Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)
A bit of backwoods pleasure without the banjo. This strong stout is brewed with a hint of coffee and vanilla then aged in oak bourbon barrels. Our process ensures that strong bourbon undertones come through in the finish in every batch we brew. We recommend decanting at room temperature and best enjoyed in a brandy snifter.
2016 vintage - 12.4% abv
2017 vintage - 11.9% abv
2018 vintage - 12.3% abv
2019 vintage - 12.2% abv
2022 vintage - 12.0% abv
2016 vintage - 12.4% abv
2017 vintage - 11.9% abv
2018 vintage - 12.3% abv
2019 vintage - 12.2% abv
2022 vintage - 12.0% abv
4.3
3109 reviews
Grand Rapids, United States
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2018er Jahrgang. Tiefschwarze Farbe mit beiger Farbe. Prägnanter Duft nach Schokolade und Vanille. Geschmacklich sehr präsent und dicht mit Schokolade, Vanille, Bourbon, malzig und schwach hopfig. Hohe Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, voller Körper mit sanfter Kohlensäure.
Whats not to love about this beer...its as silky as a ribbon of dark chocolate dipped in a shot of vanilla espresso. The bourbon is a bonus to the perfection of this creature.
Botella de 35,5 cl. Fecha de consumo preferente 25/02/2020. Edición 2019. Color negro con ligera carbonatación y un dedo de espuma. Aroma a café, chocolate, vainilla, bourbon, madera. Sabor a bourbon, vainilla, chocolate, café, toffe. Cuerpo medio, alcohol oculto, suave, fácil de beber, equilibrada, quizás no sea la mejor imperial stout en barrica de la actualidad pero está bien rica, un clásico en el estilo.
Botella @La barrica 13, Candás. 30/07/2022. Color negro opaco corona de espuma beige, aromas tostados, torrefactos, sabor torrefacto, vanilla, cacao, cuerpo sedoso.
355ml bottle from hopt.it, France. 2019 vintage. Pours fairly dense, dark brown, almost black, with minimal brown foam. Rich in residue in the glass. Aroma is rich of molasses, some chocolate and vanilla, nutty, ripe figs. Body is a little oily, medium dense, with soft ticking carbonation. Some alcoholic feeling. Taste is fairly sweet, also spicy like chili peppers. Final is long, of medium strength, with more maltiness and chili.
What a heap of shit.
Syrup like pour, thicker than black coffee. Dark beige color 1 finger head. Chocolate fragrance. Opaque drink with sweet lingering cocoa tastes that stick to the tongue. High ABV = serious warming as expected. Mouthfeel well tolerated, the IBU too. Finish is medium.
Pours black coffee brown, opaque, almost no head. Aroma and taste, coffee, chocolate, bourbon. Unctuous palate. Classy sipper.
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Colore nero, schiuma media marrone poco persistente. Al naso liquirizia, vaniglia e caffè. Al palato, vaniglia, caffè, malti tostati, intense note legnose, uva passa. Le note astringenti si fanno notare nel finale. Una birra con un ottima struttura, la bevuta è lunga e ben equilibrata, l'invecchiamento in botte è molto riuscito e si amalgama perfettamente con le note tostate che non sono esagerate, l'alcol è tanto ma gestito perfettamente
Taste is good
Great Aroma like sweet chocolate Coffee with a hint of red fruit. Beautiful appearance of dark pudding with a frothy head that dissipates due to 12%ABV. Taste amazing, flavors of coffee, dark chocolate, and a finish of boozy oak.
Opaque, dark brown, almost black, with a thin tan head.
Aroma: Malt: Chocolate, coffee, tobacco. Hops: Dark berries, orange.
Mouth: Full body, smooth mouthfeel. Starts out sweet which gets balanced with both dark fruitiness and especially roasted bitterness. Chokolate Mousse.
This is a 2019 release which I am drinking 2022.
A local brewery had a few bottles stashed away for a while. Pours a very deep amber color. The head was thin and fizzy but to be fair it may have lost a little carbonation while it conditioned in the bottle. The aroma is very complex, it's boozy yet subtle with hints of oak, bourbon and beef jerky. The flavor is smokey but sweet. Notes of coffee, brown sugar, chocolate and a touch of vanilla. I can only assume my bottle of KBS lost some of it's luster over time but the mild flavor only serves to enhance the complex layers of flavor. There is a bitter finish that lingers a little but this beer is great.
Quiero otra ya!
