Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)
A: Pours pitch black with very small head that diminishes into a very small ring. S: The smell is fantastic! Aromas of coffee, whiskey, milk chocolate, and dark roasted malt. T: The taste mimics the nose but without any whiskey flavor which is pretty disappointing. I was expecting more milk chocolate/vanilla flavors and they are no where to be found. There's a hop/burnt malt bitterness in the finish which really wasn't what I was expecting either. M: It coats the mouth and feels about like an imperial stout. Very light carbonation at first but it shows up if you swirl it in your mouth. D: The bitter finish and the disappearing act the whiskey does in the taste plus the high ABV really don't make this very drinkable for me. I was really excited when I smelled this beer but the flavor really came up short for a bourbon aged beer. I didn't think I'd say this but I think I prefer Bourbon County Stout to this.