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

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Jared A.

Very nice, but it lost something.

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Joris Mekes

Espresso en chocolade..... en bier!

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Todd Messner

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John Budosh

Espresso still hanging on strong!

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Michael Ch

3rd time having this one. This time it was after CBS 2019 and Maple Mackinac Fudge. It had strong espresso coffee notes, but it was pretty one dimensional in comparison with MMF. 4.15

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Adam Wilson

I skipped my morning coffee today. The espresso flavor is so bold and rich that two sips in and my body was like "time for the morning poo!" Very coffee forward. Chocolate takes a backseat. Founders does it again!

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Rustin S

It said breakfast on label, so…

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matt k

#SaturdayStouts ftw!

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Andrew Parent

Espresso hitting even after a year on the shelf at Kroger

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Christopher Comarato

Doesn't hit quite like back in the day; but, still delicious.

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Jim R

Looks of coffee & chocolate. Bourbon is there but not dominant. Excellent dessert beer

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Kyle Miller

Faded a lot. Thin imperial with a bit of oak.

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Matt C

This is delicious.

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chris polk

Thought it would have more body. Light for 12% not getting the coffee.

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Corey V.

Coffee has fallen off a tad

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Brandon Stauffer

Cellared 1 year

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John Harris

Looks like someone found an old batch! Still great if you can get it!

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Garrett Booth

Pitch black pour, one finger tan head, little retention, some lacing. Aromas of espresso and chocolate, hint of oak. Flavors of chocolate, espresso, hints of molasses and vanilla, some bourbon and earthy oak on the finish.

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Kevin Cheatham

As you would guess, very coffee forward and kind of dry actually. Not too sweet, a little chocolatey and boozy

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Eduardo Moore

Hopefully strong enough to help watch the lions game.

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Blane K

Remember chasing the base version back in the day:) Good to see it so much more readily available and love that they’ve been adding some variants.

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Jason T.

Bottled just over 2 years ago, still quite nice.

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