Founders Breakfast Stout

Bottle. black with slight tan head. Aroma = Starbucks espresso. Creamy but bitter chocolate / coffee flavor. Definitely cannot tell this baby is 8+%. Great effort.

Bottle. I’ve waited a long time for this beer to reappear at my local beer shop, so I had some high expectations. Well, I didn’t enjoy this beer as much I as had hoped. The aroma is straight up bitter coffee. And so is the flavor. Go ahead and brew a pot of black coffee. Let sit for 3 days. Drink. That’s Breakfast Stout for you. Very bitter black coffee taste with a hint of dark bitter chocolate, but mostly coffee beans. No I don’t love coffee, I like it, but don’t crave it. I can appreciate this beer for it’s complexity, which it is, but I still have trouble getting past the bitter coffee.

Bottle. Black with a small tan head. Straight up coffee aroma. Flavor is bitter coffee with a slight sweetness. Good mouthfeel, light carbonation, and long aftertaste. If you’re into drinking cold coffee this is for you.

Nice strong coffee aroma starts this beer off. Pours an opaque black, with just a sad ring of tan head. The flavor is where this really shines. Notes of coffee, roast, a bit of chocolate, and all with a nice full mouthfeel. About the only thing that hurts with this beer is the price for it, but it is a great stout, and I’ve tossed some in the cellar to see how it holds up.

I love this beer and it delivers consistently. Ominously dark with a mild head retention of dark brown. Pleasantly aromatic with bold notes of kona that bitters the tongue. Something that will fall into the very well crafted category as it is georgeous in appearance and elegant in delivery. Awesome.