Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)

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

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle. [ Courtesy of drewbeerme ] Black color with a average creamy good lacing mostly lasting brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, dark chocolate, vanilla, light hoppy, cask wood, bourbon. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, nice balance and very harmonious. Body is full, texture is creamy and smooth, carbonation is soft. Very very nice ;o))

Bottled. A pitch black beer with no head. The aroma is sweet alcoholic combined with notes of malt and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet mlaty with notes of caramel, alcohol, and chocolate, leading to a dry end, where a note of cocoa beans lingers. The alcohol burns slightly in the mouth.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours completely black and opaque with a light brown head - almost tar-like. Very burned aroma - ashtrayish. The body surprisingly only appears medium, with roasted, burned malt accents and some bourbon. A dry, bitter finish. Not bad, but there’s simply many much better barrel aged impys out there. Courtesy of madsberg.120207

12 fl oz, trade with ygtbsm94 . Pours dark almost black with a dense and nice chocolate coloured head. Aroma is smooth chocolate, roasted malt, coffee and a smooth bourbon note into the finish. Fantastic balance and only with a smooth bourbon note into the finish. I think most bourban barrel aged beers are way to dominated by the bourbon notes, not this one.

Bottled, thanks Marsblursi! Black as a November night in hell. Pale brown head. Strong coffee aroma. Sweet and a bit syrupy. There are lots of coffee - vanilla and oak is there to a lesser extent. The mouthfeel is clean and the sweetness quite severe, which limits my enjoyment. The bourbon is balanced, but I find the the malt structure not really to be up to the very high rating.

Bottle. Black coloured with a beige ehad. Light roasted aroma of coffee and vanilla. Light roasted flavour of coffee, wood, vanilla and alcohol.

Bottle, 10%. Very woody aroma, some whiskey. Black colour, no head. Flavour notes of wood, vanilla and pepper. Very nice.

UPDATED: FEB 25, 2012
Name: KBS
Date: April 29, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Dark Lord Day, 2006
Appearance: black, whispy tan head
Aroma: huge ashy coffee aroma with sweet bourbon character
Flavor: big sweet bourbon flavor, lots of roasted character, huge coffee, good balance between the roasted and the bourbon

Name: KBS
Date: May 06, 2006
Mode: bottle
Appearance: sweet malt or bourbon aroma fills the air as soon as you pop but upon insertion of nose into glass it becomes all ash that eventually fades (or saturates) revealing the sweet bourbon, bits of lace
Flavor: thick sweet bourbon is the initial flavor impression, good rich and chewey chocolate comes through strong, coffee character is well balanced, very drinkable for a 10% beer as it only has a hint of any alcohol, deserves a higher score as it is best in its class, but it is in the second best class (behind Belgian quads)

Name: KBS
Date: May 05, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Aroma: huge ashy coffee aroma
Flavor: lots of sweet bourbon flavor well balanced with the coffee

Name: KBS
Date: February 29, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2005
Score: 4.5 to 4.4
Aroma: aroma is coffee and bourbon with lots of dark chocolate
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet bourbon and coffee flavor in perfect balance with the dark chocolate coming in behind, touch of dark fruits, ashy character is all but gone from the flavor
Overall: the best of coffee ever

Name: KBS
Date: February 09, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: extreme beerfest
Vintage: 2007
a bit better blended with the bourbon and coffee better in balance,

Name: KBS
Date: August 30, 2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: sweet chocolate and bourbon aroma, strong coffee, sweet vanilla
Flavor: rich chocolate and bourbon flavor, dark caramel sweetness, touch of vanilla for extra sweetness, low bitterness, no ash, smooth

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 19/20
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Drinkability: 10/10
Score: **** /4

Name: KBS
Date: March 25, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
Vintage: 2009
Appearance: black, wispy tan head
Aroma: big coffee aroma, bourbon is rather subdued but adds a sweet touch along with a vanilla character, touch of dark chocolate, coffee subsides to allow the other characters to emerge
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor, well balanced bourbon adds sweetness, vanilla kicks up the sweetness a notch but an oakyness brings it back, coffee and dark chocolate provides the balancing bitterness, big roasted character follows the coffee, light alchocol fumes rise out of the bourbon

Name: KBS
Date: November 21, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar tasting
Vintage: 2009
picking up a big ashy character that was not there when it was fresh,

Name: KBS
Date: December 15, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2009
lots of the roasted but not as ashy, sweet chocolate and bourbon return,

Name: KBS
Date: February 21, 2012
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2009
Aroma: lots of coffee in the aroma, not ashy, still a good dose of sweet bourbon
Flavor: mellowed and blended flavor, bourbon and chocolate, subdued roasted character, sweet bourbon
Overall: the mellowing has smoothed the rough edges but taken some of the bold character as well

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+ /4

Name: KBS
Date: March 17, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bullock’s
Vintage: 2010
Appearance: flack, frothy tan head, sudsy drippy lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate and caramel aroma, vanilla and bourbon sweetness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, vanilla sweetness, roasted malt, bourbon comes out as it warms and adds extra depth and sweetness, dark chocolate bitterness, only a hint of coffee
Overall: continues to mellow out every year

Name: KBS
Date: March 18, 2010
Mode: draft
Source: bsp
Vintage: 2010
Score: 4.0
Appearance: mirrored black surface beneath fine tan head, drippy sticky lace
Aroma: big roasted coffee aroma, sweet vanilla and bourbon
Flavor: rich coffee and chocolate flavor, vanilla and caramel sweetness, bourbon well in balance with the other rich characters, lasting roasted finish
Overall: more agressive on draft with the coffee and bourbon coming on stronger than the bottle

Name: KBS
Date: February 21, 2012
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2010
sweet bourbon and chocolate takes over as the coffee and roasted character starts to receed,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

[Courtesy of yespr, session @ yespr] Pitch black with tiny short lasting head. Aroma is sweet with roasted malt, bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, coffee and bourbon notes. Sweet flavor with roasted near burned malt, bitter chocolate, bourbon, aok, vanilla and coffee notes. Alcohol warms you up nicely. Lovely!

22oz. Trade with TheEpeeist. Thanks. Pours thick black with a small creamy dark brown head. Complex aroma - chocolate, vanilla, coffee, bourbon, sweetness, wood - "Im sold" & very impressed. Medium to low carbonation. Smooth, filling, oily, thick. Very light & harmless warmth from alcohol. Really incredible & the best beer Ive had in a long time!