CBS
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.42
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Maple Syrup Bourbon Barrel-Aged Coffee Chocolate Stout
CBS was born when we stumbled upon some bourbon barrels that had previously housed maple syrup. We opted to put the same base beer as KBS, an imperialized version of Breakfast Stout, in the maple barrels and, after one taste, we knew we had something special. Rich maple syrup, roasted coffee and velvety chocolate meld together in what can only be described as a transcendental drinking experience.
CBS was born when we stumbled upon some bourbon barrels that had previously housed maple syrup. We opted to put the same base beer as KBS, an imperialized version of Breakfast Stout, in the maple barrels and, after one taste, we knew we had something special. Rich maple syrup, roasted coffee and velvety chocolate meld together in what can only be described as a transcendental drinking experience.
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7/10
Malm� Feb 2024 tasting - sweet roasted dark malty with lots of sweet maple, caramel and toffee sweetness coming in, full bodied, dark malty finish. Classic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2025
at 05:52
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 07:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
2017 bottle at home. Pours black with a brownish hue and quickly dissipating head. Nose is chocolate, coffee and bourbon. Taste is chocolate with underlying coffee, bourbon and light maple notes, extremely smooth and drinkable, barely any oxidation is present, the coffee also holds up surprisingly good. The body is medium on it, the carbonation is low to average. I can see how this was an epic beer 10+ years ago.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:51
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle from the lcbo. Black pour, with a medium mocha head. Aroma is chocolate dipper espresso beans, sticky, sweet maple Bourbon, and some dark vanilla infused maple cookies. Wow, this is pretty wild stuff. The mouth feel is silky, and coats the mouth beautifully. The carb is soft, but not too soft, just enough liveliness. The finish is medium bitter with a strong coffee and cocoa note, with loads of Bourbon soaked vanilla pods. As it warms the maple comes further and further to the fore front. But the time I'm at the end of the glass the maple has coated everything in a sweet, but yet subtle maple coating. Slightly boozy, but this is a decadent treat, what a stout, incredible stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Five variant KBS vertical) Poured from 355mL bottle (bb 27.10.2018 - 11.7%; thanks Farees). Very dark brown with small beige head. Feint maple, bourbon character comes more foward here compared to original KBS. The best balance of the vertical in my opinion. Held up despite it's age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2025
at 04:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Soft and sweet. Dark brown. It's not as rich as I remember, mind you, but has a nice sugary note. I liked this beer better at the time - certainly more maple, and I swear more complexity. But of course it's now 8 years old and the richest impies are far richer than this is today. So I like it, but it's not going to slot into the peak impies anymore.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2025
at 03:59
7/10
Thanks, Ryan!
CBS: 8☆4☆8☆4☆15》39
KBS Original: 7☆4☆7☆3☆14》37
KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge: 8☆4☆8☆4☆15》39
KBS Espresso: 8☆4☆8☆3☆15》38
KBS Double Oaked: 8☆4☆8☆4☆15》39
CBS: 8☆4☆8☆4☆15》39
KBS Original: 7☆4☆7☆3☆14》37
KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge: 8☆4☆8☆4☆15》39
KBS Espresso: 8☆4☆8☆3☆15》38
KBS Double Oaked: 8☆4☆8☆4☆15》39
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2025
at 19:47
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Just In Beer, Groningen. Aroma is roasted malt, wood, maple syrup, chocolate, bourbon, some coffee (but I expected more), mild vanilla. Flavour is quite sweet with pretty robust roasty bitterness. Body is full and velvety, bit sticky. Lots of wood, maple, bourbon and dark malt. Rich, excellent barrel notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:18
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Аромат не сильный но весьма ощутимый при этом сложный. Прежед всего много зерен от какао и кофе, бочка есть но не так много, приятный шоколад, что то между черным и Бельгийским, есть нотки от сиропа, но чутка. Цвет черный, немного маслянистый по структуре, пенка на удивление очень неплохая, мелкопузырчатая, кофейная, но не очень стойкая. Вкус по началу просто хороший и не более, также много зерен от како, снова меньше кофе но больше шоколада с ванильными нотами. Но уже после полного согревания пива имеются приятные бархатистые нотки от солода и бочки которые не на йоту не выдают алкоголя или чего то еще противного. Послевкусие крутое и сложное, уже гораздо больше ноток от бочки и сладких карамельных ноток бурбона, также почти в первый раз проявляет себя вкус сиропа, хотя его резкости все равно немного не хватает. В целом очень сбалансированный стаут, я осознал почему этот пивас такой крутой, хотя лучше ли он чем топовые пастри стауты? Это хороший вопрос.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2025
at 11:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Very dark brown almost black with a small head. Aroma is chocolate and maple. Taste is also chocolate and maple.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2025
at 05:38