KBS Espresso
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.03
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Bourbon Barrel-Aged Chocolate Coffee Stout
KBS gets its coffee fix in the very first variant to come from our beloved bourbon barrel-aged stout. Yes, KBS may already be brewed with coffee, but it gets some extra oomph when it’s aged on espresso beans after being removed from barrels. The result is a fresh and snappy coffee twist on our classic barrel-aged beer. Who says you can’t start your day with a barrel-aged stout?
KBS gets its coffee fix in the very first variant to come from our beloved bourbon barrel-aged stout. Yes, KBS may already be brewed with coffee, but it gets some extra oomph when it’s aged on espresso beans after being removed from barrels. The result is a fresh and snappy coffee twist on our classic barrel-aged beer. Who says you can’t start your day with a barrel-aged stout?
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8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
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Opaque, Pitch-Black Color, Small Mocha Color Head, Short Retention, Thin Wide Drip Rings of Lacing. Strong Coffee Aroma With Softer Chocolate and Whiskey Notes. Sweet. Sugary, Coffee, Chocolate, Mellow Warming Smooth Booze. Sweet, Sugary, Chocolate, Lasting Coffee and Warming Booze Sting Aftertaste. Smooth And Easy Going. Not Sure What It Would Have Been Fresh... Bought It Without Realizing It Is Already 5 years Old. Aged Well. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Opaque, Pitch-Black Color, Small Mocha Color Head, Short Retention, Thin Wide Drip Rings of Lacing. Strong Coffee Aroma With Softer Chocolate and Whiskey Notes. Sweet. Sugary, Coffee, Chocolate, Mellow Warming Smooth Booze. Sweet, Sugary, Chocolate, Lasting Coffee and Warming Booze Sting Aftertaste. Smooth And Easy Going. Not Sure What It Would Have Been Fresh... Bought It Without Realizing It Is Already 5 years Old. Aged Well. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2025
at 17:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
(Draft at Akkurat, Stockholm, 23 April 2025. Vintage 2018) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, molasses, dark bread and a touch of alcohol. Malty, roasted taste with black coffee, dark chocolate, dark bread and a generous coffee bitterness in a warming finish. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Rich and powerful. Fairly straigth-forward, with loads of black coffee. Great beer!
Tried
from Draft
at
Akkurat
on 20 May 2025
at 20:38
7/10
Bottled. Pours dark brown. Espresso us strong. Dark chocolate malts. Burn. Ok but I prefer the regular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 02:05
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours black with a beige head. Nose is sweet booze, molasses, dark chocolate and huge, somewhat acidic and earthy coffee. Taste is sweet booze and chocolate, light dark malts and obviously a huge coffee kick. Light bitterness, heavy but not overwhelming sweetness. Closes with bourbon and coffee notes, has a medium to full body and soft carbonation. Nothing we havent seen before, but pretty solid nevertheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Dark brown, with a small wisp of a head. Aroma is very, very strong coffee, Taste is also mostly sweet coffee. Extremely tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Five variant KBS vertical) Poured from 355mL bottle (bottled 10.21.20 - 12%). Very dark brown with small beige head. Coffee bean forward, mild chocolate, loses a bit of the body of original KBS, but still a solid base.
Tried
from Bottle
from
A1 Hop Shop 144th
on 14 Feb 2025
at 04:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown. Not much head. Lots of espresso, somewhat green, but also big. Good body, nice sweetness, big roast, and this finishes with a chocolate, coffee note. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2025
at 03:48
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 20:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with a short tan head. Aroma of coffee and ciggies. Flavour is full coffee, burnt malt, ash on a sweetish burnt finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Martin's Off Licence
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:52
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
S: pitted fruit - roasted coffee - burnt sugars A: dark brown body - oily thin head T: licorice - alcohol - whiskey P: anise - earthy grain - vanilla finish O: tobacco - rich malts throughout - nice coffee notes - great to sample Michigan beer on Lions NFC North win (and Red Wings fourth straight victory) 12 ounce bottle - Whole Foods (grocery): Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia - 20-December-2019 - US$3,00 - bottled: 13-November-2019 - sampled: 05-January-2025 when it's finally snowing here in Washington, just over five years after bottling and purchase
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2025
at 07:59