KBS Hazelnut (2022)
(Batch of KBS Hazelnut)
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.66
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Imperial Stout with Chocolate and Hazelnut Coffee Aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels
The perfectly balanced and decadent drinking experience of KBS meets the classic taste of hazelnut. Taking this bourbon barrel-aged stout to a new level, KBS Hazelnut allows the existing premium coffee and chocolate notes to soar to new heights when accented by the nutty sweetness of hazelnut.
The perfectly balanced and decadent drinking experience of KBS meets the classic taste of hazelnut. Taking this bourbon barrel-aged stout to a new level, KBS Hazelnut allows the existing premium coffee and chocolate notes to soar to new heights when accented by the nutty sweetness of hazelnut.
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2025
at 00:10
8/10
Sweet and roasted malty with lots of sweet chocolate, some toffee and caramel sweetness, hazelnut is there but nicely balanced (unlike many others with this addition) full bodied, getting the bourbon washing in to the sweet malty hazelnut accented close.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2025
at 07:43
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml bottle (bottled: 02/03/2022) from Prik&Tik Kampenhout, Belgium.
F: medium, dark tanned, good retention.
C: dark, opaque.
A: a lot of hazelnut, milk chocolate, cocoa, toffee, dried fruits touch, vanilla, caramel, coffee.
T: full malty base, chocolate, nutty, cocoa, toffee, bourbon, vanilla, woody, caramel, spicy, coffee, nice balanced bitterness, soft carbonation, delicious, fully enjoyed.
F: medium, dark tanned, good retention.
C: dark, opaque.
A: a lot of hazelnut, milk chocolate, cocoa, toffee, dried fruits touch, vanilla, caramel, coffee.
T: full malty base, chocolate, nutty, cocoa, toffee, bourbon, vanilla, woody, caramel, spicy, coffee, nice balanced bitterness, soft carbonation, delicious, fully enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2024
at 19:53
8.6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2024
at 19:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 October 2022. Bottle from H-E-B, Bastrop, TX. Bottled: 2/2/2022.
Cloudy black, big, frothy, beige head. Aroma of hazelnut paste, peanut butter, chestnut, fondant, vanilla, mocha, toasted brown bread. Taste has sweet milk & dark chocolate in a malt body of hazelnut, peanut & toast, surrounded by bitter coffee roast & some cream. Earthy hoppy finish, slightly peppery, lingering toasted nuts and gently warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Definitely delivers on the hazelnut aspect but feels less complex than the regular version.
Cloudy black, big, frothy, beige head. Aroma of hazelnut paste, peanut butter, chestnut, fondant, vanilla, mocha, toasted brown bread. Taste has sweet milk & dark chocolate in a malt body of hazelnut, peanut & toast, surrounded by bitter coffee roast & some cream. Earthy hoppy finish, slightly peppery, lingering toasted nuts and gently warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Definitely delivers on the hazelnut aspect but feels less complex than the regular version.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2022
at 12:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
20/VII/22 - on tap @ post-Dylan & Amina’s wedding drink @ Beerlovers Bar (Antwerp), BB: n/a (2022-900)
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, lots and lots of hazelnut all right! Dry, a bit earthy, dark roast, some dark chocolate, gentle sweet impression, good stuff! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sweet, some caramel, gentle bitterness, lots and lots of hazelnuts indeed, dry, good stuff! Aftertaste: dry again (is that because of the nuts?), roasted, bitter finish, good one!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, lots and lots of hazelnut all right! Dry, a bit earthy, dark roast, some dark chocolate, gentle sweet impression, good stuff! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit sweet, some caramel, gentle bitterness, lots and lots of hazelnuts indeed, dry, good stuff! Aftertaste: dry again (is that because of the nuts?), roasted, bitter finish, good one!
Tried
from Draft
at
Beerlovers Bar
on 20 Jul 2022
at 21:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours black, small fairly light head. Scent is dry, roasted coffee, fairly intense. Roasted hazelnut clearly shows. Taste is full, very dry and intense roast. Coffee forward. Clear on the hazelnut, but dry, bitter and roasty rather than pastry-style sweet. Perhaps it's just me being addicted to sweetness by drinking all those pastry's, but to me this could use a bit more residual sugar.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2022
at 12:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Jet black with a decent beige head. Lots of hazelnut and milk chocolate. Tastes much like nose. Lots of hazelnut.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2022
at 06:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
2022 vintage bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of beige head that lingers. Toasted hazelnut aromas with baker's chocolate, coffee and nutella as it warms. Palate is similar with nice chocolate, coffee and hazelnuts to round out the edges. Balanced finish, with barrel character feeling muted.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 13 Mar 2022
at 16:07