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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Douglas B.

A good variant of KBS. A little too heavy coffee flavored for me

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Nathan Ducharme

Eh, didn't care for this year's batch. Burnt coffee taste.

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Craig P.

Finding this toward the thin side. I must say that the espresso flavor is nice, just lacks mouthfeel.

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Jim Robinson

All coffee all the time. Too much for me.

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Bert Borden

Get no barrel but like the coffee taste

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Robert A.

A little boozy or i would have rated higher. Great coffee flavor

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Jim B.

Smells much better than it tastes. A little disappointed

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Luuk Besjes

Dikke stout. Rokerige ronen

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James Fleming

Ido like the taste though it is a bit thin.

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Travis B.

From last night... good base stout. The coffee is slightly bitter, which may have taken away from the barrel. Still enjoyable.

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Chad Henderson

Smooth coffee blend. Drinkable 12% ABV. Another long night with no power in H-Town.

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Melinda

A little bitter at first, but has a nice coffee after taste. Might have to compare it to regular KBS sometime to taste the differences.

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Micke Svensson

Bf 201117. Rostad malt, espressokaffe, mörk choklad, bourbonfat och bitterbeska. Fortfarande god men min extra lagring har inte gett något extra. Snarare tappat lite i smak från när jag drack den i maj.

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Justin G.

Holy booze factor

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Frank Villari

Overly coffee no barrel

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Anouar Kok

Lekker weer ey! Espresso, bourbon, beetje choco 👌🏼😍

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Ron Barnes

Very very good coffee stout. The problem comes that the coffee dominates any bourbon notes that struggle to surface on finish

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Adam L

Now for some late morning coffee.

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Dale C.

Too much espresso taste for my preference.

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Nathan Talbott

Not bad - idk if it’s any better than standard KBS

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Bradley Logan

Coffee isn’t my thing.

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Steven P

Strong coffee and small notes of chocolate.

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