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

 

Laura Herron

Emphasis on the “Strong” as a flavor

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The Donald

Coffee and boozy

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K B

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Greg B.

Founders advent calendar day 7

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Johan Piculell

Much coffee, slight bitterness.

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Mike Fields

Another thin beer. I may not like thin beers come to find out.

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Tj Larson

Very very boozy and obviously very coffee ee lol

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Terry M.

Struggle with the lack of sweetness. Coffee is nice. Color is as expected. Seems a bit thin.

3.25

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Devin Montgomery

I love KBS, I love coffee, but this is drinking straight coffee beans

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Rich Quimby

Too bitter for me. Prefer regular KBS to this.

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MP H.

Quite nice

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Mongo Schwartz

Doing a mini-vertical with friends. 2018, 2019 and 2020. Too early to notice a difference.

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René van der Voort

Great Espresso Stout, real coffee taste.

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Ryan L.

Flavor was kind of flat... bummer

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Michael B

Mostly dark and bitter. Not noticing much in the way of flavor notes. Boozy, I guess. Disappointing. Seems like there's no residual sweetness, maybe that would help.

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Tomasz B

Kawa, kawa, kawa. Mocno ziemista, orzechowa troszkę, przepalona. Dalej mnóstwo wódy. Zero beczki sensu stricte, ale alkoholowość przepotężna. Mało ciała, półwytrawne, trochę czekolady, ale przez alkohol ciężko i mało przyjemnie się pije.

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Scott Cvetkovski

Oh shit 12%

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Toni S.

Breakfast worthy? I think so

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Christiaan Sloof

Koffieee

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Michael B.

More bitter than I would have liked.

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Mark Pyron

Smooth, whisky flavor

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Piwne P.

Parzucha

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Kacper Gron

Kawa, czekolada, ciemny chleb, takie dość lekkie, likierowe w małym procencie, nieco wodniste.

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Tijmen C.

Lekker ontbijtje!

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brian prascius

Nice Espresso aroma. Nice body/ consistency. Pretty heavy Espresso aftertaste. Overall a bit too much Espresso for me.

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Benjamin B.

Strong espresso. Dark roasted flavor.

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Charlie L

Choklad, katrinplommon

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Adam Graves

Forgot to check this in before. Either the other flavors in this beer are too subdued, or the coffee is too overpowering.

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Martin Nilsson

Nice round coffee taste

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Tomi Manhell

Quality stuff, but not exactly my kinda Stout. Espresso makes it a bit more bitter. Though now I’m wide awake, at last🦉

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