Founders KBS - Maple Mackinac Fudge
Imperial stout with Mackinac fudge coffee, maple syrup and chocolate aged in oak bourbon barrels.
Michigan didn’t invent old-fashioned fudge, but it was perfected here. We pay tribute to this time honored tradition with KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge. By amplifying the rich chocolate notes of KBS using Mackinac Fudge Coffee, then adding maple syrup and aging it in bourbon barrels. We’ve created a bold new take on our barrel-aged classic - one that could only have originated in Michigan.
Michigan didn’t invent old-fashioned fudge, but it was perfected here. We pay tribute to this time honored tradition with KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge. By amplifying the rich chocolate notes of KBS using Mackinac Fudge Coffee, then adding maple syrup and aging it in bourbon barrels. We’ve created a bold new take on our barrel-aged classic - one that could only have originated in Michigan.
4.2
241 reviews
Grand Rapids, United States
Community reviews
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Dave. Pours clear deep brown with a frothy mocha topping. Big sweet flavour with lightly artificial chocolate flavour, well toasted malts, earth, raisins. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Minimal warmth in the finish, strong adjunct cocoa, earth, ash. Not bad overall.
Bottle at the columbus tasting 24/11/2022. Many thanks to Wingman for this one. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting loose mid tan head. Aroma is lovely big fresh coffee, coffee bean, cascara, ashy roast, ashy roast, warming alcohol. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, caramel coffee, rusty penny, rich dark brown sugars, cocoa, woody coffee, maple sugars. Nice. Palate is semi sweet, oily, moderate carbonation. Lovely.
Bottle shared at Level 6 sourced from a US bottleshop. Pours black with a thin dirty tan head. Aroma is maple, coffee, fudge, chocolate. Taste is maple syrup, coffee, fudge, chocolate. Nice coffee bitterness balances the maple fudge sweetness. Nice stuff.
Draft at Khyber Pass. Black pour with a thick brown head. Notably more "chocolate fudgy" than the base brew. The maple is present but less pronounced. Nice roasty elements. Walnuts. Burnt marshmallow. Turkish coffee. Really quite wonderful! A superb variation!
Thea are intense chocolate with a little roast and maybe a hint of molasses. Flavors are a lot like nose, super well-balanced sweet to bitter to carbonation. Not overly sweet and very smooth and easy drinking with a hint of alcohol burn in the finish. Really really good stuff.
From a 12 fl. oz. bottle. The pour is dark brown to near black with a lingering and lacing-leaving tan head. Vibrant aromas of chocolate fudge, milk, coffee, dark roast, maple, and char. Medium to full and smooth body. The taste is very sweet and full of chocolate characters but not as many maple characters It warm. Irt's a very good beer but I don't think I'll buy it again because it is just too rich for my palate and it feels like a gimmick.
Pours coffee brown with a thick and lasting cocoa head. Aroma offers roast malt, quality coffee, smoky, maple syrup, bourbon and subtle woody tones. Flavor yields roast malt, coffee, maple, bourbon, subtle chocolate and woody notes. Texture provides good body and peppy fizz. KBS never fails to delight!
12 oz bottle. Pours black with a small light brown head. Aroma of fudge, coffee beans, maple syrup and bourbon. Taste of fudge, bourbon, coffee beans, maple syrup and dark chocolate. Excellent.
Är den här bra eller väldigt bra? Den är det sist nämnda. Brunt skum och kolsvart. Doft: Chokladkola, gräddkola, vaniljstång, Irish coffee, sött råg, trä. Smak: Som doft fast torr och med viss bitterhet och naturligtvis lönnsirap.
Draught @ Fox & Hounds, Sønderborg. Pours cloudy very dark brown with stable dark tan head. Clear aroma of maple syrup, fudge and yeast, with touches of malt. Bitter, roasty and hoppy flavour with notes of barrel, fudge, maple syrup, malt and yeast. Bitter, roasty and burning aftertaste with estery and malty touches. Warming alcohol presence. Yummy.
Color negro, opaca. Espuma marrón de medio dedo de espesor y media retención. Aroma intenso, maltas tostadas, café, barrica, leve sirope y notas de crema, al atemperar el alcohol cobra demasiado protagonismo. Sabor intenso, café con leche, barrica, maltas tostadas, toffe, ligero chocolate negro y caramelo de regaliz, sirope y mantequilla, final largo de dulzor azucarado alto, amargor tostado medio alto que pierde intensidad al atemperar y alcohol ligeramente notable. Textura oleosa. Carbonatación baja.
Postre repleto de tonos dulces que debe beberse algo más rápido de lo deseable ya que al ganar temperatura pierde complejidad, sobre todo en los tonos delicados de vainilla, crema y chocolate, a favor del alcohol y la versión más áspera de la barrica y el café.
Bottled 10/2/20, drunk 4/6/22.
Felt bad buying this, but it's rated so highly and I am curious as I haven't had a Founders stout in SO long, so what the hell.
Undetermined clarity in this dark mahogany-ebony. Lighter tan head is small, showing moderate retention.
Cookie, fudge, espresso bean, vanilla and sweet caramel give a comforting, if somewhat concerningly sweet nose. Surprisingly free of any alcohol sharpness or character whatsoever. Mild and easy with pleasant aromatics.
