Founders CBS Imperial Stout - Founders Brewing Company

Neffbeer

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at the Founders event at Rattle n Hum.

A: It pours the color of midnight oil, completely opaque. There is a strong one finger tan head that displays excellent retention. It coats the sides if the glass in really impressive sticky lacing.

S: The sweetness is really out front accompanied by notes of chocolate and coffee. The bourbon is noticeable but comes off more subtle overall.

T: This beer is full of dark sugary flavors; maple, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, touch of anise, bourbon, and burnt caramel. Sadly, in the end, it finishes a bit too sweet for my liking.

M: It is medium to full bodied with low carbonation.

O: Good beer, but after all the hype it has received I expected to be knocked flat on the floor. The lingering sweetness knocks this one down a bit for me. It would be interesting to see how it would age in a bottle.

Serving type: on-tap

05-24-2011 20:41:12 | More by Neffbeer

Scalawags

Illinois

5/5  rDev +7.1%

06-18-2013 16:04:48 | More by Scalawags

kevrice88

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -14.3%

06-17-2013 11:55:01 | More by kevrice88

goblin7704

Ohio

3/5  rDev -35.8%

06-11-2013 17:15:55 | More by goblin7704

superfriend

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +7.1%

06-11-2013 15:10:56 | More by superfriend

BrandonDZ

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

06-11-2013 13:57:11 | More by BrandonDZ

Dirtinabottle

New York

4.5/5  rDev -3.6%

06-10-2013 03:33:46 | More by Dirtinabottle

DanGeo

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

06-10-2013 01:16:25 | More by DanGeo

deniserat

California

5/5  rDev +7.1%

06-07-2013 20:08:33 | More by deniserat

savagepm

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

06-06-2013 00:38:04 | More by savagepm

PlinyElderTouchesYounger

New York

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

06-05-2013 17:47:05 | More by PlinyElderTouchesYounger

riemster

Ohio

5/5  rDev +7.1%

06-04-2013 04:45:59 | More by riemster

OleDixie

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +7.1%

06-04-2013 02:06:38 | More by OleDixie

BeerSnob1022

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +7.1%

06-03-2013 13:44:16 | More by BeerSnob1022

mportnoy

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

06-03-2013 02:02:50 | More by mportnoy

cpuglisi

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

06-02-2013 20:35:05 | More by cpuglisi

montrealbcr89

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -19.7%

06-02-2013 17:25:30 | More by montrealbcr89

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev -14.3%

06-02-2013 14:23:53 | More by oldp0rt

uncccegr

North Carolina

5/5  rDev +7.1%

06-02-2013 04:09:04 | More by uncccegr

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

06-01-2013 01:19:17 | More by mikeincharleston

gmendez1122

Illinois

5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-29-2013 04:18:15 | More by gmendez1122

tipfortap

New York

4.19/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

5 words to describe it: Tobacco, Barrel, Bourbon, Licorice, Coffee

Paired it with: KBS

Should have paired it with: A crazy creamy brie; dark chocolate

Drink it if you like: Imperial anything, Baltic Porters, checking big boxes off your life to do list

A few other thoughts: It tasted basically nothing like what I expected it to, and I think it has peaked. Many people talk about the maple flavor really falling off after a couple of months, and I think that was the case here. It was so much funkier than I imagined— I got a lot of the oak of the barrel, as well as sort of anise and licorice flavors. As it warmed up, it got much more interesting— too cold out of the tap, it was hops, booze, and tobacco in one big slam. I keep thinking about how distinctive it was, but I am not sure that means I loved it. Basically like reading the Iliad.

Serving type: on-tap

05-23-2013 19:32:21 | More by tipfortap

Bigtwin

Michigan

5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-22-2013 16:33:31 | More by Bigtwin

John11486

California

4.25/5  rDev -9%

05-22-2013 02:21:53 | More by John11486

dcloeren

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%

05-21-2013 21:32:18 | More by dcloeren