Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) - Founders Brewing Company

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pDev: 8.84%
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Brewed by:
Founders Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

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

Availability: Spring. bottle (1961), on-tap (231), 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 ryantho00:

ryantho00

Michigan

4.83/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

I am excited to finally try this beer, cheers Mark for the 4pack!

12oz bottle poured into snifter.

It pours perfectly opaque black, with a creamy, frothy 2 finger that settles quickly. Good carbonation, nice creamy swirls and lacing.

I usually don't get much from smell, but man this smells awesome! Coffey, chocolate, some tobacco, vanilla and a spiciness that could be hops. Very deep and complex on the olfactory system.e

This beer is just phenomenal from the first taste. I get coffee chocolate and oatmeal with vanilla, some smokiness, marshmallow tastes, bourbon (slightly, very well balanced), more coffee, mocha, caramel, espresso, and some alcohol. Has a nice warming alcohol bitterness, some hops. Alcohol is masked well.

I get a fully chewy mouthfeel, and pure creaminess and smoothness. Very very delicious. Nice carbonation, did I mention very smooth?

This beer is just fantastic, I love regular breakfast stout, but this tops something that I didn't think could be topped, I literally could drink this for breakfast in Kentucky, or anywhere!!!!

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2011 20:38:35 | More by ryantho00

More User Reviews:

ATXboozer

Texas

4.75/5 rDev +2.4%

05-23-2013 23:44:50 | More by ATXboozer

Billz187

Ohio

4.75/5 rDev +2.4%

05-23-2013 23:39:16 | More by Billz187

tipfortap

New York

4.84/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

5 words to describe it: Burnt Sugar, Fudgey, Chewy, Roasty, Smooth

Paired it with: CBS

Should have paired it with: Actual breakfast. Pancakes or French toast.

Drink it if you like: Silent killers; any oatmeal, coffee, or chocolate porter or stout.

A few other thoughts: KBS is by far my favorite of the Breakfasts. It was SO smooth and velvety, and hid its 11.2% ABV remarkably well. It’s sweeter and creamier than the CBS, and has none of that licorice funk that I found in its sibling. It’s just an amazingly balanced, practically perfect beer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-23-2013 19:30:30 | More by tipfortap

Boston_Steve

Massachusetts

4.75/5 rDev +2.4%

05-23-2013 19:13:10 | More by Boston_Steve

Dpayne

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev -3%

05-23-2013 00:54:00 | More by Dpayne

Stickler

Michigan

5/5 rDev +7.8%

05-23-2013 00:41:43 | More by Stickler

JoeStepOner

Michigan

4.75/5 rDev +2.4%

05-22-2013 22:48:21 | More by JoeStepOner

kizyle

Georgia

4/5 rDev -13.8%

05-22-2013 13:20:51 | More by kizyle

Pinche_Oso

California

4.5/5 rDev -3%

05-22-2013 06:04:46 | More by Pinche_Oso

stooge

Michigan

4.75/5 rDev +2.4%

05-22-2013 05:43:17 | More by stooge

bkonk10

Indiana

4.75/5 rDev +2.4%

05-22-2013 01:56:09 | More by bkonk10

Claytonbrewsby

Virginia

5/5 rDev +7.8%

05-22-2013 01:27:08 | More by Claytonbrewsby

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5 rDev -8.4%

05-22-2013 01:00:48 | More by mikeincharleston

Lasering

Florida

4.5/5 rDev -3%

05-22-2013 00:19:00 | More by Lasering

msinger1002

Ohio

4.5/5 rDev -3%

05-21-2013 22:54:11 | More by msinger1002

smooth_aleing

Pennsylvania

4.91/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Was finally able to check out the bottle, and well-worth the wait (and hype!).

A= Pours a jet black color, with a one-finger, mocha colored head. Head is good and frothy, and settles down to nice layer of foam, with excellent lacing.

S= Immediately, dark chocolate and strong espresso. Notes of cherry, with underlying whiff of bourbon. Incredible.

T= Big, big chocolate notes. Espresso follows strongly, with notes of dark cherry, bourbon, and roasted malts. Just wonderful.

M= Great, molasses-like feel. Thicker than most stouts of tried, but not at all too heavy, despite of the high ABV. Flavor is excellently-layered on the palate.

O= Lives up to all the hype. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 22:38:33 | More by smooth_aleing