Stouts Month 2025
Mountain Sun's 30th Annual Stout Month Celebration!!!
Mountain Sun Pubs and Breweries have been celebrating the ubiquitous style of beer called Stout for over 30 years with a month-long festival that we call Stout Month. It has become a highly anticipated event among local and regional beer connoisseurs. For the entire month of February, at least ten taps at all four Mountain Sun locations are devoted to house-brewed varieties of this mysterious dark ale.
Addiction Imperial Coffee Stout
Our Imperial Coffee Stout features a massive dose of some of the finest local coffee available from our friends at Salto Coffee in Nederland, CO. We infused this beer with over three pounds per barrel of cold extracted coffee, which complements malt flavors of chocolate, dark fruit and caramel.
9.3% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Aromatic, Chocolate Malt, Dark Crystal, Roasted Barley, Coffee Malt, Extra Dark Crystal, Black Malt
Hops: Crystal, Chinook
Adjunct: Nederland’s Salto Coffee (Cold Extracted)
Silver Award - 2010 World Beer Cup
Chocolate Dip Cream Stout
Our Chocolate Cream Stout is brewed using Milk and Dark Chocolates, which provide a noticeable chocolate flavor and aroma. A moderate addition of roasted malts balances the sweet chocolate flavors with a smooth, round bitterness preventing this stout from becoming overwhelmingly sweet.
5.9% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Roasted Barley, Cara Malt, Wheat Malt, Chocolate Malt
Hop: Fuggle, Golding
Adjuncts: Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Lactose (Milk Sugar)
COCONUT!!! Cream Stout
This smooth and silky Cream Stout is medium-bodied with a dominant, but delicate, coconut flavor contributed by the addition of 15# per barrel of Organic Coconut. The addition of milk sugar (lactose) enhances the perception of coconut flavors which is balanced by flavors of caramel, bittersweet chocolate and light roast.
4.9% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Maris Otter, Munich, Light Crystal, Cara Malt, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Black Malt
Hop: Golding
Adjuncts: Organic Coconut, Lactose (Milk Sugar)
Dropkick American Stout
A true American Stout, Dropkick hits you head on with a strong dose of roasted malt, followed immediately by citrusy and resiny American hops. Dropkick Stout is not a total hop bomb, but it does feature an assertive hop profile paired with an aggressive roasted malt character.
6.1% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Aromatic, Cara Malt, Medium Crystal, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley
Hops: Amarillo, CTZ
Girl Scout Mint and Chocolate Cream Stout
This Mint Chocolate Cream Stout features dark chocolate, milk chocolate and fresh mint, and is balanced by roasted flavors from dark malts. The mint and chocolate flavors are the perfect complement to the Cream Stout base beer. If you like Thin Mints or Grasshopper cookies, you’ll love this beer.
5.9% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Roasted Barley, Cara Malt, Wheat Malt, Chocolate Malt
Hops: Fuggle, Golding
Adjunct: Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Fresh Mint, Lactose (Milk Sugar)
Loompa Land Vegan Dark Chocolate and Ginger Stout
This creation comes directly from the land of the Oompa Loompa, Hornswaggler and Vermicious Knid. Our Vegan Dark Chocolate and Ginger Stout has flavors of spicy ginger and citrusy/floral American hops that combine with bittersweet dark chocolate and fruity caramel malts to create a uniquely flavorful Stout. Now you can live in happiness too, like the Oompa Loompa… doo-pa-dee doo! No Bovine Lactate Secretions (Milk Products) were used in the making of this beer. So ya, it’s VEGAN!
6.1% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Cara Malt, Dark Crystal, Medium Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Midnight Wheat
Hops: Cascade, Centennial
Adjunct: Vegan Dark Chocolate, Fresh Ginger
!!!*** VEGAN ***!!!
Megatron Imperial Hoppy Stout
This aggressive and bold version of an Imperial Hoppy Stout has dominant flavors of chocolate and roast balanced by huge citrus and pine flavors contributed by American hop varieties.
