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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Mike Barber

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious.

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Bill Sivon

Let’s go Steelers

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Alvin Lynch

I don’t know, to me it seems Founders in not even a trace of what it used to be. Not a bad beer by any means, but tastes uncharacteristically unbalanced and simply unimpressive. Only thing I look forward to nowadays is their CBS.

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Michael Ch

Coffee is smooth, along with chocolate and some oaky notes. Bourbon is kind of hidden though.

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Nick

Nicely complimented the pancakes I made for dinner

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Brooks Evan

Ton of espresso

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Chad Polenz

Was expecting this to be a return to the world class KBS well. It’s not bad at all, but i feel like I’ve had this already. Noticeable chocolate and coffee but also very boozy. Tasty but not delicious.

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Tootie H.

Awesome

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FM

Intense espresso, roasty, dark chocolate, creamy, but not full-bodied, some barrel notes but bourbon isn't that present. Nice

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Michael D.

Getting a little bit of coffee at 10am

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Piotr G.

Mocno kawowe, wytrawne, delikatna beczka. Ogolnie fajne, inne niż dzisiejsze slodziak. Bardzo fajne

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Bryan T.

Delish. Tons of coffee and slight chocolate

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Kjetil Lorentzen

Fin match me fudge!

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Terry Tooley

Excellent coffee stout. Free rocking horse I picked up across from where I was working

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Eric D.

Big beer @ 12% ABV with big coffee taste. Aroma has hints of vanilla. Not super boozy even though it's barrel aged. I REALLY like this one!

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Bookie T

Strong Coffee flavor really cuts thru everything which creates a good balance for it being 12% abv

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Zack Stern

Cheers, thanks Jake K.

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Ryan S

Thanks Jake :)

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Ted T.

Figured I’d join ya...Cheers Donny B 🍻#DatGlassDoh

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Chuck Blunda

Definitely would have benefited with some time on the shelf. Boozy with a lot of bitter and sweet chocolate and coffee.

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r w

Fantastic coffee flavor. Thick and roasty.

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Taylor L.

This should be better

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