Founders Breakfast Stout - Founders Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.52
pDev: 9.51%
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Brewed by:
Founders Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 8.30% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (2530), on-tap (270), growler (39), nitro-tap (5), cask (1).

Notes:
Brewed with flaked oats, bitter and sweetened imported chocolates, Sumatra and Kona coffee.
60 IBU
Released on Sept. 1, 2010.

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Reviews by Mavigo:

Mavigo

Michigan

4.48/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bought a 4 pack, drank it all for a thorough review. Served in a classic monogrammed pint glass.

A: Pours a deep opaque black, with a short but rich caramel-toffee colored head with small amounts of lacing.

S: Has a rich aroma, smells like a fresh cup of coffee. Can smell, dark chocolate and milk chocolate, toffee, barley, oats, wheat, very rich, smells very sweet and sugary, like a fresh chocolate bar.

T: Very complex and enriched flavor, coffee, chocolate, barley, oats, wheat, toffee, its pretty sweet and balanced, its kind of smoky and woody as well, has a strong hop presence as well as alcohol at the finish, gives heat to it.

M: Has lower levels of carbonation, a plus for me, it has a really balanced mouth feel, its rich, balanced, creamy, fulfilling, has a stronger aftertaste from the hops and booze, but it complements the sweetness and smoky flavors.

O: Yeah, It's really good, as the hype would make you expect, It is good, its very well balanced, has a great aroma to it, taste is good, I was sort of expecting better, don't get me wrong it it is very good, but it didn't blow me away, as has happened with other high class beers, but it is really good, it has low carbonation, its smooth, rich, thick, good volume to it, its pretty expensive, $10 for a 4 pack, but I'd say its worth it, great depth to it, almost as rewarding as a good meal but in a bottle, of course, I recommend everyone to try this, Pure Michigan.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2012 04:15:52 | More by Mavigo

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tvl89

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5/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Served from a bottle at around 55 degrees. This is my first founders breakfast stout so my expectations were really really high. Oh god I wasn't disappointed at all! The appearance is just like a typical imperial stout; pitch black with a decent head that dissipates in about 3 minutes. The smell is just awesome, coffee, heavy chocolate, roasted malts and more chocolate. The taste is just like the smell very delicious, very creamy. The first flavor you palate detects is the rich coffee, followed by tons and tones of dark chocolate, ending in a pleasant bitterness. This could be perhaps the best Russian stout out there. I highly recommend!

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 01:26:46 | More by tvl89