Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout

Kentucky Breakfast Stout

Founders Brewing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan

American Imperial Stout

10.2% ABV

BA: A+

RB: 100(99)

Tasted in a Chimay goblet at The Copper Mine Pub

     Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout is one of the hardest to find annually produced beers in the country, and after finally tasting it I know why.  This was absolutely one of the best beers I've ever had.  I don't want to rank it against beers of any other style because thats comparing apples to oranges and that's just not fair.  It is one of the best ever and so far the best stout I've had(Dogfish Head Bitches Brew was also excellent).  The Copper Mine featured this beer as a special tap for their annual Christmas party, which was delayed by a few days due to our massive snowstorm.  It was only fair to give everyone a chance to come down and try it.  So on a chilly Thursday evening in December, Vito and Matt began pouring just before 7pm and as soon as 7 came they began serving.  KBS poured a very dark, deep, creamy brown with very little head, and even less by the time it was passed out to the ravenous patrons.  It has a strong bourbon/coffee/chocolate smell with a little vanilla in there just for fun and the wood was also evident.  This beer is aged in a cave in bourbon oak barrels and that is quite noticeable.  The taste is almost indescribable.  I wanted to drink it and then pour in a lake and freeze it for the winter then take it out in huge blocks and thaw it in the spring and drink it again.  But seriously there was so much coffee and chocolate that I could swear I was drinking a cocktail of Kahlua and Bailey's mixed with a little beer and a dash of oak aged bourbon.  This beer is a rock solid 5 out of 5 pints with a shot of bourbon to just show that its too good to be rated.  If you see this on a shelf at a store, BUY IT.  If you see it on tap at a bar, DRINK IT!!!!!!!!