Founders Breakfast Stout - Founders Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.52
pDev: 9.51%
Reviews: 2845
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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 hctap00:

hctap00

4.44/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Pours black with a hint of brown and transparency at the edges. Thin head with lingering tan lacing, that also has a hint of red when poured. Founders makes sexy beers.

Damn near a 5 on the aroma. Coffee is noticeable before I even get my nose into it. Dark chocolate, roasted malt. Some vanilla as it warms. Layered aroma, very nice.

Coffee and a fair amount of bitterness initially, mostly from the roasted malt, but perhaps from earthy hops. Chocolate and malt follow with some sweetness that balance it out nicely. Then more coffee and roastiness. My one gripe about this beer is the finish. Something always seems a bit off. (EDIT: Now I can place it. The taste of slightly burned oatmeal off the bottom of the pan.) The finish and the beer overall improves a lot as it warms, if I can be patient enough. The aftertaste is very nice, a blend of all the flavors that sticks around for a while.

Lovely mouthfeel. Creamy and smooth. Coats the insides of the mouth. Lingers forever.

I would give the taste a 4.25 if I could. The bitterness at the finish is never enjoyable for me, though I am getting used to it. Tastes a bit burnt. Love everything else about the beer. This one was not a favorite the first few times I had it. Now I find myself craving it. A unique experience.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 04:35:55 | More by hctap00

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dbfp210

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev -6%

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hopluva1

Washington

4.25/5 rDev -6%

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4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

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wezzul

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4.25/5 rDev -6%

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robertmitchum

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4/5 rDev -11.5%

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SwG237

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%

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Jeremy_H

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%

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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