Founder's

KBS Chocolate Coffee Stout

9.332 ratings
9.313 pro ratings
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Top Notes For
Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.5

HolyHoly crap. I have this on tap the other day, and it is so much better out of bottle. The keg seemed very closed, hard and angular. Does beer age in a similar way to wine? Two larger formats, Like kegs, develop slower?

HolyHoly crap. I have this on tap the other day, and it is so much better out of bottle. The keg seemed very closed, hard and angular. Does beer age in a similar way to wine? Two larger formats, Like kegs, develop slower?

2 people found it helpfulApr 8th, 2016
WineMascot

Smells like an upscale French bistro before brunch. Viola! This needs to age and open up like a fine Napa Cab.

Smells like an upscale French bistro before brunch. Viola! This needs to age and open up like a fine Napa Cab.

1 person found it helpfulApr 9th, 2016
Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.3

Good but not a stand out.

Good but not a stand out.

1 person found it helpfulJun 14th, 2015
Jake Hajer

One of the best seasonal beers made. Not super bitter but the coffee, chocolate and bourbon really come through. With a few years age- this would be jaw dropping. Similar to the devil dancer in that way.

One of the best seasonal beers made. Not super bitter but the coffee, chocolate and bourbon really come through. With a few years age- this would be jaw dropping. Similar to the devil dancer in that way.

Nov 21st, 2016
John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

9.4

Heavy, delicious and bourbons. Long tasty, malty finish.

Heavy, delicious and bourbons. Long tasty, malty finish.

Nov 11th, 2016
Christanna Honer

I'm not usually a huge big boozy stout fan...but this is smooth as velvet.

I'm not usually a huge big boozy stout fan...but this is smooth as velvet.

May 19th, 2016
Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.3

Delicious.

Delicious.

May 10th, 2016
David Kline

Chocolate-y brown nose, with malty coffee, caramel and a smidgen of maple and wheat bran. Frothy cappuccino head with sudsy lacing. Wooden, dark-toast entry shows a mousse of some finesse, a rootbeer type character that becomes honeyed, then bakers Choctaw, but always with a sugared black coffee playing shadow. Ends with an expansive, bitter kola nut hangs around to make interesting conversation with your taste buds. Her name is Caryatis, and her wooden demeanor should not be taken as a surly distillation of her character, but merely a symptom of the Sazerac she had for breakfast.

Chocolate-y brown nose, with malty coffee, caramel and a smidgen of maple and wheat bran. Frothy cappuccino head with sudsy lacing. Wooden, dark-toast entry shows a mousse of some finesse, a rootbeer type character that becomes honeyed, then bakers Choctaw, but always with a sugared black coffee playing shadow. Ends with an expansive, bitter kola nut hangs around to make interesting conversation with your taste buds. Her name is Caryatis, and her wooden demeanor should not be taken as a surly distillation of her character, but merely a symptom of the Sazerac she had for breakfast.

Sep 6th, 2015
Jesse Smith

Good lordamighty!! Coffee and bourbon and vanilla cream!

Good lordamighty!! Coffee and bourbon and vanilla cream!

Apr 4th, 2015
Chris Opdyke

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