Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)

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

Bottle. Pours black with small tan head. flavor of burnt coffee, oak and roasted malt. I can barly taste the burbon, but I guess that is what the alcohol flavor is. this is an excellent stout.

Yum! Poured a black body with a small wispy brown-grey head. Oaky, sweet, complex, and clean. A great approach of vivacious bourbon flavor, but balanced keenly with subtle oak. F yeah!

[08 bottle sampled 3.17.08] Pours somewhat thick black with a small wispy brown head. Strong aroma of ground coffee, some alcohol, oak and earth/dirt. Bitter! wow thick black coffee, gritty, some vanilla in the finish. A little more one-dimensional than I was expecting, but way smooth and drinkable. Roasted/burned coffee beans. Pretty dry for the style, and I like that. I see where it gets its name from though, this’ll wake ya up and really strong coffee flavor. Reminds me slightly of Olfabrikken Porter, but more drinkable. "A hint of coffee..." is a bit of an understatement. The bourbon shows up in the finish... but must be at room temperature. 8.4.9.5.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [rerate spring 08 bottle enjoyed 10.29.09] Pours a shinny obsidian color with a fizzy foamy mocha head. Aroma of stale coffee beans, hard roast, bourbon is very faint, dirty coffee filter, some light vanilla and a touch of booze. The 09 bottles seem to be way more barrel forward. The bourbon and barrel only really linger in the aftertaste, slight burn. Flavor follows, corse coffee, lots of bitter dark creamy chocolate. Medium/full bodied, creamy, with corse sizzling carbonation that is slightly distracting 4.5. I think I prefer regular breakfast stout! I am actually pleased that this held up as well as it did.. 8.4.8.4.17

12 oz bottle. I’m really not a stout drinker but this bad boy was awsome! A memorable beer, the taste is just so heavenly, in a category of its own. Poured like most stouts, dark as hell with brown head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla, and ohh the sweet chocolate. Taste is so complex yet balanced of all of the aromas mentioned above. Medium body makes this stout even more enjoyable. Loved it!

bottles courtesy of Dmac621 & Iowaherkeye. Thanks!!
Pours pitch black with a big medium lived dark brown head. Smell is strong coffee, mild bourbon and oak. Very well balanced smell and not overly bourbony. Taste is equally as well balanced with rich dark chocolate like roasty malt, a touch of vanilla, stong oak flavor, a touch of bourbon, and bold coffee flavors and a bit of caramel. This is really nice, and quite a bit more enjoyable than the original breakfast stout. Medium to thick body and moderate to light carbonation. Awesome beer and one of my absolute favorites, especially with 1 year of age on it.

On tap at Founder’s on release day. Dark black in color with a deep brown head. The aromas were powerful with scents of coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla, oatmeal and bourbon. This continued into a powerful but smooth palate that was complex and extremely well balanced. Not much has to be said about this one other than it this truly was wonderful!

12oz, pours a nice deep dark black, no light seeping through, aroma is more of chocolate than coffee, however there is coffee and milk, the taste is more of the same, chocolate while the back of the swallow hits the notes of bourbon, not overpowering, allows me to enjoy the Breakfast stout... this is absolutely fantastic.. im excited for the New Release.

Bottle courtesy of JB175. Pours an oily dark opaque black with a minimal light brown head. Nose is coffee with hints of bourbon. Palate is coffee, dark chocolate milk and bourbon. Creamy mouth feel with a mellow finish. Alcohol is well hidden but has a warming affect ¾ through. This stuff is delicious.