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They're dark, creamy, and may have the consistency of used motor oil鈥攁nd 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鈥擨rish dry stouts can be as low as 4.2% ABV鈥攖he 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 enjoys stouts regularly. That gives America's almost plenty of reason to develop new riffs on the style. With this variety in mind, compiled a list of the best stouts from Texas using data from 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.

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#15. Legion

- Rating: 4.10 (269 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Community Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

2 / 15

#14. Sasquatch - Birthday

- Rating: 4.24 (28 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: 903 Brewers
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BeerAdvocate

3 / 15

#13. Black Matter

- Rating: 4.20 (47 ratings)
- Type: Oatmeal Stout
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Manhattan Project Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

4 / 15

#12. The Temptress

- Rating: 4.13 (883 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 9.1%
- Brewery: Lakewood Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

5 / 15

#11. Black Atrial

- Rating: 4.34 (23 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.2%
- Brewery: Jester King Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

6 / 15

#10. Colombiana

- Rating: 4.35 (28 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.7%
- Brewery: Martin House Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

7 / 15

#9. Black Metal Imperial Stout

- Rating: 4.17 (633 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.8%
- Brewery: Jester King Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

8 / 15

#8. Sin Mint Temptress

- Rating: 4.20 (152 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 9.1%
- Brewery: Lakewood Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

9 / 15

#7. Kokytus

- Rating: 4.28 (56 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.9%
- Brewery: Martin House Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

10 / 15

#6. Cortado

- Rating: 4.30 (97 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Brash Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

11 / 15

#5. Acheron

- Rating: 4.33 (78 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Martin House Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

12 / 15

#4. French Quarter Temptress

- Rating: 4.30 (237 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 9.1%
- Brewery: Lakewood Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

13 / 15

#3. Milk The Venom

- Rating: 4.39 (67 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Brash Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

14 / 15

#2. Barrel-Aged Legion

- Rating: 4.32 (435 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.3%
- Brewery: Community Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#1. Bourbon Barrel Temptress

- Rating: 4.37 (310 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 11.3%
- Brewery: Lakewood Brewing Company
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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.

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