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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Hannes Christensen

Grön paprika.

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Adam Carrico

Oh my, this is perfect.

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dan hoover

#FLN

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Ryan Dee

Four years old and still so much coffee ☕️

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Charlie

on tap 🍻

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Hop Linguist

Green peppers! Terrible

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Sean U.

Strong green pepper notes. Aging doing this one no favors.

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Matt B.

I thought it was watered down. For the price I payed for this, I expected more.

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Jeremy C.

Still not a coffee fan!

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Joe Senigaglia

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

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Jared P.

Not as good aged as expected. Still Delicious

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Thomas Roderick

Better than the regular, current KBS. Espresso notes are there, which helps to bring out the barrel and imperial notes. Not bad. S'okay.

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over 3 years ago

 

Dave Rogan

Disappointing. Should have tapped it last year.

2.75

over 3 years ago

 

Bill Connors

Muh….

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over 2 years ago

 

Dennis

Aroma is suffering. Some acidity coming forth. Another case made for drinking fresh. Not the beer’s fault.

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Jason Camerano

Ooof this one is quite coffee taste. Not as big of a fan of the other Founders stouts.

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Tomas Finger

Maybe held on to this one a bit to long.

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Cyndy T.

Nice balance of beer flavor vs coffee flavor. Started off bitter-which I like. Smooth and not too heavy.

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Chris Bunzey

Hmmmm…

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Jenny Kory P.

Heavy on the coffee flavor

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Bhaskar Bulusu

Mellowed over the years. Better as it got warmer.

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Dave Gee

Aged with love

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about 3 years ago

 

Patrick P.

Held onto that one a little long

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about 3 years ago

 
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Steve L

Apparently let this sit too long. Espresso (mostly any coffee) notes and bourbon has faded into obscurity. Thankfully, no foul onion. This should've held up better. P/w Sloane-Fading Into Obscurity.

3.5

about 3 years ago

 

Jimmy

Espresso, vanilj, bourbon!

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