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KBS
Founders Brewing Company
- From:
- Founders Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #19 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #59 - Avg:
- 4.6 | pDev: 8.7%
- Reviews:
- 3,633
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Tuesday at 01:12 AM
- Added:
- Dec 13, 2004
- Wants:
- 4,608
- Gots:
- 7,310
What we’ve got here is an imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year to make sure wonderful bourbon undertones come through in the finish. Makes your taste buds squeal with delight.
KBS stands for "Kentucky Breakfast Stout"
ABV varies by batch.
KBS stands for "Kentucky Breakfast Stout"
ABV varies by batch.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by mwill7287:
Reviewed by mwill7287 from Ohio
4.72/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.72/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Poured from a 12-oz. bottle into a Chimay goblet (snifter is unfortunately in Boston right now). Thanks to Warehouse Beverage in South Euclid, OH for holding on to a few bottles into April for latecomers like me!
A - Pitch black, with a thin mocha brown head that retains around the perimeter throughout the drink. Spotty surface with mid-low carbonation. Little lacing left behind on the glass.
S - Wonderful bouquet of rich, sweet chocolates and some coffee. Bourbon from the aging barrels swarm throughout the smell. Such an inviting whiff.
T - At first, dominantly chocolate, sweet but not overpowering a la Young's Double Chocolate Stout; a very natural-tasting and balanced sweetness. Bourbon tones detected in the nose are very present on the tongue. Transitions to a bit of sourness, a la Peche du Mortel. Finish and aftertaste and mild, not tongue-scorching, and leave behind traces of sour and bourbon. Hard to complain.
M - Begins tingling on the tip of the tongue, shifts to warm alcoholic feeling as it rolls across. Creamy. This beer has a high ABV but is hid relatively well. The bourbon tones slow me down halfway thru the drink.
O - Worth the hype. Taste pokes its head above the rest of a very strong pack of Imperial Stouts. Smell is divine. Dark as night. Rolls across the tongue and down the throat without a fight. As Founders advertises, "Good for everything a stout out to be good for."
Apr 18, 2011A - Pitch black, with a thin mocha brown head that retains around the perimeter throughout the drink. Spotty surface with mid-low carbonation. Little lacing left behind on the glass.
S - Wonderful bouquet of rich, sweet chocolates and some coffee. Bourbon from the aging barrels swarm throughout the smell. Such an inviting whiff.
T - At first, dominantly chocolate, sweet but not overpowering a la Young's Double Chocolate Stout; a very natural-tasting and balanced sweetness. Bourbon tones detected in the nose are very present on the tongue. Transitions to a bit of sourness, a la Peche du Mortel. Finish and aftertaste and mild, not tongue-scorching, and leave behind traces of sour and bourbon. Hard to complain.
M - Begins tingling on the tip of the tongue, shifts to warm alcoholic feeling as it rolls across. Creamy. This beer has a high ABV but is hid relatively well. The bourbon tones slow me down halfway thru the drink.
O - Worth the hype. Taste pokes its head above the rest of a very strong pack of Imperial Stouts. Smell is divine. Dark as night. Rolls across the tongue and down the throat without a fight. As Founders advertises, "Good for everything a stout out to be good for."
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by nwalke16 from Michigan
4.61/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.61/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
I do like this beer a great deal. I haven't had it in awhile, but in 2018 I remember thoroughly enjoying this brew. It had all the right aging, balance, dark coffee/chocolate flavored malt, and hidden alcohol. So, it is definitely at my top 5 stouts I've had of all time.
Tuesday at 01:12 AMReviewed by DumbRunner26 from North Carolina
4.85/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.85/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is the standard imo of my favorite beer style. It checks all the boxes of a great Imperial Stout. Thick and dark with a tan head. Aroma so satisfying that it takes effort to pull your nose away from the glass. But you do bc you know of the party that awaits your tastebuds. This is one of the most delicious beers I’ve ever had period, any style. A dessert in a bottle. I would drink these every day with every meal. But I don’t, bc my liver would hate me.
Mar 04, 2024Rated by Paradox1000 from Florida
4.43/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent flavorful deserving of high rating.
Mar 03, 2024Reviewed by DimlyLitQuonsetHut from Virginia
3.09/5 rDev -32.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev -32.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The booziest stout I've ever had, and I've had plenty with higher ABV. Nice complexity. Brownie and vanilla notes. Very solid but not especially impressive. Breakfast Stout is better and much cheaper. Must have been amazing when it first came out, but today it falls behind.
Feb 28, 2024Reviewed by Lifsabch from Maine
5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Pleasantly surprised to (finally) find this in my local grocery store. Nothing beats sipping a good stout during the holidays in Maine. This one lives up to the hype.
Dec 12, 2023
KBS from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
14168 ratings
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