![The Highest-Rated Stout in Every State [MAP]](https://vinepair.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/highestratedstouts_map_card-375x450.jpg "The Highest-Rated Stout in Every State [MAP]")
While IPAs are having a moment, stouts continue to quietly rank among the most popular beers in the country. And with the category’s vast array of styles — from dry Irish stouts to pastry and milk stouts galore — there’s a stout out there for every palate.
To learn which stouts are favored among a broad range of beer lovers, VinePair consulted Beer Advocate’s highest-rated beers in the United States. From there, we selected the highest-rated stouts with at least 50 ratings, and found the top pick per state. Though the selection process meant some states were not ranked (sorry, South Dakota), the results show a tantalizing array of dark and roasty brews.
From classic English-style oatmeal stouts to a bevy of bourbon-barrel-aged imperials, these are the most highly rated stouts in every state except Hawaii, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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| State | Beer |
| Alabama | El Gordo Good People Brewing Company Stout – Russian Imperial | 13.90% |
| Alaska | Blessed Anchorage Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 14.00% |
| Arizona | White Russian Imperial Stout Sun Up Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 9.20% |
| Arkansas | BDCS Ozark Beer Co. Stout – American Imperial | 10.20% |
| California | Fundamental Observation Bottle Logic Brewing Stout – American Imperial | 14.30% |
| Colorado | Medianoche – Coconut WeldWerks Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 14.10% |
| Connecticut | Imperial Stout Trooper New England Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 8.50% |
| Delaware | Bourbon Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Stout – American Imperial | 18.30% |
| District of Columbia | Mexican Radio Bluejacket / Arsenal Restaurant Stout – Sweet / Milk | 7.40% |
| Florida | Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Double Barrel Aged Cigar City Brewing Stout – American Imperial | 11.00% |
| Georgia | Mexican Siberius Maximus The Wrecking Bar Brewpub Stout – Russian Imperial | 11.00% |
| Hawaii | Not enough reviews |
| Idaho | Black Cauldron Imperial Stout Grand Teton Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 9.50% |
| Illinois | Bourbon County Brand Stout Goose Island Beer Co. Stout – American Imperial | 14.70% |
| Indiana | Marshmallow Handjee 3 Floyds Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 15.00% |
| Iowa | Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout Toppling Goliath Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 12.00% |
| Kansas | Owd Mac’s Imperial Stout Free State Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial |
| Kentucky | 70K Against The Grain Brewery & Smokehouse Stout – Sweet / Milk | 13.00% |
| Louisiana | Rêve Parish Brewing Company Stout – Sweet / Milk | 7.20% |
| Maine | Mott The Lesser Tributary Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 10.50% |
| Maryland | 10 Layer RAR Brewing (Realerevival) Stout – American | 8.60% |
| Massachusetts | Triple Shot Tree House Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 9.70% |
| Michigan | CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) Founders Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 11.30% |
| Minnesota | Darkness Surly Brewing Company Stout – Russian Imperial | 12.00% |
| Mississippi | Black Creek Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 8.50% |
| Missouri | Barrel-Aged Abraxas Perennial Artisan Ales Stout – American Imperial | 11.00% |
| Montana | Ivan The Terrible Imperial Stout – Barrel-Aged Big Sky Brewing Company Stout – Russian Imperial | 11.60% |
| Nebraska | Black Betty Imperial Stout – Whiskey Barrel-Aged Nebraska Brewing Company Production Brewery & Tap Room Stout – Russian Imperial | 11.30% |
| Nevada | Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout Joseph James Brewing Inc. Stout – Russian Imperial | 9.50% |
| New Hampshire | RIS Stoneface Brewing Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 9.50% |
| New Jersey | A Night To End All Dawns Kane Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 12.20% |
| New Mexico | Cafe Con Leche La Cumbre Brewing Co. Stout – Sweet / Milk | 7.50% |
| New York | Imperial Biscotti Break – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Evil Twin Brewing Stout – American Imperial | 11.50% |
| North Carolina | The Event Horizon Olde Hickory Brewery Stout – American Imperial | 12.25% |
| North Dakota | Not enough reviews |
| Ohio | Appervation Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery Stout – American Imperial | 15.00% |
| Oklahoma | Bourbon Paradise Prairie Artisan Ales Stout – American Imperial | 13.70% |
| Oregon | Double Stack Great Notion Brewing Stout – American Imperial | 11.00% |
| Pennsylvania | Sunny Side Up (Little Amps! Double Coffee) Al’s of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing Stout – American Imperial | 9.50% |
| Rhode Island | InfRIngement Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co. Stout – Russian Imperial | 11.00% |
| South Carolina | Mexican Cake – Maple Bourbon Barrel-Aged Westbrook Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 10.20% |
| South Dakota | Not enough reviews |
| Tennessee | Astronaut Status Wiseacre Brewing Stout – American Imperial | 12.20% |
| Texas | Bourbon Barrel Temptress Lakewood Brewing Company Stout – Sweet / Milk | 11.30% |
| Utah | Big Bad Baptista Epic Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 11.70% |
| Vermont | Beyond Good And Evil Hill Farmstead Brewery Stout – American Imperial | 10.00% |
| Virginia | Kentucky Christmas Morning Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Stout – Sweet / Milk | 10.60% |
| Washington | The Rusty Nail Fremont Brewing Company Stout – Oatmeal | 13.30% |
| West Virginia | Miner’s Daughter Oatmeal Stout Mountain State Brewing Co. Stout – Oatmeal | 5.20% |
| Wisconsin | Black Gold Central Waters Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 11.00% |
| Wyoming | Zonker Stout Snake River Brewing Company & Brewpub Stout – Foreign / Export | 6.00% |
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