8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(Five variant KBS vertical) Poured from 355mL bottle (bottled 05.23.23 - 12%; thanks Derek & JF). Very dark brown with small beige head. Ashy roast malt, coffee backing, simple well made base beer.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Dark brown. Not much head on this pour. Lots of coffee on the nose, along with some dark sugars. On the palate, it comes across lighter than I was expecting, with mellow coffee accents.

7

Thanks, Ryan!
CBS: 8☆4☆8☆4☆15》39
KBS OG: 7☆4☆7☆3☆14》37

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Hopt. At 11.9% abv. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, Bourbon, oak, some booze, liquorice, chocolate, touch of vanilla with a hint of smoke and ash. Flavour is medium sweet and fairly bitter with some alcohol hotness. Body is full. Quite nice, must have been a true smasher ten years ago, a rightful classic. Personally, I prefer the Founders Imperial and Breakfast Stouts, but this one is very tasty as well.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Аромат весьма сильный и сразу с характером. Много бочки по первой затем сильные нотки бурбона, немного шоколада и зерен кофе, почти в какао, легкая сладость есть, жженки от солода прилично. Цвет черный, пенка небольшая, очень густой по текстуре. Вкус хороший и узнаваемый всеми. Очень много бочки и бурбона вместе с ним. Снова характер пива ввиде алкогольной нотки и жженки от солода небольшой при глотке. Шоколада придостаточно, немного как будто с кофейными нотами снова. Намеки на карамельку и сладость небольшую. В целом хорошо, но все же его старший брат CBS на порядок сильнее.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

355ml bottle, bottled on 02.07.19
My last dusty bottle from the stash. Another that I'd say has held up well after almost 6 years. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, molasses, coffee. Taste has a lot sweet dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, some creamy vanilla and oak, warming bourbon finish. Smooth, medium-full bodied. Great.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

355ml bottle, bottled on 02.14.18 18016.
A dusty bottle from the stash. After almost 7 years it's held up well. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, molasses, coffee. Taste follows suit with plenty of sweet dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, creamy vanilla, some oaky notes and a boozy bourbon warmth to finish. Smooth, medium-full bodied. Great.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

355ml bottle from Dunells in Jersey. Pours jet black with a thick beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, oak & roasted malt. Medium to full body. Smooth finish. Alcohol very well hidden. Outstanding

9.8

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

Marrón muy oscuro, opaco, espuma color canela, cremosa. La primera olfateada es abrumadora café, ceniza, madera, malta torrefactas, cacao, cigarro puro, licor...En boca es tremendamente densa y sedosa, compleja y rica en matices, expresa las notas ya mencionadas en el perfil aromático con una profundidad y amplitud poderosa, el final es licoroso, amargo, equilibradamente torrefacto y largo...tan largo que puedes seguir buceando en sus matices hasta varios minutos después de haberle dado un pequeño sorbo. Tremenda

9.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5