Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) - Founders Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.64
pDev: 8.84%
Reviews: 2208
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Brewed by:
Founders Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.20% ABV

Availability: Spring. bottle (1960), on-tap (230), nitro-tap (10), growler (7), cask (1).

Notes:
This stout is brewed with a hint of coffee and vanilla then aged in oak bourbon barrels for over a year.

Note, this is NOT simply barrel-aged Breakfast Stout. It is an entirely different beer.

Now labeled as "KBS."

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Reviews by DevilsCups:

DevilsCups

New York

4.88/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

This beer is legend. Why are you reading reviews of it?

Bottled 2/17/12, this one of many enjoyed 04/29/12. Don't shy away because it's fresh.

A - Pours out go the bottle a very dark brown, almost black body. Settles in the glass pure black with a finger deep brown head. Head settles to a slight soapiness on top of the obsidian body. This is how stouts should look.

S - Friggin' awesome. Big notes of coffee, dark chocolate and oak. The woodiness is massive but not overbearing. The barrel character really shines here. Vanilla is present as well in dashes/

T - It doesn't get much better than this. I can't think of a better blended barrel aged stout. Huge woody barrel notes, huge coffee and huge vanilla/chocolate all working together in perfect fashion. This is like a celebrity sex party.

M - Thick, creamy and perfectly carbonated. Coats your mouth like it should. Alcohol burn is there, but pleasant, and this beer loses that over time anyways.

O - Brilliant beer that is well worth the hype. Stop reading review and buy/trade/find this beer. All-time favorite. "5's" in categories are reserved for the best, and this grabs a couple.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2012 02:50:51 | More by DevilsCups

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Dohtig

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4.71/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

After missing out on this beer at the store and several local tap houses I caught it at the oldest beer bar in town. It was well worth tracking down and making the trip just for a glass. Very dark, served in a large tulip glass the aromas shifted from a hint of bourbon to chocolate. A smooth full body mouthfull. There where so many flavors coming accross that it took a long time to get through them all. It reminded me of the scene from Charlie and the Chocolate factory where the girl takes the gum and new flavors come to her as she chews. This beer was like that, every sip brought a new flavor and insight. When this gets bottled again I won't be missing out. It is well worth hunting for.

Serving type: on-tap

05-20-2013 07:13:01 | More by Dohtig