9.3% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Aromatic, Roasted Barley, Black Malt, Cara Malt, Extra Dark Crystal
Hops: Chinook, Crystal, Simcoe
*Dry-Hopped
Montserrat Foreign Export Stout
This traditional Foreign Export Stout is dry and roasty with flavors similar to a Dry Irish Stout, but with more body and increased alcohol content. Flavors reminiscent of chocolate, molasses and a touch of licorice dominate the flavor profile. Historically, foreign export stouts were brewed to be higher alcohol by volume compared to traditional stouts to make them more suitable for shipment from the British Isles to the West Indies.
7.1% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Flaked Barley, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, Black Barley
Hop: Golding
Yeast: English
Adjunct: Blackstrap Molasses
Mountain Sun Cream Stout
Our traditional Cream Stout is rich and creamy with notes of light chocolate, toffee and smooth caramel with a full mouthfeel and moderately sweet finish.
5.2% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Maris Otter, Munich, Light Crystal, Cara Malt, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Black Malt
Hop: Golding
Adjunct: Lactose (Milk Sugar)
NIHILIST Russian Imperial Stout
Brewed with a massive quantity of roasted malts, this beer is balanced by a hefty dose of orange blossom honey. Complex notes of coffee, chocolate and roast fill the palate, while an ample addition of bittering hops ensure a smooth ride all the way to the last drop.
9.5% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Aromatic, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Black Barley, Coffee Malt
Hops: Amarillo, Chinook
Adjunct: Orange Blossom Honey
Norwegian Wheat Stout
This strong Wheat Stout utilizes five types of wheat, which hits the palate with a rich, creamy mouthfeel that gives way to a bittersweet, chocolatey finish. For those that prefer a stronger, sweeter stout that drinks like a cream stout, but WITHOUT the use of milk sugar, the Norwegian Wheat Stout fits the bill.
8.3% ABV
Malts: Dark Wheat, Munich, Medium Crystal, Crystal Wheat, Flaked Wheat, Midnight Wheat, Chocolate Wheat, Pale Chocolate Malt
Hop: Golding
Oatimus Prime Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Our Imperial Oatmeal Stout is dark and rich with smooth flavors of chocolate and dark fruit, and is balanced by warming notes of alcohol. A large addition of a malt known as Golden Naked Oats lends aromas of oatmeal cookie as well as contributing to the smooth texture and full mouthfeel.
11.5% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Roasted Barley, Golden Naked Oats, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Medium Crystal
Hop: Golding
O'Stengl's Dry Irish Stout
Our classic Dry Irish Stout utilizes a traditional malt bill including the addition of flaked barley which adds a subtle graininess to the malt profile. A light fruitiness contributed by the traditional ale yeast provides a delightful foundation for this traditional ale and interplays with the malt characters to create a far more complex drinking experience than the scant raw materials list would suggest. This brand was formerly called “Old School Stout” prior to receiving a Cease & Desist Order from a certain Delaware Craft Brewery.
4.4% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Roasted Barley, Flaked Barley
Hop: Golding
Yeast: English
Second Cup Coffee Cream Stout
This Cream Stout is infused with cold extracted coffee from Salto Coffee in Nederland, CO to impart a smooth, clean coffee flavor and aroma.
5.2% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Maris Otter, Munich, Light Crystal, Cara Malt, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Black Malt
Hop: Golding
Adjunct: Lactose (Milk Sugar), Nederland’s Salto Coffee (Cold Extracted)
Spice Rack Chai Cream Stout
This low alcohol Cream Stout is brewed using lactose (milk sugar) to give the beer a sweet finish and rich mouthfeel. After fermentation, the beer is infused with a robust house-made chai. The result is a smooth, slightly sweet stout that incorporates the unique flavors of chai.
4.4% ABV
Malts: Maris Otter, Medium Crystal, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, Cara Malt, Carafa III
Hop: Golding
Adjunct: Lactose (Milk Sugar)
Spices: Fresh Ginger, House Chai Spice Blend
Stoked Oak Stout
This is an original recipe from former Mountain Sun brewer Scott Overdorf who now owns Hobart Brewing in Tasmania. His recipe for a bold, old world style stout masterfully balances a variety of malt flavors and oak to create a stout with barrel-aged character, but without having undergone the months-long barrel-aging process.
