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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AJ Beaulieu

Tons of espresso obviously. Bourbon nose and flavor. Bourbon coffee ice cream. Creamy. Smooth. Easy sipper for the abv. Could replace my morning coffee. 🤷‍♂️

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chris

Black color. Wood and espresso aroma. Not sure if I taste coffee or chocolate. alcohol is the dominant flavor. Other than that there’s definitely ba smoothness. Slight roasty, acidity, bitterness in the aftertaste that I’m guessing age would fix.

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RFD (°-°)

3900! Hideg kávés, kapucíneres illat. Ízében markáns erő melyet az aromák nem tudnak elfedni. Sok kávé és pörkölés mellé jár értelemszerűen nem kevés keser. Ám ahogy melegszik, úgy selymesedik. Csak a kávé csersava miatt csak ennyi...

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Alexandre Klescz

Encore une dinguerie!

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Luiz Felipe Mendes

Espresso! Madeira não aparece :( mas tem café verde e notas de chocolate top!

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Jim Raimo

Nice beer , needs to age

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Alejandro C.

Freshly grounded coffee is present on the nose. Very soft and rich with the espresso note not overpowering. Barrel age is felt slightly. Finishes with a sweet balance of espresso and chocolate. This beer is a pinnacle example of a coffee stout done right.

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Adam V.

I could drink these all day 🥳

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Ed S.

It passed #Finally

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Mike White

Not as impressive as last year...

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Kimberly b.

PHENOMENAL!!!!

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Luke

Lots o coffee

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Luiz Gooi

Not sure if I’d say it’s a better rendition than the classic. Perhaps slightly stronger in coffee flavor but really just as watery and beany. KBS is really losing it these days.

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Eric Buggenhout

Proper espresso... Feels like a boozy cold brew.

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Achilles B.

No big deal.

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Eric S.

Very enjoyable

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Nate Hart

I think I like the 'regular' KBS better. Why mess a great thing. A little heavy on the espresso

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Brian R.

Dynamite!

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Paul Schultz

The coffee is very in your face up front and pleasantly fades to a smooth finish with a chocolate aftertaste.

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Teddy

☕️🥃☕️🥃

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Jason Wagnitz

The mackinac fudge takes the first place this year!

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Pat Davidson

It’s of high quality but a little too coffee for me!

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Philip Hubbell

Strong coffee notes on the nose, followed by a creamy mouthfeel with prominent notes of bitter coffee up front with more subtle chocolate ones underneath. Boozy from the barrel aging.

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Daniel Uecker-Herman

Packs a punch but is smooth in doing so.

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Jeff Reeder

KBS with more coffee!

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Donald Lloyd

Chocolatly esproessoooooo

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Robert Church

Chocolate, coffee, good, but feel 19 brought more WOWS at the time.

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Young W.

prefers the OG. This more bitter, low on barrel aged aroma. Still a damn good beer

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Fernando López

Agshdificjdhahs

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Sean

Sweet sugary aroma followed by coffee and roasted nutty aroma. Slight creaminess. Followed by an espresso flavour balanced with some rich chocolate. Balanced sweetness. Careful amount of bitterness. Ends with some booziness.

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Markus Montan

Happy Stout Day, ihr Suffköppe! Grandioses Gebräu übrigens!

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