For a lot of craft brewers, stout is a topic they feel deeply passionate—if not romantic—about. In what can only be considered an ode to the style, these brewers rave about their favorite stouts.
Luke Holgate
Head Brewer at Hi-Wire Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina
“I love Oak-Aged Yeti from Great Divide (Denver, Colorado) because it isn’t a bourbon stout, a rum stout, or a red wine stout; it is a straightforward, neutral, oak-aged stout. They don’t use barrels based on the previous spirit or wine in it, so the beer doesn’t have any flavors to hide behind. They have managed to create a really complex beer with oak characteristics.”