KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020)
(Batch of KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge)
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.08
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Imperial Stout with Mackinac Fudge Coffee, Maple Syrup and Chocolate Aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels
Michigan didn’t invent old-fashioned fudge, but it was perfected here. We pay tribute to this time-honored tradition with KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge. By amplifying the rich chocolate notes of KBS using Mackinac Fudge coffee, then adding maple syrup and aging it in oak bourbon barrels, we’ve created a bold new take on our barrel-aged classic – one that could only have originated in Michigan.
Michigan didn’t invent old-fashioned fudge, but it was perfected here. We pay tribute to this time-honored tradition with KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge. By amplifying the rich chocolate notes of KBS using Mackinac Fudge coffee, then adding maple syrup and aging it in oak bourbon barrels, we’ve created a bold new take on our barrel-aged classic – one that could only have originated in Michigan.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
OK, I'll add this under 2020 (not that there is any other issue (yet)). Pours pitch black with a brown head that leaves a small layer retention. Aroma's: big (milk) chocolate, cocoa powder, light roast. Retronasal it's chocolate, cocoa powder, fudge, some boozy bourbon, light roast. Flavour is moderate sweet, light roasted bitter, chocolate. Medium bodied. Long finish with chocolate, roast, increasing bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2021
at 19:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
pours pitch black, medium sized, very stable, darkly tanned, very creamy head. Scent is very coffee forward. Maple is very mild, but traceable. Roasty, dark chocolate. Taste is full, surprisingly bitter ( balanced ! ) , coffee (not overpowering) . mild maple - good for balance, this beer has amazing balance. but given the name I expected more maple than this. Thick bodied, medium low to low carbo. Nice roastyness. Not at all to sweet, and less booze-forward than KBS. A quite enjoyable stout indeed !
Tried
on 21 Apr 2021
at 20:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle at Battle of Bull, Cheras, Malaysia. Poured a clear dark brown, almost black colour with a mostly lasting frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, big milk chocolate, lactose. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet, with a smooth, roasty, sweet maple syrup, chocolate, light liqourice bitter palate. Wow. Just wow!
Tried
from Bottle
at
Battle of Bull
on 21 Apr 2021
at 14:15