By taking a normal American Stout and doubling down on the roasted flavors, alcohol, and hops American brewers have created the Double or Imperial Stout.
Borrowing both from the American Stout and the Russian Imperial Stout, the Double Stout is almost always either a very dark brown to pitch black. A large amount of very dark, roasted malts, aromatic hops and alcohol are characteristic of the style. Although the flavors can be very intense, the beer is usually balanced, and sometimes aged in whiskey or oak barrels.
The term "Imperial" comes from Russian Imperial Stout, a style of strong beer originally brewed in England for the Russian Imperial Court of the late 1700s. Best served at cellar temperature, about 55-57 degrees, in pint glass, a beer snifter, or a large wine glass.
Hardcore Chimera is an American style imperial IPA brewed with Citra, Simcoe, Columbus, Cascade and Mosaic hops. The beer won a silver medal at the 2014 International Beer Festival in Rhode Island.
Our Victory at Sea Imperial Porter is a bold, smooth brew with just the right amount of sweetness. We infused this robust porter with whole vanilla beans and San Diego’s own Caffe Calabria coffee beans.
Our Sea Monster Imperial Stout explores the darkest reaches of the traditional oatmeal stout. This bold, rich brew first lures you in with roasted coffee notes, then grabs hold with hints of bittersweet chocolate and currant.
Our Sea Monster Imperial Stout explores the darkest reaches of the traditional oatmeal stout. This bold, rich brew first lures you in with roasted coffee notes, then grabs hold with hints of bittersweet chocolate and currant.
Our Sea Monster Imperial Stout explores the darkest reaches of the traditional oatmeal stout. This bold, rich brew first lures you in with roasted coffee notes, then grabs hold with hints of bittersweet chocolate and currant.
Pinstripe Stout is a roasty,chocolate, coffee stout that is big and rich. Although it’s our winter seasonal, it’s designed for the stout lover to drink all year.Full of specialty malts and pitch black, this beer makes it’s case as a stand alone dessert.
The bigger, badder brother to our flagship Monkeynaut IPA, this beer definitely shoots for the moon. A supernova of citrusy hop aroma and flavor up front and a sweet malty backbone make this an aggressive yet well-balanced beer. It finishes with a smooth, lingering hop bitterness.
Taking awesome and doubling it can only be double awesome. It’s math.
Bourbon Street Stout is an Imperial Stout that is aged in small batch bourbon barrels. Our Imperial Stout is brewed with a combination of pale, caramel, chocolate and roasted malts. Oats are also added to give the beer a fuller and sweeter taste.
