# Beer for a Friday afternoon - a nice stout **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [May 19, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028 "2017-05-19T19:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/1 "2017-05-19T19:35:20Z")
Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout. Made by the brewmaster at our (CO) Governor’s brewpub. This is not a joke. > [@](#): > > We’re certain that this is the ballsiest canned beer in the world. We believe it’s also the nation’s first twopack of cans. > The beer is made in tiny 8-barrel batches (instead of our usual, already small 20-barrel batch) and is the first in our new Even Smaller Batch Series of beers. (A barrel of beer equals 31 gallons and two standard 15.5 gallon kegs.) > Head brewer Andy Brown developed the beer’s recipe. > A meaty foreign-style stout, Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout is made with Colorado base malts, roasted barley, seven specialty malts, Styrian Goldings hops, and 25 pounds of freshly sliced and roasted bull testicles. > Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout is an assertive, viscous stout with a rich brown/black color, a luscious mouthfeel and deep flavors of chocolate, espresso and nuts. The beer sports a savory, umami-like note and a roasty dry finish. > Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout is 7.5% ABV and 3 BPBs. (That’s balls per barrel.) Maybe not for the queasy types. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/2 "2017-05-19T20:20:45Z")
Go to Coopersmiths in Ft. Collins. Get real beer - vast selection - containing no high wierdness. Well, except Sigda’s Ghost Chili beer. That might be a bit wierd. ---
**Author:** ![DeepLiquid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deepliquid/32/14893_2.png) [@DeepLiquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeepLiquid)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/3 "2017-05-19T20:45:15Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout. Made by the brewmaster at our (CO) Governor’s brewpub. This is not a joke. > \* > … a luscious mouthfeel and deep flavors of chocolate, espresso and nuts.\* No pun intended. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/4 "2017-05-19T20:52:46Z")
> [@DeepLiquid](#): > > No pun intended. Oh, I doubt that. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/5 "2017-05-19T23:37:24Z")
I’ll quote myself from 15 minutes ago in the “Strange Brew” thread: > [@Strange Brew and Disturbed Spirits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-brew-and-disturbed-spirits/787005/10): > > Here you go: [dung-smoked whale testicle beer](http://www.stedji.com/hvalur-1-2.html). Reviews aren’t great, though note that e.g. at least 1 gave it 1 star because PETA. RMOs taste pretty good by themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/6 "2017-05-20T00:14:38Z")
I’m sipping my second [Black Boss Porter](https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5504/17055/) even as I type this as fast as Icanbe fore ifall Over ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/7 "2017-05-20T02:43:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’m sipping my second [Black Boss Porter](https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/5504/17055/) even as I type this as fast as Icanbe fore ifall Over Yeah. When you’re drinking artisinal beers it’s a good move to keep track of their alcohol content. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/8 "2017-05-20T03:57:08Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Yeah. When you’re drinking artisinal beers it’s a good move to keep track of their alcohol content. You ain’t kidding. Couple weeks ago I picked up something from Boulevard Brewing Co., which makes fine beer. I forget what this stuff was called. Anyway it came in a 750 ml bottle. I figured, OK, that’s not even two pints. Two pints of beer is nothing. Except that this beverage was like 20% alcohol. After polishing off my 750 ml of “beer” in less than 30 minutes I felt a bit woozy. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/9 "2017-05-20T13:44:00Z")
The wife and I shared a Breakside IPA on the deck. Love that citrus punch. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/10 "2017-05-20T16:05:48Z")
There’s a restaurant here called The Blind Tiger. They have good food and a fine micro brewing operation. I just tried something called Smokey the Beer, which has a slightly “smoked” taste from part of the brewing process. Take to long to type it up. Quite tasty actually, especially as I like dark beers. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-a-friday-afternoon-a-nice-stout/787028/11 "2017-05-20T23:09:14Z")
[QUOTE=Czarcasm] I’m sipping my second Black Boss Porter even as I type this as fast as Icanbe fore ifall Over [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Ukulele Ike] Yeah. When you’re drinking artisinal beers it’s a good move to keep track of their alcohol content. [/QUOTE] > [@Bayard](#): > > You ain’t kidding. Couple weeks ago I picked up something from Boulevard Brewing Co., which makes fine beer. I forget what this stuff was called. Anyway it came in a 750 ml bottle. I figured, OK, that’s not even two pints. Two pints of beer is nothing. Except that this beverage was like 20% alcohol. After polishing off my 750 ml of “beer” in less than 30 minutes I felt a bit woozy. Let me fourth that and further mention that’s especially true with one of my favorite beers, [Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout](http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beers/year-round-beers/old-rasputin-russian-imperial-stout/?ao_confirm). Russian imperial stouts are so smooth you wouldn’t know they’re often 10% abv or more unless you read the label first.