Founders Brewing Co. CBS

CBS

 

Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
Score
8.43
ABV: 11.3% IBU: 45 Ticks: 386
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.
 

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8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

A black beer, a head is quite small and brown. Aroma has strong coffee, richness of malts and sweetness, some barrel, chocolate, hint of strength of alcohol. Taste has strong and smooth maltyness, coffee, chocolate, sweetness of caramel (or maple syrup), low notes of barrel, quite sweet, but nice. Full bodied, smooth, not stickyness. This beer has the famous great balance, it's more fashinating than the individual nuancees.

Tried on 27 Nov 2020 at 17:01


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Sample at home, black beer, no head, aroma is malt, coffee, wood, oak, some tobacco, maple syrup, bourbon. Taste is the same, sweet, bitter, dry, coffee, very nice

Tried on 07 Nov 2020 at 16:18


7

10.09.19.I remember my first CBS, it blew my mind so much I drove to a buddies house a couple blocks away cause I didn't want it to be a selfish experience. This is far from that. Mostly sweet coffee. No more maple chocolate overdose. More malt than maple

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2020 at 21:38


8

Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2020 at 20:58


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Tried on 25 Oct 2020 at 20:23


8.5

@ 2017

Tried from Draft on 17 Oct 2020 at 15:41


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

355 ml bottle. Murky black with a creamy mocha head. Bourbon, maple syrup, brown sugar, caramel, some coffee and chocolate, dried plum and pear. Boozy sweetness, slightly dry. Full bodied, oily slick texture, soft carbonated, dry sweet finish. Way too sweet in my opinion.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2020 at 18:41


5

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2020 at 19:49


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Draught @ Fox & Hounds, Sønderborg, on Øllets Dag 2020. Pours cloudy very dark brown with stable dark tan head. Clear aroma of coffee, yeast, chocolate and malt, with touches of dried fruit. Bitter, roasty and coffeelike flavour with notes of barrel, lactose and chocolate, and touches of yeast, malt and hints of hops. Bitter aftertaste of alcohol and roast, with malty notes. Delicious, if heady.

Tried on 05 Sep 2020 at 09:55


9.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Costaud...très costaud, ce Canadian Breakfast Stout, qui intègre chocolat, café, sirop d'érable dans sa recette et qui est vieilli en fût de bourbon. Les bières présentant de fortes intensités aromatiques et une forte présence en bouche demandent un équilibre sans faille pour être réussies. Et c'est ici le cas avec un alcool chaleureux et puissant, tout en restant souple, avec un sucre bien présent sans l'être de trop, et des arômes de café, chocolat, sirop d'érable bourbon avec de légères épices de toute beauté. Très belle maîtrise. En verre nous sommes sur un noir total avec une fine mousse brune. Le nez est sur le café et le bourbon en dominante avec en complément chocolat, sirop d'érable et de légères épices. A la dégustation, ça envoie dès L'attaque, avec un alcool chaleureux et punchy sans être trop chargé pour un ensemble qui reste raffiné. Superbe seconde bouche à la fois soyeuse et racée. L’arrière-bouche, où le duo café et bourbon est dominant, est punchy avec beaucoup de tempérament. Le final, long et sobre finit la dégustation de façon très élégante. On sent de l'expérience derrière cet Imperial stout de très bonne facture.

Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2020 at 13:32