Founders Breakfast Stout

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

12oz shared by Beardface. Black with very large frothy head. Coffee coffee coffee. Chocolate, a little (slightly overdone caramel) and did I mention coffee? I was a bit hung over so didn’t enjoy this as much as I should have, solid though.

Black colored brew. Burned malty aroma. Flavor is coffee, burned malts, ddark chocolate, oatmeal, hops. Really a nice, thick, balanced brew. I want more.

A great beer that slowly mixes the tastes together coffee with the bitterness perfectly. A very smooth beer. Very smooth beer. Finishes great.

BOTTLE: jet black oily pour, roasty chocolaty nose. Bitter taste - roasted coffee comes through, and lots of dark chocolate. Ridiculously good - one of the best beers I’ve had.

So delicously dark you can almost eat it. I cannot wait to try the KBS, if it really is better than this, it will be impressive.

I picked this up during a trip to Asheville, NC in November ’08 before Founders started showing up in Richmond in Spring ’09. This was my first Founders beer, and it is certainly quite a treat. Pours black as can be. This beer is insanely drinkable. I was very surprised considering that this is a 8.3% imperial stout, many of which are good, but sometimes tough to drink. I immediately get oats and chocolate with a finishing bitter flavor from coffee and hops. This is the breakfast of champions.

Bottle. Pours dark black, thick with brown head. Aroma is bitter roast coffee, Tastes semi-dry, not very sweet, strong coffee flavor, a bit of dark chocolate, Very intense dry bitter beer.

12 oz bottle acquired via trade and consumed while camping Memorial Day in the AM. Pours out pitch black with a massive mocha colored head. Aroma is hefty on roasted coffee, with light chocolate and some molasses as well. The flavor is all roasted coffee save for a very mild chocolate presence for some slight balance. Still extremely tasty though, wish I had a few more.