Founders CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)
Imperial Stout brewed with Chocolate and Coffee, aged in Maple Syrup-Bourbon Barrels.
CBS was born when we stumbled upon some bourbon barrels that had previously housed maple syrup. We opted to put the same base beer as KBS, an imperialized version of Breakfast Stout, in the maple barrels and, after one taste, we knew we had something special. Rich maple syrup, roasted coffee and velvety chocolate meld together in what can only be described as a transcendental drinking experience.
Backstage Series #2: 10.6% ABV
Barrel-Aged Series (2017): 11.7% ABV
Barrel-Aged Series (2018): 11.6% ABV
CBS was born when we stumbled upon some bourbon barrels that had previously housed maple syrup. We opted to put the same base beer as KBS, an imperialized version of Breakfast Stout, in the maple barrels and, after one taste, we knew we had something special. Rich maple syrup, roasted coffee and velvety chocolate meld together in what can only be described as a transcendental drinking experience.
Backstage Series #2: 10.6% ABV
Barrel-Aged Series (2017): 11.7% ABV
Barrel-Aged Series (2018): 11.6% ABV
4.3
1531 reviews
Grand Rapids, United States
Community reviews
Bottle 355ml at Ruovesi KBS - CBS horizontal. Pours black with thin bige head. Flavor has chocolate, coffee, bourbon barrel, maple syrup. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation, roasted finish.
Smell is of coffee and sweet roasted malt ...taste is same but much more extreme and with lots of sweetness and milkiness... medium bitterness, lots of complexity, solid mouthfeel...finishes with absolute coffee flavor...smooth milky finish...had at aunt Barbara's day after Thanksgiving and after hanging out at prime catch with Al and Ann as delta varient continues to spread amongst the unvaxxed with 777k US deaths
(bottle 0,355l from online shop americanbeer.cz; Barrel-Aged Series 2019, bottled 10.04.19, 11.3%) Overall: Wonderful. Complex. Tasty.
Aroma: Strong chocolate, alcohol (bourbon), caramel, spicy.
Appearance: Deep black. Medium, brown head.
Taste: Medium sweet, alcohol (bourbon), spicy, chocolate, roast, dried fruits, later some maple syrup.
Palate: Full body. Long warm, roasty-astringent finish.
Draught @ Bootleggers Fbg, Copenhagen. Soft, super sweet and syrupy with some maple notes, coffee, cocoa, vanilla and sugar. Too sweet.
Earlier Rating: 2/17/2018 Total Score: 4.1
355ml bottle from Boxbeers. 2017 release. Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, hints of maple syrup and toffee. Taste is sweet, slightly syrupy and roasty with loads of bourbon, vanilla, oak, toffee, hints of maple syrup, chocolate and coffee. Finish is smooth, slick and slightly warming with loads of bourbon, oak, wood, coffee, hints of maple syrup, chocolate and vanilla. Not quite as perfectly balanced as KBS, but still pretty good.
From tap at Bootleggers. It pours black with a lasting tan head. Roasted malty. Cocoa. Light maple. Bitter roasted finish. Not much bourbon.
Earlier Rating: 3/14/2011 Total Score: 4.1
Bottle. So kindly provided by bulldogp04! Thanks a mill buddy! Pours pitch black with a creamy tan head. Loads of coffee in the aroma and notes of maple, hard roasted malt, chocolate, tobacco, dried fruit and hops. Intense and lovely. The flavour is sweetend coffee, hard roasted malt, syrup, tobacco, sweet fruit and chocolate. Lovely brew!
Draught @ Bootleggers Craft Beer Bar - Frederiksberg, 🇩🇰
Falkoner Alle 17, 2000 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
[ As Founders Nitro CBS ].
ABV: 11.3%. Clear dark black colour with a huge, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, oyster stout like, light to moderate chocolate, coffee - chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, chocolate, chocolate - vanilla, dark malt, roasted, coffee - chocolate. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming. [20211020]
8-4-8-4-15
Earlier Rating: 1/11/2012 Total Score: 4.3
Bottle 750ml. @ chriso [ chrisos festive get-together tasting ].
[ As Founders CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) ].
ABV: 10.6%. Clear dark black brown colour with a large to huge, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is light heavy malty, chocolate, moderate to light heavy roasted and caramel, moderate maple. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, chocolate, maple syrup, dry, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, dark malt, very rice flavor. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Very easy to drink. [20111230]
9-4-9-4-17
Tap @ Bootleggers, Frederiksberg. Black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. Oily. 201021
Earlier Rating: 1/11/2018 Total Score: 4.6
Tap @ Mikkeller Bar, Aarhus. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, maple and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and rather. Dry and rather bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily, soft and smooth. 110118
Yeah, I like this Style..silky, smooth mouthfeeling and nice roasted ,alts.
