describes his beer this way. “This is a Russian imperial stout with habanero peppers added. It is based on an imperial stout recipe that I’ve been successfully brewing for nearly 15 years. It’s rich, thick, and sweet, as any good imperial stout should be, with a lot of bittering hops to help balance it out”.
PA Alers 10th Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout
The homebrew club PA Alers provide the recipe the club brewed to commemorate their 10th Anniversary.
Stone Brewing Co.’s Imperial Russian Stout clone
According to Stone’s website, “This massive and intensely aromatic beer abounds with notes of chocolate, coffee, black currants, anise and roastiness, and its heavy palate is nothing to be trifled with.”
Weyerbacher Fifteen (Smoked Imperial Stout) clone
A smoked Imperial Stout to sip…and enjoy.
Brewing Big Barleywines
Barleywine is beer, not wine. Beyond that, the definition can get a bit fuzzy. One thing’s for sure, however, and that’s that it takes some skill to brew a good one. Learn how to handle all that malt and get the proper amount of attenuation in your own barleywine. Plus: three big recipes.
Brewing Barleywine: Tips from the Pros
Two big GABF winners — Darron Welch (Pelican Pub & Brewery) and Ben Johnson (Midnight Sun Brewing Co.) — give their tips for brewing big barleywines.
BYO’s 10th Anniversary Imperial American Stout
How are we celebrating our 10th anniversary? By brewing a 10% ABV Imperial American Stout with 10 grains and 10 hop additions, that’s how.
North Coast’s Old Rasputin clone
This rich, intense, and iconic Russian imperial stout has earned North Coast Brewing several gold medals from around the world.
Barleywine
Barleywine has an undeniable mystique; it is unique as a style and experience. Each year’s vintage is anxiously awaited to sample and to savor. Each brewer has his own special methods, ingredients,
Brewing Big Barleywines
The Cabernet Sauvignon of Beers
Bitter Chocolate Imperial Stout
The bitter chocolate in this Imperial Stout accents the hops and grain.
