Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)

This is as good as it gets. 12 oz bottle. Solid black with a small brown head. Nose of chocolate, wheat (?) and not overwhelming whiskey. Taste of chocolates, strawy, and whiskey in just the right amount. Body/mouth is what does this beer-chewy, thick, viscous, rich, like eating chocolate cake. Just a great beer. I need more of these...

Big thanks to Mreusch for trading me this one. Pours opaque black with a small light brown head and hints of lacings. Smells of bourbon. Sweet and quite bitter. Aromas of coffee, toasted malts and dark chocolate. Full bodied. Quite low carbonation. Very bitter finish with more aromas of toasted malts and bourbon.

So I finally get to try this beer....wow what a brew! Amazing. Totally black like soy sauce...no real head at all. Aromas are malty, bourbon, vanilla, and coffee...oh yes coffee. Flavors of coffee, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate. A hint of tartness creeps up on you and folk do yourself a favor:...eat some dark chocolate with this brew. Wow.

A good solid RIS. Pours black with wisps of brown head. Light cannot stream through this stuff. The nose is coffee with a hint of sesame and chocolate. Tastes very much like a frappiccino - very smooth, can’t taste any of the 10% in this. Not much bourbon in the nose - a little, but the coffee really hits you in this. That’s a good thing tho.

In a nutshell I described drinking this as sipping an alcoholic chocolate milkshake. 12oz bottle pours a thick, oily, opaque black with a thin, creamy brown head. Aroma is roasted, black coffee, burnt toast, vanilla, oak, cherries, bourbon whiskey, chocolate and rum. Flavor is awesome, smoke, cherries, vanilla, milk chocolate, oak, barbeque, brown sugar, dark rum, whiskey, coffee with cream and sugar, and sweet caramel. Heavy, sticky mouthfeel with a surprisingly sweet, thick finish. Awesome, no doubt about it. Might be the best bourbon aged beer made.

Bottle. Black and opague. Malt, chocolate, licorice, corn and a hint of smoke in the aroma. Strong bourbon notes accompanying the dark chocolate, cacao and licorice flavors. Sweet, full bodied, malty and corny.

I’ve only had it on tap at Founders, and the results sometimes vary depending on what cask you get. I’ve only had one mediocre experience with the Kentucky Breakfast. The other two times? Friggin’ orgasmic. I’m not kidding. It’s not for everyone (especially folks who aren’t fond of bourbon), but if you have the chance to give it a spin, seize it.

12oz bottle. It’s 7:30pm but it feels like I’m waking up for work at 6am! So much coffee on the nose, with its black pour and Starbuck’s goodness. A small, deep chocolate head rounded things out.