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KBS
Founders Brewing Company
- From:
- Founders Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #19 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #59 - Avg:
- 4.6 | pDev: 8.7%
- Reviews:
- 3,633
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Tuesday at 01:12 AM
- Added:
- Dec 13, 2004
- Wants:
- 4,608
- Gots:
- 7,310
What we’ve got here is an imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year to make sure wonderful bourbon undertones come through in the finish. Makes your taste buds squeal with delight.
KBS stands for "Kentucky Breakfast Stout"
ABV varies by batch.
KBS stands for "Kentucky Breakfast Stout"
ABV varies by batch.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by GoldenChild:
Reviewed by GoldenChild from Michigan
5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A- Very dark, Pitch black, The look of some very heavily used motor oil. A pretty hard pour only yields a half finger head that is caramel brown. There isnt much head to this beer. There is some pretty sticky lacing that leaves some very nice patching.
S- When first poured the smell was heavily dark chocolate up front with hints of sweet bourbon, bold roasted coffee and vanilla. As the beer begins to warm the bourbon takes center stage as the dark chocolate joins the coffee and vanilla in the back seat. The smell of alcohol only intensifies as time goes on and takes on the presence of oak as it warms.
T- Very bold dark, bitter chocolate hits you right up front as you take your first sip just as it does in the smell. As the beer sits on your palate and reaches the back there is plenty of warm, mellow bourbon that finishes with a sweet vanilla and roasted coffee. Much like the smell, as the beer warms the flavor of bourbon and coffee become stronger and stronger until they almost match the flavor of the strong flavor of dark chocolate.
M- Very smooth and balanced. Definitely one of the most mellow bourbon flavors I have tasted in a beer with this alcohol content. Carbonation is low, as expected, and the finish is drying.
D- The beer as a whole has a very rich flavor and should not be drank as a session beer although i tried after 5 in a hour i blacked out. The rest will go in my cellar.
I walked into a store that i go in from time to time and found a whole case of this beer for 19.99 a 4 pack.
Apr 13, 2011S- When first poured the smell was heavily dark chocolate up front with hints of sweet bourbon, bold roasted coffee and vanilla. As the beer begins to warm the bourbon takes center stage as the dark chocolate joins the coffee and vanilla in the back seat. The smell of alcohol only intensifies as time goes on and takes on the presence of oak as it warms.
T- Very bold dark, bitter chocolate hits you right up front as you take your first sip just as it does in the smell. As the beer sits on your palate and reaches the back there is plenty of warm, mellow bourbon that finishes with a sweet vanilla and roasted coffee. Much like the smell, as the beer warms the flavor of bourbon and coffee become stronger and stronger until they almost match the flavor of the strong flavor of dark chocolate.
M- Very smooth and balanced. Definitely one of the most mellow bourbon flavors I have tasted in a beer with this alcohol content. Carbonation is low, as expected, and the finish is drying.
D- The beer as a whole has a very rich flavor and should not be drank as a session beer although i tried after 5 in a hour i blacked out. The rest will go in my cellar.
I walked into a store that i go in from time to time and found a whole case of this beer for 19.99 a 4 pack.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by nwalke16 from Michigan
4.61/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.61/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
I do like this beer a great deal. I haven't had it in awhile, but in 2018 I remember thoroughly enjoying this brew. It had all the right aging, balance, dark coffee/chocolate flavored malt, and hidden alcohol. So, it is definitely at my top 5 stouts I've had of all time.
Tuesday at 01:12 AMReviewed by DumbRunner26 from North Carolina
4.85/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.85/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is the standard imo of my favorite beer style. It checks all the boxes of a great Imperial Stout. Thick and dark with a tan head. Aroma so satisfying that it takes effort to pull your nose away from the glass. But you do bc you know of the party that awaits your tastebuds. This is one of the most delicious beers I’ve ever had period, any style. A dessert in a bottle. I would drink these every day with every meal. But I don’t, bc my liver would hate me.
Mar 04, 2024Rated by Paradox1000 from Florida
4.43/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent flavorful deserving of high rating.
Mar 03, 2024Reviewed by DimlyLitQuonsetHut from Virginia
3.09/5 rDev -32.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev -32.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The booziest stout I've ever had, and I've had plenty with higher ABV. Nice complexity. Brownie and vanilla notes. Very solid but not especially impressive. Breakfast Stout is better and much cheaper. Must have been amazing when it first came out, but today it falls behind.
Feb 28, 2024Reviewed by Lifsabch from Maine
5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Pleasantly surprised to (finally) find this in my local grocery store. Nothing beats sipping a good stout during the holidays in Maine. This one lives up to the hype.
Dec 12, 2023
KBS from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
14168 ratings
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