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 nhindian:

nhindian

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle poured into a large snifter.

A - This was another one of those beers that pours a thick, syrupy, black and just erases all sense of light. I poured it into the glass and all I could see were the thick bubbles; no light at all to be seen. Builds a fairly nice, creamy head that seems to last a very long time. As it fades it leaves a wispy trail and some moderate lacing.

S - It has a very overwhelming bouquet of coffee. Like, I just put a pot of coffee on. Beneath that is bitter chocolate and a hint of oatmeal. As an avid coffee drinker, this smell is amazing. If you could combine coffee and beer any better than this, I'd honestly be pretty surprised. It just has a reminiscence of cold coffee without the extreme bitterness.

T - Although it poured kind of thick, I didn't feel much heaviness when I was drinking it. It certainly is a dark beer, but feels nice in the mouth with a touch of carbonation. Upon swallowing you get a huge rush of the coffee flavor and a bit of bitter alcohol flavor. The malt bill goes a long way in supplying a bittersweet chocolate quality that meshes perfectly with the coffee. It's certainly tasty, but I could see people who don't really enjoy coffee having a hard time with this one as that's the predominant, punch-you-in-the-face flavor. Very tasty however!

M - Moderately heavy with incredibly creamy mouthfeel. Bitter finish laced heavily with chocolate and coffee. Low carbonation.

D - High. Easily one of the best coffee stouts I've had and the oats in this make the feel heavenly. Great flavor and smell, the perfect package.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2011 01:09:38 | More by nhindian

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robertmitchum

North Carolina

4/5 rDev -11.5%

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

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%

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