John Whitaker

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2023) Whitaker

Black in color; medium bodied; it a distinguishable coffee or chocolate flavor; a bit on the sweet side; no bourbon bite; good; but, I like other Founders bourbon barrel beers better

KBS Blueberry Whitaker

Dark black in color; medium bodied; good blueberry flavor at the finish; less of a classic KBS flavor at the start; cannot detect the bourbon and if you can it is very subtle; not sweet like a dessert beer; a nice sipping beer; really good.

The Cranfather Whitaker

Dark burgundy in color; medium bodied; good cranberry flavor from the start; finishes a little tart; reminiscent of an old fashioned; actually a really nice sipping beer.

Breakfast Stout Whitaker

Black in color; medium bodied; boarder line watery; good coffee flavor toward the middle; less heavy than other stouts; but less flavor; not bad, but their KBS line is way better.

Chocolate Cherry KBS Whitaker

Porter Whitaker

Black in color; medium bodied; some roasted flavor at the finish; not as heavy as a stout, but still with a little dark beer flavor; not bad, but nothing exceptional either.

Chocolate Cherry KBS Whitaker

Black in color; full bodied; not a string flavor to start; by thr end there are very subtle chocolate and cherry notes; cherry is more noticeable as at warms; not a strong KBS flavor; good.

Nordic Spring Whitaker

Cloudy dark golden in color; almost opaque; medium bodied; hints of juniper toward the finish; cannot detect the “berry”; refreshing; enough flavor to be interesting, but not as heavy as an IPA.

French Toast Bastard (Barrel Aged Series 2022) Whitaker

Black in color; medium bodied; starts of sweet; strong maple flavor up front; finishes with some vanilla flavor; cannot detect the alcohol or the bourbon barrel flavor; good, but I prefer more traditional bourbon beers.

Mango Magnifico Whitaker

Aged for another few months since the last one; the flavor profile has not changed much; some mango up front, but the habanero heat overpowers the flavor at the backend; not as enjoyable as I hoped.

Namaste White Whitaker

Transparent golden in color; light bodied;

Mandarin & Mango Crush Whitaker

Cloudy golden in color; good carbonation; finishes a bit dry; kind of like a saison; a definite mango and orange flavor, but subtle; not sweet at all; lighter feeling than an IPA; a good refreshing beer on a hot summer day.

Where the Wild Hops Are Whitaker

Cloudy golden in color; medium bodied; good hops flavor at the start; hops are not overpowering or bitter; more mild than I remember the 60 or 90 minute IPA’s; a nice classic IPA for a hot spring day.

Frootwood (2022) Whitaker

Bronze in color; medium bodied; hints of sweetness; subtle cherry flavor toward the finish; cannot detect the bourbon itself; a boarder line dessert beer; good with a lower alcohol (8%) than some; refreshing, but with more body than a typical fruit beer.

Más Agave Prickly Pear Whitaker

Fuscia in color; full bodied; sweet; strong fruit flavor; much more of a dessert beer than a with a Chipotle burrito beer; good, but loses points for sweetness and being a dessert beer.

Bottle Shop Series Highball Drifter Whitaker

Dark reddish brown in color; medium bodied; pretty sweet; strong vanilla flavor at the finish; subtle bourbon flavor; definitely a sipping beer, but not necessarily a dessert beer.

Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2018) Whitaker

Aged for 2 1/2 years after bottling; dark bronze in color; medium bodied; sweet; finishes with a strong molasses flavor; cannot detect the bourbon barrel or alcohol; cannot detect maple; very good and strong; but more sweet than anything.

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Whitaker

Another one and it is still excellent. A good day to warm up on a cold day.

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Whitaker

Black in color; full bodied; subtle maple flavor at the finish blended with chocolate; not sweet like fudge; hints of bourbon; strong; the maple is not a “gimmick”; I might actually enjoy this more than regular KBS!