Sometimes you want a stout that’s not sweet, adjunct-free, and stripped down to just the base style interpretation, and we were so excited to find five readily-available local examples. (No barrels, coconuts, vanilla beans, or cacao nibs were harmed in the making of this episode.) In addition to our straight stout sippin’, we marvel at Dog Surfing Championships, discover that The Alley is still around, and speculate that one brewery must’ve put a chip in Ryan’s brain.

Beers Reviewed

Roaring Table Brewing - Baby You Don’t Know (Oat Stout)

Revolution Brewing Company - Repo Man (Rye Stout)

Half Acre Beer Company - Original Reaper (American Stout)

Mikerphone Brewing - Symphonic Stout (American Stout)

Hailstorm Brewing Co. - The Malt Slayer (Russian Imperial Stout)