Suggestions to replace a choc. stout that went bad

m_stodd said:

I bottled a chocolate stout a week ago, and it's clearly bad. The beer has a film on top and some on the neck, and it's starting to make weird looking bubbles. I was hoping go give it away as Christmas presents, but now I'm going to dump most (all?) of it to free up my swing top bottles.

Does anyone have suggestions for a high-ish alcohol stout that doesn't take forever to be drinkable? Even if not by Christmas, I'd still like a good stout for myself this winter. I'm doing partial mashes, so if someone knows a good one from the recipe database, it would be appreciated. I'm considering the Founders Breakfast Stout clone, I think I saw a PM recipe in there somewhere.

Thanks

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Yooper said:

A "high alcohol stout" and "quick" just don't go together I'm afraid. A higher ABV means it takes longer to age, and stouts may take a bit longer to meld than other lighter flavored beers due to the roastiness. I think a Breakfast Stout clone would be very rough in a month. If you want to wait until mid-February to drink it, that might be doable though.

If you want to still brew for gifts, quick beers like a hefeweizen, a mild, or a non-complex amber would be good for Christmas gift giving if you brewed this week.

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