KBS Espresso (2019)

Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee

KBS gets its coffee fix in the very first variant to come from our beloved bourbon barrel-aged stout. Yes, KBS may already be brewed with coffee, but it gets some extra oomph when it’s aged on espresso beans after being removed from barrels. The result is a fresh and snappy coffee twist on our classic barrel-aged beer. Who says you can’t start your day with a barrel-aged stout

ABV

12.0

Rating

4.26598

Rating count

6,791

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Doc Lock

Unbalanced. Not great.

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Jari K

Lite ektoner i doften men mestadels kaffe och mörk choklad. Kaffet dominerar smaken såklart men finns även hintar av choklad. Avslutningen har främst en torr bourbon touch över sig. Bra kropp annars och trevlig krämighet.

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John Heath

So good on a cold Christmas Day.

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Alex N.

Merry Christmas

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Damon Clayton

Day 22 of Barrel-Aged Advent.

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Nathan Medwig

Surprised to find some 2019's out there. Aged very well.

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Adam M

Craft Beer Advent Calendar - Day 21. From last night.

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Tim Erickson

Still lots of espresso, slightly astringent finish but still fantastic.

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Ben VB

This has been sitting in my fridge for ages and it was either Josh C. or Steve H. who gave it to me, can’t remember. More barrel than espresso, and I forgot to take a picture of it but still damn awesome.

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Shaan Negandhi

Heavy coffee and barrel

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Seth Ran

Happy Birthday to me

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Brandon

I worked since 6 am, also fit in snowblowing and shoveling twice. I'm chilled to the bone. Cracking one from the cellar. Coffee and chocolate coming through on this one.

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Johnnie Johnson

See previous reviews of various vintages. Mellows nicely.

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M Laz

Well that coffee has not faded.

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Tonights BeerIs

Still so intense.

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Jenny Kory P.

Heavy on the coffee flavor

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Dan

Really not much difference after a year.

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James Blaskowski

Aged 1year expresso came though very smoothh

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Joe Senigaglia

Big ole’ meh. Way too bitter, way too boozy. Just a mess.

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Mike D.

Holds up alright

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Nick Banka

Mini-vert in the Banka household.

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Erik Z

Still good a year later. Lots of expresso, yum!

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Gerardo Mota

Mucho mejor balanceada el café aún se percibe pero mejor integrado!

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Mikael Isberg

Merry christmas

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Nate S.

Aging well, freakin delicious

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