Founders Breakfast Stout

Reviews

1. 

   Review by mikegee

   Rating: 91

   mikegee

   drank this beer from a Snifter

   Jan. 13th, 2009 at 4:27 p.m.

   Comment:

   Probably the 2nd best stout I’ve had so far. Night Tripper beat it out.

   Aroma: Coffee, chocolate, smoke Subtle carbination Subtle alcohol taste Very creamy mouthfull

   Characteristics:

2. 

   Review by the daniel

   Rating: 94

   the daniel

   drank this beer from a Pint glass in Grand Rapids, MI

   Jan. 14th, 2009 at 9:34 a.m.

   Comment:

   One of the small handful of things I miss about Michigan. A full season of flavor in every bottle. SUPER creamy mouthfeel. Hides its alcohol well.

   Characteristics:

3. 

   Review by Phil Dokas

   Rating: 95

   Phil Dokas

   drank this beer from a Pint glass in Ann Arbor, MI

   Jan. 14th, 2009 at 9:44 a.m.

   Comment:

   Absolutely outstanding stout. This is one of those stouts that will knock you out of your chair if you don’t know what’s coming. Booming flavors of chocolate, and smoke, and cream, and vanilla, and raisin, and peatiness. It’s like drinking a woody winter’s night.

   Plus, if you love this, you must try Founder’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout which is all of this and more.

   Characteristics: chocolate raisin smokey vanilla

4. 

   Review by Corey Marion

   Rating: 95

   Corey Marion

   drank this beer from a Pint glass in Blowing Rock, NC

   Jan. 19th, 2009 at 7:54 a.m.

   Comment:

   It is a cafe mocha in a beer bottle. Very smooth. I need to find this locally.

   Characteristics: coffee dark dark chocolate mocha

5. 

   Review by Brad Chmielewski

   Rating: 88

   Brad Chmielewski

   drank this beer from a Pint glass in Chicago, IL

   Jan. 20th, 2009 at 5:58 p.m.

   Comment:

   I picked this up at the store about a month before Thanksgiving. Poured into an American pint glass. It pours a very dark dark dark brown, almost black but with those brown hints. The head, which there was very little was a dark tan color. The smell is very coffee with some very nice sweet notes you also get a nice mix of roasted malts. Overall the aroma is fabulous and very complex. The taste matches the aroma nicely. Lots of sweet coffee tastes up front, the carbonation hits your tongue very nicely and then you get a very clean chocolate taste. In the after taste the roasted malt flavors get you big time. Over all great taste, I almost wish the coffee was a little more, it might of helped the mouthful feel a little less sticky and more refreshing. Highly drinkable for it being 8.3% ABV.

   Characteristics: brown coffee dark

6. 

   Review by Jaygermeister

   Rating: 93

   Jaygermeister

   drank this beer from a Snifter in Strongsville, OH

   Jan. 21st, 2009 at 11:28 a.m.

   Comment:

   This brew is amazing. This complex stout is great for sipping and is incredibly smooth despite it’s high ABV. It has a nice body between medium and heavy, sweet coffee introduction and a dark chocolate finish.

   Characteristics: coffee-like dark chocolate delicious

7. 

   Review by Anthony Piraino

   Rating: 90

   Anthony Piraino

   drank this beer from a Pint glass in High Point, NC

   Jan. 30th, 2009 at 8:36 p.m.

   Comment:

   Delicious. Perfect amount of carbonation, lots of flavor. A bit bitter at the end, but in a good, coffee kind of way, rather than hoppy.

   Characteristics:

8. 

   Review by Dan Reedy

   Rating: 88

   Dan Reedy

   drank this beer from a Pint glass in Carbondale, IL

   Feb. 26th, 2009 at 11:10 a.m.

   Comment:

   A delicious stout. Lots of flavor, not overpowering. Very dark brown color and very thin head.

   Characteristics: coffee dark chocolate

9. 

   Review by scredsfan

   Rating: 90

   scredsfan

   drank this beer from a Pint glass in Aiken, SC

   March 29th, 2009 at 5:44 p.m.

   Comment:

   Excellent stout from Founders Brewing - I can see why they’re so highly rated. Rich, coffee, chocolaty like aroma. Very complex taste - starts out out hoppy and sweet, then the roasty coffee like flavor comes through. Warm, crisp but not overpowering finish. A beer to sip and savor.

   Characteristics: coffee dark rich sweet

10. 

    Review by Wilk

    Rating: 93

    Wilk

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in South Bend, IN

    March 30th, 2009 at 9:15 p.m.

    Comment:

    Characteristics:

11. 

    Review by M@

    Rating: 92

    M@

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Washington, DC

    May 27th, 2009 at 1:16 p.m.

    Comment:

    pours deep black with a light brown head that has no retention. It’s gone within a minute.

    aroma is chocolate and malty. there’s some burnt wood smell going on in there.

    taste is bitter malts and then fades to a bittersweet chocolate with coffee notes. There’s a lingering bitterness that lasts 10 seconds. The alcohol is well hidden; this is a nicely balanced beer.

    the mouthfeel is slightly syrupy, but nothing super heavy.

    Characteristics: bittersweet caramel chocolate coffee rich

12. 

    Review by nilok

    Rating: 87

    nilok

    drank this beer from a Stein (Mug) in Washington, DC

    Dec. 28th, 2009 at 3:28 p.m.

    Comment:

    This is a tasty stout, though I think I’m just not big on oatmeal stouts. The chocolate and coffee flavors make this one pretty damn tasty though and well worth a try.

    Characteristics: chocolate creamy dark smooth