Founders Brewing Co. Big Lushious (2014)

Big Lushious (2014)
(Batch of Big Luscious)

 

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

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.67
ABV: 7.8% IBU: 30 Ticks: 140
Stout brewed with Chocolate and Raspberries

Big Lushious is a deep, rich stout that’s packed with flavor: roasted malts, all-natural dark chocolate, a subtle suggestion of burnt coffee grounds and a kiss of tart raspberries. At 7.8% ABV, it’s big, sumptuous and extravagant, but also balanced Show Less
 

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7
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Very dark brown. Medium, dark tan head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, fruity. Taste is really nice. Love the coffee, chocolate, raspberry favors, the only weakness is the after taste. Weird metallic aftertaste. Kind of ruins the whole experience of a really nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:53


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

Bottled. Deep brownish black colour with a beigeish brown head. Aroma is mild raspberries, some liquorice, cocoa, chocolate and mild roasted notes to it. Flavour is raspberry with some roast, mild liquorice, some milky notes as well as some toffee and mild cocoa and chocolate.Beautifully balanced and a couple of years has really made this one smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2023 at 21:38


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Black with a short lived light brown head. Aroma of dark berries, chocolate with some coffee sense. Sweet with a good bark berries, raspberries and chocolate end. Full bodied, a bit sticky. 75cl at Beer Palace Oslo, Copenhagen trip with wife.

Tried on 13 Aug 2022 at 12:47


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle 355ml @ Patrick's
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, raspberry and coffee. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, chocolate, raspberry and coffee finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2022 at 15:39


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, as Big Luscious. Big natural sweet raspberry, dark chocolate, light roast and smoke nose. Medium body, Mellow mouthfeel. Very sugary sweet entry, smoked wood salt, sweet chocolate, good raspberry jam followup. Smoke retronasal.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2021 at 16:43


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

Bottle, as Big Luscious. Black color with dark beige head. Aroma is super overripe raspberry, black chocolate, nice combo, but very perfumed. Taste is very sweet raspberries, chocolate, really sweet, but it can take it. Chewy, solid.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2021 at 16:41


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, at Patricks. As Big Luscious. A black one, with a big, creamy tan head. Fluffy lacing. The aroma has a good dash of raspberry, with dark chocolate, roasted malts and some vanilla. It's smooth and full bodied, with some berry sweetness and sourness. A touch of raspberry seed bitterness too. Raspberry, dark chocolate, vanilla, some lactose hints and a touch of caramel in the flavor. Long finish. A bit too much on the sweet side this one, but lots of good things going on. 210930

Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2021 at 18:32


8.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at the Barrelman's Cellar. The server claimed it was a KBS Chocolate Raspberry, but there ain't no such animal. Confirmed with Founders that there still may be some kegs of this in the wild. Deep chocolate black in a 5 oz. snifter. Smell of chocolate and yes, raspberry. Annnd, whoa: Just whoa! Chocolate and raspberry liqueur on the tongue! Kind of wipes out the bourbon barrel character. Almost a seedless raspberry jam texture.Certainly lighter in texture than the few KBS's I've had the pleasure or trying, which is why it seems to be this beer instead.

Tried from Draft on 23 Aug 2021 at 03:19


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

Draft. A black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and raspberries. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, raspberries, and dark chocolate, leading to a dry finish. Like a dessert chocolate.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2021 at 13:50


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

Bottle from A Good Case. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, licorice, dark chocolate and raspberry. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 260621

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2021 at 17:52