Founders Breakfast Stout - Founders Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.52
pDev: 9.51%
Reviews: 2845
Hads: 4401

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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 csrbv:

csrbv

Pennsylvania

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

This might be my favorite beer!

Poured the color of chocolate bar. Poured into a Ommegang tulup glass. So I poured directly at the bottom and got a thick creamy head which I allowed to settle. The 8.3 was so well hidden by the complex smooth mouth and taste that I "almost" missed the alcohol. Over 30 minutes, the outstanding balance shifted from chocolate to chocolate tinged coffee. All the while the oatmeal background made the transition as sooth as silk with a constant mouth throughout. Absolutely loved the head laces on the glass when it was empty.

If you enjoy this type beer don't miss it. Simply among, if not the best of its type I've ever had

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2012 19:37:29 | More by csrbv

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cwelsh55

Pennsylvania

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-26-2013 05:23:53 | More by cwelsh55

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Pennsylvania

1.25/5 rDev -72.3%

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5/5 rDev +10.6%

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ajzy

Wisconsin

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

05-25-2013 16:49:08 | More by ajzy

jkeefe1800

Massachusetts

4.75/5 rDev +5.1%

05-25-2013 04:51:31 | More by jkeefe1800

dbfp210

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4.25/5 rDev -6%

05-24-2013 20:21:40 | More by dbfp210

hopluva1

Washington

4.25/5 rDev -6%

05-24-2013 18:26:06 | More by hopluva1

Bigtwin

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4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

05-24-2013 18:23:23 | More by Bigtwin

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Michigan

4.25/5 rDev -6%

05-24-2013 16:36:08 | More by wezzul

robertmitchum

North Carolina

4/5 rDev -11.5%

05-24-2013 09:16:43 | More by robertmitchum

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New York

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

05-24-2013 03:52:14 | More by SwG237

WKole81

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

05-24-2013 03:02:33 | More by WKole81

Jeremy_H

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

05-24-2013 01:50:06 | More by Jeremy_H

berserka

Rhode Island

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

05-24-2013 01:39:50 | More by berserka

tvl89

Texas

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