Quote Originally Posted by bikerchick68
well heck... now I gotta stop by Bev and More on the way home! Rogue Imperial Stout here I come... thanks for the tip!

another beer I LOVE that is not super dark but just awesome is Smithwick's... an Irish beer that I first had when in Irelnd cycling for 6 days last July... every Irish pub I've been to has it... definitely worth trying if you haven't already!
If I recall, Imperial is very high alcohol content, and comes in teeny tiny bottles: it's sort of a sippin' stout. For something more hearty and swiggable but also nice and dark and robust, try Rogue's Shakespeare or Chocolate Stouts!

Nothing like a stout for a cold winter's night, or a really crisply hoppy IPA for a summer evening!