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

Last updated

almost 5 years ago

 

Eric Douglas

Bottled 10/15/20. KBS aged on espresso beans

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Bryan Bennett

Hard to taste the difference between the non-variant

4.0

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John Kemper

This takes the coffee notes of the base KBS up about fivefold.

4.5

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Chris M.

Heavy on the espresso, bitter

3.5

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4.0

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Abram H.

Salute Nicole and Happy 4 Years of The Black Box! Denver Crew represent. Legendary! See you live for next year's party.

4.75

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3.75

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Rob (Bert) L.

It’s KBS ...with more coffee and some bitterness.

4.0

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Reyna C.

Pure coffee

4.5

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Greg Kreischer

Mape+0.1

4.5

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Andrea Bertocchi

Kentucky Breakfast Stout Espresso. Awesome!

5.0

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Goflyakuite

This is my beer! Subtle but distinctive... Coffee and Chocolate for days!

5.0

over 4 years ago

 

Magnus Sandberg

Från den 25/7! Minns inget....igen. 🙃🍺

3.5

over 4 years ago

 

Opinions A.

Ranking Undertaker Matches at Survivor Series while drinking KBS Espresso! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EIAWApKVygExK7baIi5o6?si=fdoRylbsTQiabY5JZWm41g

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Eric

Sometimes you just need an afternoon coffee. This seemed to be the best choice.

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Bert Blomme

Mmm... chocolade, koffie en bier: top combo!

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Dan Koch

An espresso before fuuuuuuuuudge!

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Ben Dosch

Check in from last night

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Gregg Stern

Good coffee but just not a KBS fan

4.0

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4.5

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Robert Berdan

Heavy and barrel aged. Earns a VG on NBT. Enough coffee in here to probably keep me awake tonight.

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Matt W.

Muy bueno

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Timothy Harrison

Celebrating another successful AU class #AU2020

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Jim Loduha

Very smooth at 12%. Not even close to too much coffee. Well balanced.

4.25

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Jordan

I'm wrestling this beer (good bones but too much coffee) while simultaneously wrestling with my wife's strange fascination with Dawson's Creek (badly filmed, badly mixed, plot holes aplenty). Should've picked one challenge at a time. Shame, really.

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Justin S.

The coffee notes are very strong with this one. Definitely not the balance that the Mackinac has, but a solid variant nonetheless

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Chris

So, this is good!

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Rich Quimby

Too bitter for me. Prefer regular KBS to this.

3.25

over 4 years ago

 

Jonathan B.

So much coffee tastiness

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

tony

Bitter

4.0

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David F.

Dark, mysterious and sweet.

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J C

The always fun mislabeling...oops ;)

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Troy Peavler

Coffee heavy!

4.25

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4.5

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Bob R.

A twist on the original but not quite the same results. Lots of coffee on the aftertaste. Overall a good beer.

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3.75

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Ben Yoko

Delicious. Not just “another coffee stout” because there was a full depth to the flavors. Coffee (of course), chocolate, kind of woodsy, and very smooth. I could knock back several of these before I realize it’s a problem

4.75

over 4 years ago

 

Becca K.

Surprising amount of chocolate mixed in with a nice amount of espresso. Not too much coffee flavor but enough to know it’s there. Pleasantly surprised with this one.

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Matty boo batty C.

Decent variant

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Larissa Bremer

Zalige versie van mijn favoriete bier. Sterke koffiegeur en een smaak die mooi overloopt van choco naar koffie naar bourbon.

4.75

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Michael Staats

Oh damn this is good.

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Christian Andersson

Bra stout från. Founders, de är iofs oftast bra ☺️👍

4.25

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Andy Roszkowski

Strong coffee flavor.

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Chris G.

Expected more thickness.

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