Aroma is intense maple, coffee, toffee, chocolate, caramel, malt, sweet syrup, figues
Pitch black with no head
Taste is explosive, caramel, chocolate, coffee, maple syrup, toffee, vanilla and cream
Smooth thick mouthfeel with very low carbonation
Masterpiece
Tasted at skaal with mom and dad
Pitch black without head. Smell of coffee and chocolate. Taste is smooth and oily and dominated by coffee and chocolate in a great balance with vanilla/sirop along with hints of oak. Lasting aftertaste - really nice.
This bottle is coming from the sterk, Amsterdam. Opening it on the last saturday, at home, Epalinges, preparing thd meal for Guillaume and family. The body is black and opaque, regular carbonation for the style, white and brown foam. A dream with your open eyes, even the fact that it is a commercial brewery. A nectar for the eternety, complex stout or rather imperial stout, boozy and subtle, full and smooth aromas of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, oak, fruity with notes of cherry, a bit liquorice, syrupy and creamy with a touch of dryness due to the hop at the final, great!!!!!
Bottle from 100 piv.
Pleasant aroma of maple syrup.
Bit high carbonation. Taste of maple syrup, dark chocolate. I can't really taste coffee. All blends nice together though. Sweetish. Warming alcohol. Lovely.
Black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Notes of vanilla, molasses, maple and brown sugar. A touch boozy but still very smooth.
The most complex one I've ever tasted, chocolate, vanilla, chili, intense taste, and barrel flavor, perfect score.
Bottle at home. Bottled 10.8.2019. Superior booze. Sweet and bitter, smooth and sticky. Deep coffee, chocolate, caramel.
Shared with Wim at his home. Brown colored beer with small off-white head and no carbonation. Malty coffee mucca aroma. Full sparkling palate. Finish is malty coffee mucca chocolate roasted bitter.
750 ml bottle. Vintage 2017. Procured from Bottle King in East Windsor, NJ in 2017. Rating number 5,000! Opaque black pour. Small creamy tan cap. Earthy roasted malt aroma has notes of bourbon and treacle. Right out of the gate, a rush of warming alcohol buoys big notes of bittersweet chocolate, bourbon, maple syrup, oak and espresso. Silky mouthfeel makes you sip and savor this like you're taking tiny bites of the most indulgent chocolate mousse. Luxurious to say the least. Impeccably crafted and truly worthy of saving for my 5,000th beer rating.
Release 2019. Bottled on: 10.04.19 r. Wypite: 19.03.21 r.
Wygląd: Barwa czarna, nieprzejrzysta. Piana brązowa, średniej wysokości, głównie drobnopęcherzykowa, opada do małego pierścienia, pozostawia lekki lacing. Podczas nalewania i przy zamieszaniu szkłem zauważalna gęsta faktura.
Aromat: Przyjemny, złożony, średnio lotny. Przed szereg wysuwa się bourbonowa beczka - bourbon, dębina, lekka wanilia na średnim poziomie. Beczka wsparta gorzką czekoladą, kakaem, kawą, melasą, ciemnym pieczywem oraz syropem klonowym, toffi i lekkim karmelem.
Smak: Średnio intensywny, mniej złożony niż aromat, odrobinę pusty i cukrowy. Na średnioniskim poziomie lekko rozwodniony syrop klonowy, brązowy cukier, ciemne pieczywo, toffi, karmel, czekolada, kakao i nuty kawy uzupełnione bourbonowym alkoholem oraz akcentami dębiny i wanilii. W ustach słodkie, treściwość średnioniska, zaskakująco zwiewna, wysycenie niskie. Goryczka niska, gorzkiej czekolady i alkoholu, krótka. Finisz słodki, lekkiej gorzkiej czekolady z bourbonem, kakao i nutą kawy.
Balance is spot on. It's definitely a buy
Bottle thanks to wombat23 and darbeer75. A toast to the good ole days when meeting up and trading such things was possible. Black with a dirty, beige head. Aroma of maple syrup over coffee grounds with roasted grains in the background. Taste is sweet up front with dark chocolate and some mild roasted bitterness at the finish. Afterwards, lingering maple syrup. Big, full body, mild carbonation, sticky with decent chewiness. Overall, very nice balance and sweet, but not overly so. Great.
We had this for dessert, fitting since it is rich in chocolate with coffe and bourbon
Gisteravond maar een flesje opengetrokken, 2019 versie.
Vol romig, zoet van de ahornsiroop, dikke smaken van koffie, mokka, chocolade, boterbabbelaar, Haags Hopje, koffielikeur met een lekkere booze, maar zonder te alcoholisch over te komen. Dit is een perfecte Barrel Aged Stout, de smaken lopen lekker in elkaar over en door de zachtheid smelt ie weg in je mond.
