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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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Bootleggers Fbg, Copenhagen. Soft, super sweet and syrupy with some maple notes, coffee, cocoa, vanilla and sugar. Too sweet.
Earlier Rating: 2/17/2018 Total Score: 4.1
355ml bottle from Boxbeers. 2017 release. Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, hints of maple syrup and toffee. Taste is sweet, slightly syrupy and roasty with loads of bourbon, vanilla, oak, toffee, hints of maple syrup, chocolate and coffee. Finish is smooth, slick and slightly warming with loads of bourbon, oak, wood, coffee, hints of maple syrup, chocolate and vanilla. Not quite as perfectly balanced as KBS, but still pretty good.
Earlier Rating: 2/17/2018 Total Score: 4.1
355ml bottle from Boxbeers. 2017 release. Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, hints of maple syrup and toffee. Taste is sweet, slightly syrupy and roasty with loads of bourbon, vanilla, oak, toffee, hints of maple syrup, chocolate and coffee. Finish is smooth, slick and slightly warming with loads of bourbon, oak, wood, coffee, hints of maple syrup, chocolate and vanilla. Not quite as perfectly balanced as KBS, but still pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2021
at 13:23
7/10
Sweet and syrupy
Tried
on 21 Oct 2021
at 18:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Bootleggers, Frederiksberg. Black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. Oily. 201021
Earlier Rating: 1/11/2018 Total Score: 4.6
Tap @ Mikkeller Bar, Aarhus. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, maple and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and rather. Dry and rather bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily, soft and smooth. 110118
Earlier Rating: 1/11/2018 Total Score: 4.6
Tap @ Mikkeller Bar, Aarhus. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, maple and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and rather. Dry and rather bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily, soft and smooth. 110118
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2021
at 14:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Yeah, I like this Style..silky, smooth mouthfeeling and nice roasted ,alts.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2021
at 08:53
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from 100 piv. Pleasant aroma of maple syrup. Bit high carbonation. Taste of maple syrup, dark chocolate. I can't really taste coffee. All blends nice together though. Sweetish. Warming alcohol. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2021
at 21:04
9/10
Never had it on nitro before! Maple is a lot more pronounced with the smoother mouthfeel.
Tried
on 08 May 2021
at 15:30
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
750 ml bottle. Vintage 2017. Procured from Bottle King in East Windsor, NJ in 2017. Rating number 5,000! Opaque black pour. Small creamy tan cap. Earthy roasted malt aroma has notes of bourbon and treacle. Right out of the gate, a rush of warming alcohol buoys big notes of bittersweet chocolate, bourbon, maple syrup, oak and espresso. Silky mouthfeel makes you sip and savor this like you're taking tiny bites of the most indulgent chocolate mousse. Luxurious to say the least. Impeccably crafted and truly worthy of saving for my 5,000th beer rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2021
at 01:47
8/10
Nice stuff. But full on. Coffee, spice, maple syrup. Roasty and bitter. Bit smoky maybe.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Beer Bar iBrew
on 14 Mar 2021
at 13:05
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to wombat23 and darbeer75. A toast to the good ole days when meeting up and trading such things was possible. Black with a dirty, beige head. Aroma of maple syrup over coffee grounds with roasted grains in the background. Taste is sweet up front with dark chocolate and some mild roasted bitterness at the finish. Afterwards, lingering maple syrup. Big, full body, mild carbonation, sticky with decent chewiness. Overall, very nice balance and sweet, but not overly so. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2021
at 18:52
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle picked up from Saveur-Biere webshop, Lille, France and consumed at home Friday 29th January 2021, listening to Iggy Confidential on 6Music and chatting with Nick and Anna, after a Thai Masamman Curry. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma nods towards vanilla but of course plenty of coffee also, a little woodiness to. Super, super smooth, soft, indulgent mouthfeel, some chocolate coffee liqueurs melt on the tongue, wonderful rich but hugely more'ish'beer, bourbon very well integrated, this is wonderful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2021
at 06:47