Pours pitch black with brown head. Coffee, chocolate and a whiff of bourbon on the nose. Creamy mouthfeel, coffee grounds, dark chocolate, bitter roasted malts, sweet boozy finish. Bourbon Ba is subtle. All wonderfully balanced. Wonderfully complex. Masterpiece.
Bottle at home on Christmas Eve. Őszintén szólva kissé tartottam tőle, mert többször megesett már, hogy belefutottam olyan, itt igencsak magasan jegyzett sörbe, ami aztán kisebb-nagyobb csalódást okozott. Hiszen ahhoz, hogy valami legenda státuszig emelkedjen itt a ratebeeren, nem árt, ha sok/több értékelése van, ami meg ugye aránylag ritka az új(abb) söröknél, ismerve az oldal látogatottságát. Ugyanakkor a KBS meg csak KBS, gondoltam magamban, biztosan tud azért valamit, ami egy olyan közepesen tapasztalt fogyasztónak is nyújt valami izgalmasat, amilyen én vagyok. Nos, újfent tévednem kellett. A relatíve magas elvárásaimat félretéve is ez bizony ez tisztességesen összerakott, korrekt kis impy közepes, vagy annál kissé kevéssé intenzív hordós karakterrel. És nagyjából ennyi. Persze, azt könnyű látni, hogy ez 10-15 éve miért lehetett akkora durranás, de azért szerencsére manapság ezt a szintet jócskán megugorja már egy közepesen jó főzde is. Egyfajta tanulópénz volt ez, talán, meg figyelmeztetés hogy a CBS-ttől se várjak majd túl sokat hehe.
Bottle 355ml at Ruovesi KBS - CBS horizontal. Pours black with thin bige head. Flavor has chocolate, coffee, bourbon barrel, caramel. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation, roasted finish.
Original rating 9-4-9-4-17 from bottle 355ml at Konttori 2015-04-24.
Bottled on 9/9/21. 12% about. Jet black, light brown head. Definite notes of bourbon, vanilla, and some kind of dark fruit. Hints of chocolate when I inhale a little more deeply. Flavors of dark fruit are quite prominent. Vanilla and bourbon flavors are more subdued than in the aroma. Strong hints of cherry linger in the finish. Almost like those chocolate cherry cordials. Truly one of the best beers I've had in years. Glad I have a 4-pack!
Shared with the boys at BBT 11/2021. Medium body, med-high carbonation. Loads and loads of malt character. Focused on the dark malts, strong coffee, slightly burnt and ashy. Also strong chocolate, cocoa, light caramel, and toffee. ABV hidden pretty well, it is perceivably strong, but well rounded. Very good.
Aroma: rich dark roast coffee, vanilla, chocolate. Taste: rich in vanilla, coffee, chocolate. Full bodied, moderate carbonation, moderate bitterness. Complex, good, enjoyed.
Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, a lot of coffee, chocolate, bourbin notes, medium to high bitter. Full body, malty coffee bitter finish with warming alcohol notes. Good.
Bottle at Slovak beer tasting 11/2021. Pours black color, beige head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla, dark chocolate. Taste is sweet, medium bitter, milk chocolate, vanilla, coffee, toffee.
C: opaque dark brown
N: coffee, green, leafy, light caramel
P: coffee, toffee, caramel, oak, bourbon, vanilla, toasted coconut, lightly astringent oaky finish
Nose is vanilla, toffee, caramel. Light carbonation and v big body. Taste is typical Founders wonderful balance. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee. The bourbon warmth really floods in after the initial taste and warms me through. A fine, fine example of a BA imperial Stout.
Bottle into stout glass. Looks like it should. Pitch black with thin tan head. Complex aroma of vanilla, bourbon, milk chocolate, coffee and a bit of crème brûlée in there too. Silky smooth, oily mouthfeel. Taste has all the same aroma profiles in there. Chocolate coffee finish with a touch of roastyness in there.
One of my favourite stouts. I had this beer in June 2016 and rated it with 4,5 stars in UT. I never had this for breakfast ;-) .
Black colour with small brown head, aroma of mocha, vanilla, dark chocolate, barrel. Taste is quite sweet, medium bitter, lot of coffee notes, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, oak, some warming alcohol. Exquisite
Deep black color and a brown head. Nice dark coffee hints of vanilla and licorice
Dark brown chocolate throughout, roast like smooth delivery. Tasty brew, Caramel flavor