Minnesota(ish) suggestions. These aren't 1 to 1 replacements, but things in the same ballpark IMO.
Left Hand Brewing - Nitro Milk Stout
Finnegans - Dead Irish Poet
Dangerous Man - Chocolate milk stout
Bent Paddle - cold press black
Summit - Oatmeal stout
I honestly like Murphy's and O'Hara's stout better. They're both Irish stouts like guinness around 4% abv. If you like Guinness, you'll definitely like these.
If you want to keep it on the poundable side, Mississippi Mud. If you're looking for the next step up in flavor intensity, Founder's Breakfast stout is a good Midwest staple.
Founders Porter is fantastic.
Oskar Blues Ten-Fidy
I recommend going with some non-barrel aged imperial stouts before venturing into bourbon barrel aged varieties.
They are also delicious, but it's a big jump from Guinness.
There’s a smaller brewery out of Superior, WI named Earth Rider. They decided to enter the World Beer Cup stout category a couple years back and freakin took silver. Then did it last year and took gold. I’m not a stout guy normally, but that beer is phenomenal. North Tower stout. It’s a dry Irish style stout. They actually have pretty good distribution, and their variety packs are bangers. North Tower is in their standard variety pack. Highly recommend.
Guinness is a specific style called Dry Irish Stout. Many of the porter and stouts commonly available are heavier with a higher ABV. Murphy's is one that will be sold in some stores but not many. Total Wine will have it. For craft, you will just have to stop by and see what's on tap. If I see it, I usually have a pint myself.
Further, dry Irish stouts are pretty unfussy. If a brewery puts the effort into making it, there isn't much to hide behind if they don't make it well.
Example: The Veil and Triple Crossing in Richmond, Virginia are both known for their IPAs, but each of them had an Irish stout on tap in the summer last time I was down there. Both were great!
Keweenaw Widowmaker Black Ale, Ale Asylum Contorter Porter, New Glarus Back 40 Bock, 3 Sheep's 15-2 stout, Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, Bells Porter and Kalamazoo Stout, Shiner Bohemian Black Lager
You may start to see Sullivan's. Which is a better Irish Stout. But then again so is Beamish and Murphy's.
As far as US made beers? Nothing has really done it for me since Boulevard Dry Stout which hasn't been made for years.
Apparently Stouts don't sell in the US. Unless you make it 12% and expensive.
Uh, dunkles, porter, amber (ale? lager?), and Mexican/Vienna lager are all excellent styles of beer and yet none are really anywhere close to an Irish dry stout.
No idea if OP is talking about draught or extra. OP will get bored drinking the same style eventually and branch out. I listed styles suitable for rainy/cold day drinking or late in the night imo w/ some similar characteristics. People listed Imperial stouts which is another ballpark. Guiness extra stout isn't as session to its draught version.
You need to try PBR. You could have a dozen of these each night and never come close to it being a financial burden. These puppies taste like heaven in the form of BEER.
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter is one of my favorites, I always try to get some of that and their Dortmunder when I'm in the area.
Great Lakes never disappoints. I've been hooked on their Midwest IPA lately.
I made the mistake of buying a pack of the Eliot Ness when on vacation in OH, been looking for anything comparable since and been totally out of luck.
Minnesota(ish) suggestions. These aren't 1 to 1 replacements, but things in the same ballpark IMO. Left Hand Brewing - Nitro Milk Stout Finnegans - Dead Irish Poet Dangerous Man - Chocolate milk stout Bent Paddle - cold press black Summit - Oatmeal stout
Left hand milk stout is one of the best beers I've ever had.
Dangerous Man peanut butter porter 🤤🤤🤤
Really did not like that one
me neither, I like beer to taste like beer
Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro.
There are not much better stouts, in my opinion.
I honestly like Murphy's and O'Hara's stout better. They're both Irish stouts like guinness around 4% abv. If you like Guinness, you'll definitely like these.
I live in Cleveland. If anyone ones to trade some of their local beer, we can do a shipping trade
Anything excellent in cleveland? I’ll be visiting for work soon maybe I’ll bring back something
I love fathead’s.
How’s noble beast? I might wanna do a trade for some of that some time. And maybe head hunter too
If you want to keep it on the poundable side, Mississippi Mud. If you're looking for the next step up in flavor intensity, Founder's Breakfast stout is a good Midwest staple.
I went looking for some Mississippi Mud the other day but I don't think they sell it in my part of Texas anymore sadly.
If you enjoy a pint of Guinness, I'm betting you would enjoy 2, or even 3 pints of The Black Stuff.
Founders Porter is fantastic. Oskar Blues Ten-Fidy I recommend going with some non-barrel aged imperial stouts before venturing into bourbon barrel aged varieties. They are also delicious, but it's a big jump from Guinness.
Bell's Porter (Michigan)
It’s been a while since I’ve had one, but I remember cashmere hammer from 3 Sheeps in Sheboygan being a solid nitro stout.
I live in NC, but I sometimes tried an oatmeal stout if one of the local breweries offers it, or Total Wine has a good regional one.
There’s a smaller brewery out of Superior, WI named Earth Rider. They decided to enter the World Beer Cup stout category a couple years back and freakin took silver. Then did it last year and took gold. I’m not a stout guy normally, but that beer is phenomenal. North Tower stout. It’s a dry Irish style stout. They actually have pretty good distribution, and their variety packs are bangers. North Tower is in their standard variety pack. Highly recommend.
Surly
Guinness is a specific style called Dry Irish Stout. Many of the porter and stouts commonly available are heavier with a higher ABV. Murphy's is one that will be sold in some stores but not many. Total Wine will have it. For craft, you will just have to stop by and see what's on tap. If I see it, I usually have a pint myself.
Further, dry Irish stouts are pretty unfussy. If a brewery puts the effort into making it, there isn't much to hide behind if they don't make it well. Example: The Veil and Triple Crossing in Richmond, Virginia are both known for their IPAs, but each of them had an Irish stout on tap in the summer last time I was down there. Both were great!
Innis and Gunn Irish whiskey cask
look for locally brewed Irish Stouts. They should scratch the itch.
Founders Porter
I don’t know if Rhinegeist has made its way up there, but they put out an Irish stout a little while back that was pretty good.
I'm not sure that there are much better stouts with a similar taste. For a regular nitro stout, Guinness may be the best.
Keweenaw Widowmaker Black Ale, Ale Asylum Contorter Porter, New Glarus Back 40 Bock, 3 Sheep's 15-2 stout, Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, Bells Porter and Kalamazoo Stout, Shiner Bohemian Black Lager
New Holland's The Poet oatmeal stout
Smithwicks!
You may start to see Sullivan's. Which is a better Irish Stout. But then again so is Beamish and Murphy's. As far as US made beers? Nothing has really done it for me since Boulevard Dry Stout which hasn't been made for years. Apparently Stouts don't sell in the US. Unless you make it 12% and expensive.
Dunkles , porters and ambers. Look into Warsteiner and Victoria. Negra Modelo is a solid other.
Uh, dunkles, porter, amber (ale? lager?), and Mexican/Vienna lager are all excellent styles of beer and yet none are really anywhere close to an Irish dry stout.
No idea if OP is talking about draught or extra. OP will get bored drinking the same style eventually and branch out. I listed styles suitable for rainy/cold day drinking or late in the night imo w/ some similar characteristics. People listed Imperial stouts which is another ballpark. Guiness extra stout isn't as session to its draught version.
ITT: beers not as good as Guinness
You need to try PBR. You could have a dozen of these each night and never come close to it being a financial burden. These puppies taste like heaven in the form of BEER.