For St. Patrick's Day, Try These 10 American-Made Stouts

SEATTLE, WA - This St. Patrick's Day, consider going beyond the Guinness.

Patch.com asked the beer experts at Seattle-based beer delivery service Tavour to compile a list of 10 great stouts made in the U.S.

Everyone knows the Guinness-style Irish stout, which is made with roasted barley and has a dark color and smooth taste. But there are other varieties of stout (some with nearly double the alcohol content of Irish stout), being crafted by U.S. micro brewers. And from milk stout to high-powered Russian imperials, these brewers are doing some delicious things.

Here are 10 unique stouts being produced by brewers on this side of the Atlantic:

Fremont Dark Star: Seattle's Fremont is known for making some of the best dark beers in the country and this is their long celebrated stout. If you can get your hands on one of their various barrel-aged versions, even better, but the Dark Star is a Pacific Northwest icon.

Deschutes The Abyss: A big beer from the Bend, Ore., legends who created Black Butte Porter, The Abyss is aged in bourbon barrels, Oregon oak, and pinot noir barrels.

Silver City Time Traveler: Our pick for the most underrated stout makers, Silver City specializes in Scotch ales and Reds, but don't miss out on the brewery's stouts.

Three Magnets Kratovo Russian Imperial Stout: We needed to include a RIS on the list and the Olympia, Wash., small-town superhero brewers. Three Magnets Kratovo is a stout bolder than most.

pFriem Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout: The highly decorated family brewers from Hood River, Ore., specialize in Belgian-style beers, but everything they put in a barrel comes out magical - their stout is no exception.

Breakside Salted Caramel Stout: A collaboration with famous Portland, Ore., ice cream shop, Salt & Straw, it's the most popular dessert in a glass around.

Iron Horse Quilter's Irish Death: A sweet stout with notes of s'mores and a cult-like following.

Oakshire Overcast Espresso Stout: A supremely well crafted tribute to the Pacific Northwest. Notes of espresso with a title describing the weather here 9 months a year.

Fort George Cavatica: We love pretty much everything Fort George puts out. Cavatica comes in a pitch black can that matches the robust pitch black liquid that pours from it.

Double Mountain Bourbon Chaos Stout: The balancing act between this stout's roastiness and the bourbon barrel's boozy characteristics is mesmerizing.

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