Ik heb laatst op internet gelezen dat de 2019 Batch waarschinlijk de laatste zou zijn, en dat zou eeuwig zonde zijn.Eind januari toch voor de zekerheid een flinke hoeveelheid ingeslagen toen ze flink waren afgeprijst.
Coffee, chocolate, maple, smooth mouthfeel
Mooie bruine bijna zwarte kleur. Ruikt vol vanille. Smaakt vol vanille alcohol.
DATE: February 1, 2021... OCCASION: having just posted my father's obituary while three feet of snow fall, I feel the night deserves something aged a few years... GLASSWARE: Lindemans stemmed tulip... pours a viscous jet black body that rolls out a a number of upward-cascading rivulets of effervescence... its head continues the show, stabilized as a thick half-finger's worth of light tan, creamy foam approximating a latte's froth... rich vanilla, maple syrup, mellow bourbon sweetness, a hint of smoke, some alcoholic heat... then heavy coffee bean and roasted malts arrive, and the profile is quite a celebration.... the first sip is frothy at the start, turning to velvet-smooth satin past the tongue and a warm entrancing finish that fires well after... the teeth pulse--the hops are in here--and the mouth holds its presence... the alcohol draws in and around, but like the best, it isn't tasted, but rather, appreciated... rich is the word--each sip is a dessert in itself, a settling, centering mood boost that makes one appreciate.... a massive collision of syrup and coffee initially arrest with intensity, before the sweet bourbon, charcoal smokiness, chocolate, and lactic acids round the experience into a drink worth mulling over... I especially like how they ignored the bacon temptation--this works so well featuring the original KBS with a worthwhile variation... it's a compliment this urges me to finish and pour a dram of the Jack Daniels Barrel Select I bought a while back, thought that introduces banana--eh, another story for another time... speaking of stories: I had a bomber waiting to be consumed on my forty-second birthday while staying with my in-laws in between houses, and my son unwittingly smashed it while opening the refrigerator...the dog loved it, but we all cried a bit. Fortunately, CBS returned not long after, and maybe it's better I drink it in 12oz. offerings... well, this was worth waiting for, and though it could be straight shot if only for its ABV, its sweetness makes each sip require a caesura before its next one...
Ampolla hopt. Versió 2019. Deliciosa IS. Sedosa, alcohol molt ben integrat. Xocolata, cafè, punts de vainilla i notes licoroses suaus de la barrica
Bottle picked up from Saveur-Biere webshop, Lille, France and consumed at home Friday 29th January 2021, listening to Iggy Confidential on 6Music and chatting with Nick and Anna, after a Thai Masamman Curry. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma nods towards vanilla but of course plenty of coffee also, a little woodiness to. Super, super smooth, soft, indulgent mouthfeel, some chocolate coffee liqueurs melt on the tongue, wonderful rich but hugely more'ish'beer, bourbon very well integrated, this is wonderful.
Dokładnie tego się spodziewałem, beczka po bourbonie który zalano syropem klonowym a następnie KBS to jest to, mam nadzieję że info o ostatniej warce (2019) to fejk. W nosie zaraz po otwarciu przyjemna wanilia z czekoladą, po jakimś czasie nuty syropu klonowego ( który często używam i lubię), kakao, sam aromat jakoś mnie nie powalił, za to smak - jest słodziaszek ale jaki gładki, aksamitny i kawowo alkoholowy ( bourbon) finisz. Chętnie powtórzę jak uda się gdzieś jeszcze znaleźć. Napisane po wypiciu 150ml cały czas się otwiera...
Stout très noir peu de mousse,un parfum très sucré, un goût avec des notes de café .gout très intéressant qui fini part être écœurant.
355ml bottle brewed in Michigan at 11.3% (2019). Ebony with a good-sized sandy-brown head, decent duration. Light caramel, smoky creamy cocoa, a little wood and maple leafiness, giving suggestions of apple skin, and a little porridge oat base. Superb aroma, with rich notes harmonising flawlessly. Lowish carbonation, rich velvet texture with decent dryness in the finish. Again, judged perfectly. Flavours are lightly woody, a little smoke, some leafy apple from the maple syrup, mellow caramel not dominating, a little oat and lots of rich cocoa coming through in the aftertaste. Some 'top' beers are overrated - this isn't one of them. Luxury craft beer par excellence, rich flavours perfectly integrated. Stonking ABV gives no more than a nice warmth. Founders at their absolute best (although I may have found the previous year's version to be even better), it's a shame they stopped making this, I wonder why? Treasure any bottles you have left!