Founders Breakfast Stout

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Had this on tap at a local restaurant. Very interesting coffee colored head, unlike anything I’ve ever seen. The coffee aroma and flavor is abundant, but not overpowering and gives way to a nice chocolate / toffee taste. I will definitely purchase some more of this fantastic brew.

Bottle thanks to scrizzz. This one sounded like a gunshot when I opened, it, the cap flew off with much force. Just discovered that it was twist off. Oh well. Pours black into my snifter, with a huge, medium brown, chunky creamy frothy head rising above the rim, and yet nothing runs over the edge. Perhaps it didn’t travel too well, seeing other people saying it had a small head. And I was very careful with the pour. Anyways, loads of sticky chunks of head sticking to the glass as the head slowly fades. In short, looks amazing. Aroma is fairly smooth. Sweet chocolate, some slight roasted notes, coffee, but round, not a sharp coffee note. Initial flavours are sweet chocolate, then powdery cocoa, roasted notes, ending in an aftertaste that is probably the purest and most coffee like ale I’ve had. Nice, full espresso finish. It’s got a nice roundness to it, so the coffee doesn’t get too harsh. Would have liked to taste it side by side with Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel. Mouthfeel is round and smooth, carbonation is fittingly sparse, yet notable. Medium to thick. Nice one.

Bottle. Dark, dark brown (almost black) no light gets through. Small dark beige head with a little lacing. Smells like coffee, grains, chocolate. Roasted coffee flavor. Coffee coffee coffee, with a hint of toffee and I got an after-aftertaste of oatmeal. The palate was thick and murky and heavy and chewy with mild carbonation. Quite nice. Good luck though if you don’t drink your coffee black.

pours dark as night with a skinny little brown head. smells of black coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa krispies and some roasty goodness. i basically just described the taste also. this stuff is great, never pass this up. ever!!

Pours thick jet black, thin frothy mocha head that fades quickly. Strong chocolate aroma with some vanilla , and just a hint of pine and earthy must in the background. Great creamy thick mouthfeel, light carbonation. Just a touch of sweet caramel, then a huge bitter coffee finish, nice espresso roast. Fantastic brew.

Bottle.. Pours black with a thin head.. Aroma is fresh ground coffee.. Flavor is coffee and roasted malts.. Medium carbonation and full bodied. Good stuff.

Bottle. I’m new to this style, so my rating might be scewed. Pours pure black. Tastes of roasted malts and hints of chocolate with a hint of the coffee. Very easy to drink, very smooth and no hint of the alc.%. It still didn’t wow me though, but i’m a hop head going through an adjustment here to a new style.

Draft. Pours deep amber/black with a thick, biege head. Dense aroma of coffee, spice, chocolate, malt, and pepper. Heavy body with a bold, creamy finish. Great stout.