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Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #1 - Avg:
- 4.83 | pDev: 7.04%
- Reviews:
- 188
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 24, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 26, 2012
- Wants:
- 4,104
- Gots:
- 133
Chocolate chip pancakes drenched with maple syrup served with espresso and a shot of bourbon, all in one sip. Our award-winning KBBS is decadence in a bottle.
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Ratings by Lucho:
Reviewed by Lucho from Florida
4.25/5 rDev -12%
4.25/5 rDev -12%
review of 2014 Gold wax KBBS. First I would like to say that I have had a good 4 ounce pour of 2013 kbbs on two separate occasions and this 2014 was shared with my friend with 6oz pours each.
A: 4.25/5 pours an almost solid black with quarter inch mocha head from a semi vigorous pour. head fades to nothing within a few seconds.
S: 4.5/5 maple forward with a strong coffee presence followed by slight alcohol and fudge. not nearly as sweet smelling as last year and lacking that beautiful maple syrup and chocolate bomb of last years batch.
T: 4/5 at first there is nice sweet maple but then the huge coffee astringency hits you and bitter coffee dominates the palate. The barrel and maple are there but are overshadowed by the coffee. though the huge coffee profile may subside over time, It seems that the bitter astringency will never fade as its a bitterness oily issue.
M: 4/5 not nearly as creamy and silky as last years or even lesser beers like Assassin. The finish from the coffee is almost slightly dry and the maple and barrels don't shine as they should.
O: 4.25/5 Overall this is a good beer that unfortunately happens to not be the beer that it was in 2013. 2013 was a life changing experience and almost didn't disappoint in anyways. I enjoyed drinking 2014 but was turned off by the unbalanced coffee presence and bitter astringency.
Sep 15, 2014A: 4.25/5 pours an almost solid black with quarter inch mocha head from a semi vigorous pour. head fades to nothing within a few seconds.
S: 4.5/5 maple forward with a strong coffee presence followed by slight alcohol and fudge. not nearly as sweet smelling as last year and lacking that beautiful maple syrup and chocolate bomb of last years batch.
T: 4/5 at first there is nice sweet maple but then the huge coffee astringency hits you and bitter coffee dominates the palate. The barrel and maple are there but are overshadowed by the coffee. though the huge coffee profile may subside over time, It seems that the bitter astringency will never fade as its a bitterness oily issue.
M: 4/5 not nearly as creamy and silky as last years or even lesser beers like Assassin. The finish from the coffee is almost slightly dry and the maple and barrels don't shine as they should.
O: 4.25/5 Overall this is a good beer that unfortunately happens to not be the beer that it was in 2013. 2013 was a life changing experience and almost didn't disappoint in anyways. I enjoyed drinking 2014 but was turned off by the unbalanced coffee presence and bitter astringency.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.71/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Tap pour at the taproom. Served chilled in a small snifter glass.
Black colored body. No lasting head. No lacing, but leaves a sheen.
Aroma of dark roasted malt, bourbon barrel, maple syrup, caramel, toffee, and a bit of dark fruit/cherry.
Taste is sweet from the maple syrup and bourbon barrel, also vanilla. Flavors of fudge chocolate, caramel, toffee, and dark fruit - cherry and figs. Long lasting aftertaste with chocolate, bourbon, and toffee.
Thicker mouthfeel with syrup. Higher ABV% only detected in the vapors. Quiet carbonation.
Rich and decadent dessert beer. Treat of the day, and from the source.
Jan 16, 2024Black colored body. No lasting head. No lacing, but leaves a sheen.
Aroma of dark roasted malt, bourbon barrel, maple syrup, caramel, toffee, and a bit of dark fruit/cherry.
Taste is sweet from the maple syrup and bourbon barrel, also vanilla. Flavors of fudge chocolate, caramel, toffee, and dark fruit - cherry and figs. Long lasting aftertaste with chocolate, bourbon, and toffee.
Thicker mouthfeel with syrup. Higher ABV% only detected in the vapors. Quiet carbonation.
Rich and decadent dessert beer. Treat of the day, and from the source.
Rated by Rristow from Ohio
5/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The perfect barrel aged stout. Not overly sweet, nice barrel notes with coffee and maple. Just delish!
Jan 02, 2024Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
4.8/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
The flirtation with maple comes to a crescendo in Toppling Goliath's imperial maple, coffee and bourbon barrel aged stout.
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout shows that something special is up when it pours with an inky impression of black brandy equipped with sticky legging swirling around an ominously still beer. As a sultry, savory and oh-so seductive scent pulls from the onyx-black beer, the mouth waters with the scent of espresso, dark chocolate, maple, sweet bourbon and port wine. Expectedly sweet, the toasty malts bring out the flavor of maple-dipped chocolate, chocolate covered espresso bean, bourbon ball candies and whisky laced molasses.
Bold, savory, sweet and mouth coating on the middle palate, the boldness of the stout remains in check while the more roasty edges pull from the sweetness with espresso roast, toasty, smoky and baker's chocolate that all trend spicy, lightly bitter and balancing with a chest warming offset of bourbon and all of its caramel, vanilla, toasted oak and peppery whisky flavors in closure.
Obviously full, rich and lavishly malted from start to finish, the stout finishes on a drying track in an off-pastry mouthfeel of spice, light bitterness and port-like warmth. It's a masterful stout that belongs on such lofty pedestals.
Dec 20, 2023Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout shows that something special is up when it pours with an inky impression of black brandy equipped with sticky legging swirling around an ominously still beer. As a sultry, savory and oh-so seductive scent pulls from the onyx-black beer, the mouth waters with the scent of espresso, dark chocolate, maple, sweet bourbon and port wine. Expectedly sweet, the toasty malts bring out the flavor of maple-dipped chocolate, chocolate covered espresso bean, bourbon ball candies and whisky laced molasses.
Bold, savory, sweet and mouth coating on the middle palate, the boldness of the stout remains in check while the more roasty edges pull from the sweetness with espresso roast, toasty, smoky and baker's chocolate that all trend spicy, lightly bitter and balancing with a chest warming offset of bourbon and all of its caramel, vanilla, toasted oak and peppery whisky flavors in closure.
Obviously full, rich and lavishly malted from start to finish, the stout finishes on a drying track in an off-pastry mouthfeel of spice, light bitterness and port-like warmth. It's a masterful stout that belongs on such lofty pedestals.
Reviewed by cdinardo21 from Pennsylvania
4.98/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.98/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
On tap at TG for part of KBBS release day - rating 2023 version; perfect black color. This is an amazing blend richness, dessert and coffee; the barrel is perfectly complimentary and not overpowering. The sweetness is palatable rather than making your teeth hurt. The mouthfeel is thick and silky. Overall, one of the best beers I've had.
Dec 11, 2023Reviewed by GreenBayBA from Wisconsin
4.7/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.7/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Perfect black color. I didn't see much foam, other than a brown ring. The smell is a perfect blend of maple, coffee, chocolate, and bourbon. The taste is strong with maple. Almost too strong. Chocolate follows, with coffee, bourbon, and vanilla. It is very sweet. The mouthfeel is thick, smooth, lucious, and full. Very nice. Overall, this is a wonderful beer, but there is too much maple flavor for it to be one of my favorite beers.
Dec 10, 2023Rated by poidog from Hawaii
5/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Amazing stout, expensive but worth the price!
Aug 07, 2023
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
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