6.9% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich Malt, Honey Malt, Medium Crystal Malt, Dark Crystal Malt, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, Beechwood Smoked Malt, Pale Wheat Malt
Hops: Golding
Adjuncts: Toasted American Oak Spirals
Stoutwave Tropical Hoppy Stout
Turn up the synthwave tracks and grab your neon shades… Soft tropical hops pop outta the dark, chocolatey malt backdrop of this super chill, glimmering lil ditty. Mega-balanced and bumping.
5.6% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Light Crystal, Medium Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Carafa Special III
Hop: Ahlora, Mosaic, Simcoe
* Dry Hopped
Strong Shot Rye Barrel-Aged Imperial Coffee Stout
Brewed to be bold. Earthy, spicy rye whiskey and charred oak flavors are infused into this Imperial Stout through months of barrel aging. Robust coffee flavors of dark roast, chocolate and earth come from the use of over four pounds per barrel of cold extracted coffee roasted by our friends at Salto Coffee in Nederland, CO.
9.1% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Aromatic, Chocolate Malt, Dark Crystal, Roasted Barley, Coffee Malt, Extra Dark Crystal, Black Malt
Hops: Crystal, Chinook
Adjunct: Nederland’s Salto Coffee (Cold Extracted)
Thunderhead Stout
This stout has strong flavors of bittersweet chocolate and dark-roasted coffee, as well as a full-bodied mouthfeel enhanced by a blend of rye and oats. Its malt-forward flavor profile remains balanced even with minimal hop flavor or aroma.
6.3% ABV
Malts: Maris Otter, Munich, Rye, Cara Malt, Medium Crystal, Black Barley, Roasted Barley, Flaked Oats
Hops: Chinook, Crystal
Trickster Hoppy Stout
Hopheads need stout too!! We brewed this hoppy stout with loads of Simcoe hops for a distinct pine and citrus character that is atypical for a stout. If you close your eyes and inhale the pungent aroma, you’d swear you were smelling an I.P.A. but Trickster still has enough roasted character to be a stout.
5.9% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Medium Crystal, Light Crystal, Flaked Barley, Roasted Barley, Black Malt, Carafa Special III
Hop: Simcoe
* Dry Hopped
Vine Street Vanilla Cream Stout
This traditional Cream Stout has notes of light chocolate, toffee and smooth caramel with a notable creamy texture. The dark malt character and sweet finish are complemented by flavors from Madagascar vanilla beans.
5.2% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Maris Otter, Munich, Light Crystal, Cara Malt, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Black Malt
Hop: Golding
Adjunct: Lactose (Milk Sugar), Madagascar Vanilla Beans
WARM Amburana-Aged Imperial Stout
This Amburana Wood-Aged Imperial Stout warms you from the inside out with flavors of cinnamon and baking spice that are all coming from the amazing Brazilian wood. Notes of smooth dark malts complement the spice character of the wood to create a truly unique drinking experience.
9.9% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Roasted Barley, Golden Naked Oats, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Malt, Medium Crystal
Hop: Golding
Wizard's Staff Imperial Stout
Gather round friends and fiends, there’s tales to tell. For long have we traveled these withered roads, and now is the time to recount our deeds. In your glass, you should have a bit ale, stolen from yonder keep. And in this mighty ale resides many mysteries deep. A hearty earthiness wrought with spice, smoke and oak, lend way to dark fruit and subtle chocolate notes. A bit of magic seems to be in the air this eve, so let us rest our minds and set our worries free. Mind you tread lightly friends and fiends, for the Wizard’s Staff can bring delight or destruction to thee.
11.6% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Munich, Rye Malt, Beech Smoked Malt, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, Medium Crystal, Dark Crystal, Peat Smoked Malt
Hop: Golding
Adjuncts: Toasted American Oak Spirals
Yonder Mountain Stout
From high on a hilltop comes this robust Oatmeal Stout. It is brewed with a hefty dose of flaked oats which add a smooth texture and creamy mouthfeel, as well as a variety of specialty malts that contribute flavors of caramel, chocolate and light roasted coffee. At the end of the day, nothing pleases this lonely heart like an Oatmeal Stout firing on all eight cylinders.
6.8% ABV
Malts: 2-Row, Maris Otter, Munich, Cara Malt, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Rye, Black Barley, Flaked Oats
Hop: Golding
Silver Medal - 2019 Great American Beer Festival