
Highest-rated stouts in Florida
Highest-rated stouts in Florida
They're dark, creamy, and may have the consistency of used motor oil—and stout lovers wouldn't have their beer any other way.
Stouts are technically ales, a group of flavorful beers made with yeast fermented at a higher temperature. These brews are dark brown or black in color due to a key ingredient: charred, unmalted barley. This also imparts a roasted flavor to the beer, resulting in notes of bitter coffee or sweet chocolate.
Other ingredients can add different flavors and mouthfeel to the stout. Oatmeal leads to a caramel color and a more malty flavor. Milk stouts contain lactose for sweetness and body, while American Imperial stouts are richer in taste thanks to additional malts and hops. Pastry stouts brewed with cake, candy, or even peanut butter are a dessert drink for some.
Stout flavor profiles also vary by region. English stouts have a dry finish and get their characteristic bitterness from roasted barley. Irish dry stouts, the best known of which is Guinness, have a creamy taste and a distinctive foamy head produced by nitrogen gas taps. American stouts contain American hops and dark malt for a more bitter flavor.
While stouts can be highly drinkable—Irish dry stouts can be as low as 4.2% ABV—the beer style also allows brewers to push the envelope in terms of alcohol content. The strongest of the group, Imperial stouts, can be upwards of 12% ABV; for example, the 2024 iteration of Goose Island Brewing Company's famed Bourbon County Stout clocked in at 14.7%.
Although lager is the most popular type of beer in the United States, roughly 1 in 5 beer drinkers enjoys stouts regularly. That gives America's almost 9,800 craft brewers plenty of reason to develop new riffs on the style. With this variety in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the best stouts from Florida using data from BeerAdvocate and sorted according to their weighted ranking. Beers without images were excluded. Only stouts that made BeerAdvocate's top 100 list by state were included.
#26. Mexican Coffee
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.3%
- Brewery: Funky Buddha Brewery
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#25. Desperado
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: J. Wakefield Brewing
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#24. Boss Tycoon
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 14.0%
- Brewery: J. Wakefield Brewing
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#23. I'm So Excited, I'm So Scared
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Funky Buddha Brewery
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#22. Hazelnut Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout With Cocoa Nibs
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.5%
- Brewery: Cycle Brewing
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#21. El Mariachi - Brandy Barrel-Aged
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.2%
- Brewery: Aardwolf Brewing Company
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#20. Joyous Almond
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Cycle Brewing
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#19. Black Aggie - FlufferNutter - Double Barrel
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.0%
- Brewery: Hidden Springs Ale Works
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#18. The Love Below
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Funky Buddha Brewery
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#17. German Chocolate Cupcake Stout
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Angry Chair Brewing
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#16. Imperial German Chocolate Coffee Cupcake Stout
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.6%
- Brewery: Angry Chair Brewing
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#15. Lumberjack Morning Break - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.0%
- Brewery: 3 Sons Brewing Company
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#14. Rare DOS 1
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Cycle Brewing
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#13. Rocky Road
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Angry Chair Brewing
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#12. Big Poppa
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 17.0%
- Brewery: J. Wakefield Brewing
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#11. Rare DOS
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Cycle Brewing
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#10. Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout - Zhukov's Penultimate Push
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Cigar City Brewing
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#9. DBR
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 14.0%
- Brewery: Cycle Brewing
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#8. Caffè Americano
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Cigar City Brewing
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#7. Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 9.5%
- Brewery: Angry Chair Brewing
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#6. Label Us Notorious
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 17.0%
- Brewery: J. Wakefield Brewing
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#5. Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 14.6%
- Brewery: Cigar City Brewing
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#4. I Let My Tape Rock
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 17.0%
- Brewery: J. Wakefield Brewing
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#3. Hunahpu's Imperial Stout
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.2%
- Brewery: Cigar City Brewing
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#2. Barrel Aged Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Angry Chair Brewing
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#1. Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Cigar City Brewing
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.