KBS (2023)
(Batch of KBS)

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

Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production

Score

7.45

ABV: 12.0%

IBU: 45

Ticks: 465

This beer taught us that patience truly is a virtue. KBS is a big imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolate and then bourbon barrel-aged to perfection. Incredibly silky and full-bodied with notes of vanilla, cocoa, roasted coffee and charred oak.

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8.5

Ken1 (6087) reviewed KBS (2023) from Founders Brewing Co. 6 months ago

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

Aroma: Dark roasted malt with ripe dark berries and some alcohol. Flavour: Roasted malt and fruity sweetness with coffee and chocolate. Aftertaste is malt, oaky with some bitterness. Colour: Black with a brown head. From: Bottle @ Voldby Købmandsgaard out of business sale

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2025 at 18:07

tiong (21350) ticked KBS (2023) from Founders Brewing Co. 7 months ago

Smooth, roasty and heavy with coffee notes, hints of bourbony vanilla and oakiness. Classic OMT stuff, still pretty good.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2025 at 22:23

pictoman (9684) reviewed KBS (2023) from Founders Brewing Co. 11 months ago

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

(Five variant KBS vertical) Poured from 355mL bottle (bottled 05.23.23 - 12%; thanks Derek & JF). Very dark brown with small beige head. Ashy roast malt, coffee backing, simple well made base beer.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2025 at 04:01

6.9

Oakes (33493) reviewed KBS (2023) from Founders Brewing Co. 11 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Dark brown. Not much head on this pour. Lots of coffee on the nose, along with some dark sugars. On the palate, it comes across lighter than I was expecting, with mellow coffee accents.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2025 at 03:39