KBS Espresso (2020)

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

4.25616

Rating count

10,119

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4.25

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ken hartman

It aged nicely

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Jude Cabal

Fresh brewed coffee, cocoa nibs, dark chocolate.

4.5

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Bobby C.

Still tastes great but has lost the potency of the coffee that was there when fresh.

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Clark R

Last night, chocolate espresso extravaganza, thanks Joseph R.

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David O' Leary

Serious coffee buzz- thankfully love my coffee-kbs usual bourbon lurks in mouthfeel. Decadent stuff

4.75

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3.5

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Katie H

Found this in the back of my fridge. (Note to self: this needs to be at room temp to fully appreciate.)

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Eric Hansen

There's a tinge of alcohol that kicks through everything. Sweetness has mellowed out.

5.0

over 3 years ago

 

Jimmy Ewy

Served at my basement temp, 51 F. It has aged very well. The espresso flavor has mellowed but still prominent. Does not taste like a 12%. Very smooth without much of the heat you'd expect.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Nate Hawthorne

Not bad, but not great.

3.75

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Stephen Tucker

Come on Liverpool! Thanks Chris!

4.25

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3.75

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vince gingras

Initial stout taste is very good which is expected, as a non coffee drinker ending is a mess of a bitter coffee grind taste

2.75

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0.0

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4.5

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Kirk D

So much coffee

4.5

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John P.

Good...coffee noticable.

4.0

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Doug J.

Ages pretty well.

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Scott W.

Good but 30bucks for a 4 pack. And then I realize its bottled over a year ago after I buy it wtf.

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4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Luis Segura

Café, tostados, licorosa suave, humo.

4.75

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Bob MacDermaid

More coffee has come out after a year and change of aging. Great!

4.75

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Michelle H.

Oh wow this is a beauty beer!!

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Ori Urquhart

Great beer. KBS with espresso flavour added, smooth and a bit too roasty. Love it but even better without the espresso.

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Cato Kopperud

👌👌👌👌👌👌

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Cato Kopperud

👌👌👌👌👌

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Mike H.

So smooth

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Jim Clopton

Had this a long while. My 2020 stash hidden in the far reaches of the beer fridge. We’ll worth the wait. Perfect dessert.

4.5

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Thommy Larsson

Ujujuj så gött kaffe härligt rostad lite söt vaniljig rund mums

4.5

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Srikanth Vedachalam

I have to be honest in this review. I didn’t love the expresso taste in this one. The stout was less bold-tasting than anticipated

3.75

over 3 years ago