Highest-rated stouts in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin 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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#20. Paid Time Off - Bourbon Barrel-Aged

- Rating: 4.26 (31 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.8%
- Brewery: 3 Sheeps Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

2 / 20

#19. Booze For Breakfast

- Rating: 4.29 (26 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Eagle Park Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

3 / 20

#18. Star Gazing with 8th State

- Rating: 4.27 (31 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.0%
- Brewery: Humble Forager Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

4 / 20

#17. Doubly Down 'N Even Dirtier

- Rating: 4.16 (333 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Tyranena Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

5 / 20

#16. Sugar Shack Diaries

- Rating: 4.28 (41 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Humble Forager Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

6 / 20

#15. Fishing With Horus V1

- Rating: 4.28 (43 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.0%
- Brewery: Humble Forager Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

7 / 20

#14. Cookies And Cream Imperial Stout

- Rating: 4.32 (38 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Untitled Art
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BeerAdvocate

8 / 20

#13. Barrel Aged Coconut S'mores Pastry Stout

- Rating: 4.49 (20 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 17.0%
- Brewery: Untitled Art
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BeerAdvocate

9 / 20

#12. The Wolf

- Rating: 4.24 (150 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.5%
- Brewery: 3 Sheeps Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

10 / 20

#11. Double Chocolate Fudgy Brownie Stout

- Rating: 4.32 (52 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.7%
- Brewery: Untitled Art
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BeerAdvocate

11 / 20

#10. 脺ber Joe - Bourbon Barrel-Aged

- Rating: 4.38 (37 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: 3 Sheeps Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

12 / 20

#9. 脺ber Joe

- Rating: 4.29 (106 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: 3 Sheeps Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

13 / 20

#8. Black Friday - Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

- Rating: 4.32 (98 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 15.5%
- Brewery: Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
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BeerAdvocate

14 / 20

#7. Barrel Aged Chocolate Vanilla Maple Imperial Stout

- Rating: 4.41 (49 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.0%
- Brewery: Untitled Art
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BeerAdvocate

15 / 20

#6. Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Pecan Kringle

- Rating: 4.33 (106 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.3%
- Brewery: Central Waters Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

16 / 20

#5. Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout

- Rating: 4.36 (93 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.2%
- Brewery: Untitled Art
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BeerAdvocate

17 / 20

#4. Toppling Waters

- Rating: 4.52 (40 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 17.0%
- Brewery: Central Waters Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

18 / 20

#3. Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Cassian Sunset

- Rating: 4.35 (787 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.7%
- Brewery: Central Waters Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

19 / 20

#2. Black Gold - Rye

- Rating: 4.51 (58 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Central Waters Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

20 / 20

#1. Black Gold

- Rating: 4.54 (884 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.0%
- Brewery: Central Waters Brewing Co.
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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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