The palate is creamy and has more coffee, chocolate, and roasted malts. There’s also a good deal of bitter chocolate and not much else sneaking through. Not surprisingly, there’s a ton of coffee on the nose. Adding lactose gives this robust, coffee and chocolate-filled stout a creamy mouth feel. Not only is this flavored with coffee, but it’s also infused with cold brew coffee from Atomic Coffee Roasters. 19) Lord Hobo Atomic Insomniac Lord HoboĪverage Price: $17 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans The Beer:įirst released in October of 2022, Lord Hobo Atomic Insomniac is one of our favorite recent coffee milk stouts. The only downfall is that it doesn’t really go beyond that basic flavor profile. If you’re a fan of classic imperial stouts, you’ll love the coffee and chocolate flavors. All with a dry, lightly hoppy, bitter finish. There are also some dried fruits and vanilla. The palate is more of the same with coffee and chocolate taking center stage. Those were the main aromas that could be found. Not over-the-top exciting, but well-made, it’s the kind of beer you’ll always want on hand.Ī nose of dark chocolate, dried fruits, and freshly brewed coffee greets you before your first sip. This 10.5% banger is known for its pitch-black color, roasted coffee, toasted malt, and light hop flavors (from the use of Magnum hops). Stone might be most known for its IPAs, but its Imperial Stout (formerly called Russian Imperial Stout) is a classic beer. It took a lot of drinking and ranking, but I somehow managed to make a list of the top twenty beers I’ve enjoyed in 2023 (so far). We’re not here to tell you when you can and can’t drink certain beers. Who knows, maybe you’ll want to sip on a porter or bourbon barrel-aged stout on an unseasonably cool summer night. So even though we’re just entering summer, I’m going to highlight them all. In half a year, we’ve enjoyed quite a few IPAs, lagers, pale ales, pilsners, sour beers, and imperial stouts.

But it’s my job to imbibe a lot of beer during the year - so thinking back on it is pretty fun. Obviously, that might seem strange to you. And while I personally love to stare off into the middle distance, slack-jawed and lamenting on the epic, life-changing road trips I’ve gone on and delicious, meaty, cheesy memorable meals I’ve enjoyed so far this year, what I really care about is the beer I drank. This means that it’s a great time to take a deep dive into the events, foods, and drinks we’ve enjoyed the most this year (so far). If you didn’t realize it, we’re officially halfway through 2023.

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