Wow, that's honestly not bad. The chocolate is on the darker side but not hugely bitter, as the coffee bean-like character helps keep balance. No big acidity, yet no big sweetness, though the fudge character is soft, succulent and comforting. Barrel aging adds some roundness and dryness on the finish, also contributing to balance, but is otherwise tastefully done. Wow, I have to admit, this is pretty god damned balanced with no sign of booze, syrup, cloying sweetness or over barreled character. Some black licorice-like bitterness, maybe alcohol-driven, persists strongly on the finish, more and more with warming, disrupting the softness and flavor somewhat. Still, this is so far above my expectations, it's incredible.
Colore nero, schiuma marrone poco persistente, al naso cioccolato fondente, terra, caffè tostato e leggere note di legno. Al palato cioccolato, vaniglia, caffè tostato, il finale è dolce e si sente il contributo dello sciroppo. Un birra molto equilibrata, il dolce c'è ma non è eccessivo e gli ingredienti si amalgamano perfettamente, la bevuta è lunga e l'alcol non si sente,
Nose incredible with maple sirop and coffee notes. Taste is sweet an maple siroup again. Palate really long and lasting still with honey and maple notes.
Aroma is heavy caramel, coffee, chocolate, wood, bourbon, maple, toffee, pastry
Black colour with small brown head
Taste is caramel, coffee, bourbon, burned figues, chocolate, syrup
Smooth mouthfeel with low carbonation
Reeeaally good
Tasted with freja in her sommerhus
Bottle from Fin, thanks! Dark as midnight, brown tan head that lasts, fantastic nose of coffee and dark chocolate fudge. The flavor is a richly layered caramel turtle of chocolate, complex sugar flavors, and coffee - with a little dab of bitterness at the end. Smooth fat mouthfeel. Warm blended alcohol notes from the bourbon barrel aging. Holy deliciousness, Batman!
2020 bottle, many thanks Fin! Black color with beige head. Aroma is intensely aromatic coffee ground without going into the bell pepper territorry, chocolate, and well-integrated Bourbon fudge & a touch vanilla, no maple for me really. Taste is super balanced big good coffee, bourbon, and delicate chocolate, not too sweet, unlike some others of the series. Very smooth chewy-velvety body, fine-bubbled carbonation. Lovely beer, winning by elegance rather than in-your-face-ness.
Bottle, thanks Fin! Black, dark brown dissipating cream. Sweet chocolate and coffee, light fudge aroma. Medium full chewy creamy body.
Vanilla, cocoa & coffee, condensed milk caramel, broad coffee drink notes, vanilla, spicy caramel finish. Lovely balanced sweet stout.
Imbottigliata il 26/10/2020 - Bevuta il 02/01/2022.
Nera, versa due dita di schiuma piuttosto persistente. Aroma di cioccolato, vaniglia, caffè latte, caramello e leggere note di bourbon. In bocca sentori di caffè, cioccolato, vaniglia, malto tostato. Retrogusto con note speziate e di bourbon. Alcol ben nascosto. Molto complessa e ben bilanciata.
12 oz. bottle, pours jet black with a small light brown head. Aroma is intense, with loads of chocolate fudge, followed by maple syrup, and some mocha coffee -- not getting the barrels. Flavour is decadent and intense, with loads of chocolate fudge, mocha, and some maple syrup, accentuated by moderate bourbon barrel presence. So much intense chocolate fudge and mocha character, with medium-high sweetness. Yeah, that's intense and delicious. Excellent.
Liquide noir mazout avec mousse brune compacte et courte. Nez chocolat, sirop d'érable et caramel. En bouche, c'est une explosion de chocolat, caramel, sirop d'érable qui se termine par une présence alcooleuse de bourbon, juste extraordinaire !!!
35,5cl fles. Zwart bier met bruin schuim. Geur: zoet, pindanoten, esdoornsiroop, koekjes, koffie, haver, Ovomaltine, melkchocolade. Smaak: geroosterde mout, cacao, koffie, vanille, sterke drank. Medium koolzuurprikkel. Afdronk: geroosterde mout. Lekker.
Keg @ C Firtal, Odense. Pours Black with a small beige head and lacings. Roast, maple, fudge, caramel and chocolate. Big, oily and slick. Candybar bit quite roasted and dry. Hearty sipper.
On tap at Christian Firtal. Black with a small off-white head. Aroma of maple syrup, vanilla, caramel and milk chocolate. Sweet chocolate flavour with maple syrup and bourbon, including a touch of booze.
Bottle. Pours opaque black with a small beige head and decent lacing. Aroma of espresso, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa, maple. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter. Fullish body. Good.
Shared with the boys at BBT 11/2021. Full body, med-high carbonation. High sweetness has the upper hand, moderate roasty bitterness, only surprisingly light warmth. Lots of maple syrup, toffee, med-high chocolate, rather low deep roast. Quite tasty, quite good.
Aroma: sweet vanilla, coffee, lactose, creamy. Taste: lots of vanilla, lactose, sweety, tasty. Full bodied, low to moderate carbonation, moderate bitterness.
Shared bottle at BBT november 2021. Dark brown color with Biden head. Aroma of coffee, maple syrup, nougat. Sweet taste with nougat, maple syrup, chocolate. Nice.
Bottle at BBT 11/2021. Malty aroma and taste, chocolate, light coffee, light sweet, medium bitter. Full body, malty chocolate bitter finish, with light warming alcohol notes. Good.
C: opaque dark brown
N: fresh coffee beans, chocolate, coffee, toffee, caramel, cocoa
P: toffee, caramel, fudge, light praline, cocoa, light ash