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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almost 5 years ago

 
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David Brenton

Took a risk on this one - big big espresso roast, seems to have done ok in the cellar. Some slight roasty bitterness on the end but otherwise a solid coffee stout. Not as dense as a bcbs coffee

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Marek Be

Nose: coffee, cocoa; Tongue: coffee, strong dark chocolate dry, watery, quite quite strong carbonated, too thin for imperial;

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Warner Russell

Peep Peppa Pig peekin’.

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Brandon Skluzacek

40F - 55F N: Coffee. P: Coffee, Thin, Boozy(s), Licorice(s) F: Bitter Dark Chocolate, Warming. It's ok.

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Tian M

酒精味 桶味 有酸感 咖啡很弱

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marco stucchi

no foam, dark black at nose, cherry and chocolate, in mouth the same plus a light milky note. full mouthfeels

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Shuo Lei

355ml bt@23.02.09 Beijing CN bted@20.04.23 外观 黑色不透光酒身 极少量棕白色泡沫消散快 香气 黑巧 咖啡 威化 焦香 鲜味 味道 咖啡 黑巧 些许鲜味 回味 持续的黑巧 焦香 持续时间久 口感 酒体略薄 轻微滑腻感 碳化程度较弱 泡沫刺口感微弱 苦感明显 涩感轻微酒精感轻微 858515 4.1

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over 2 years ago

 

shikha singh

I had one kicking around from 2020 and it's still good!

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over 2 years ago

 

James

Strong chocolate notes at the front end, strong coffee notes on the end. A sweet beer, but good.

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Daniel Magnusson

Kaffe och lite rostat med en del lagring

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Johnny B.

Last bottle. This one has improved a little with age

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Menno Deelen

L.c.i.

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Ronald Meijer

Gouwe ouwe, blijkbaar gaat deze op jaartal

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Henrik Nilsson

Heavy, really heavy coffee... Really! Still very dry for a KBS.

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Esa K

Doft av fatlagring och kaffe. Fyllig munkänsla. Smak av fatlagring och kaffe. Även fatlagring och kaffe i eftersmaken.

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Dan

It's a ripe one!

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Kyle D

Slightly relaxed coffee but still roasty with some bitterness. I feel like the body fell off when they started the adjuncts.

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Håkan

Kaffe och bourbon i näsan. Tunn, syrlig, torr munkänsla med inslag av amerikansk whiskey som också drar längsta stråt i finishen. Buteljerad i november 2019.

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Piotrek D

Pyszka kawusia, ułożyło sie

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Max

Deep coffee flavors, slightly chocolatey, surprisingly "light"

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M-I-K-E 2theD

Cellared 3 years - Finish has shifted from oak to char; otherwise, all espresso notes are there from nose to profile with faint licorice and cocoa. One left in the fridge ... one more year, doubting any maturation.

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Ted

Good but didn't age as well as others!

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Dennis Georgatos

Bottled 3 years ago and held up great. Might be the best KBS in my opinion. Slight barrel flavor and plenty of roasted coffee.

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Tom Magnani

Nice and smooth, light coffee.

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Jason Lamon

Lots of coffee

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Peter Haas

Not bad. Tasty brew, but missing the espresso. I would still drink more of it. Smooth and rich!

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Derek Schmitz

Has a bite to it. 3 years old. More butter. Boozy. Coffee after taste. Roasty.

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Garrett Pardee

Flashback to my second ever stout & first ever barrel aged beer on 1-9-21! 🍻

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christof Aelbrecht

Eentje uit de voorraad

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Melvin Roufs

Geroosterde koffie!

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