Founders Breakfast Stout

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

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours an opaque black with a small medium brown head. The nose brings notes of coffee, unflavored oatmeal, burnt sugar, and a little bit of espresso. The palate is smooth and nicely full, thoroughly helped by a low but perceptible level of carbonation. The beer shows coffee/espresso up front, flowing into some roasted malt notes, an assertive level of bitterness, and the smooth texture lent to beers by the addition of oat flakes. I really like the idea of adding oats, as it mitigates the other notes, and helps to mask alcohol, of which there is just barely a trace in this example. The finish is long, a bit bitter, and roasty. Very well done.

Dark and slick. A great morning beer with strong coffee notes and the hops & alcohol well balanced and coming through at just the right times. Drinks very smooth and warming.

Bottle bought at WLV liquors in Chicago. Black pour with medium beige head. Coffee/chocolate/malt aroma. Coffee, chocolate, caramel, malty, creamy taste. This stout is incredibly smooth. An enjoyable brew from Founders.

Bottle. Dark as night with a mocha-colored head. Nice smell of coffee and roast. Flavor is the same, but with some roasty bitterness at the end. Smooth mouthfeel. Good but not worth the hype.

I love this beer. A coffee lovers dream. Pours like oil. A hard pour and still no head but still a nice lacing. 60 IBU’s must be at the front end,because it is such a smooth beer. The best stout or coffee stout I have ever had. If someone knows a better one hook me up.

Bottle thanks to StFun. Dark black with a thin but lasting dark tan head. Lovely roasted coffee bean aroma, astringent roasted malts. Taste is again very roasty, astringent malts, coffee, then a nicely sweet chocolate finish.

Pours a rich black with a medium creamy brown head which lingers. Aroma is roasted malts and coffee. A lot of flavor: coffee, chocolate, caramel, toasted malts, and oats. Mouthfeel is very creamy, low carbonation level, alcohol is masked well, and has a nice bitter finish. Fantastic brew.

rich dark pour with a cascading brown head...tons of coffee goodness...great bitterness