Mole-inspired Kentucky Bourbon Stout variant circa ’23 lets dried chili peppers influence fudgy brown chocolate creaming, bourbon vanilla sweetness and roasted coffee depth of rich barrel-aged nightcap. Mild chili pepper heat simmers below mocha bourbon coffee theme as tertiary candied molasses, bold burgundy, burnt caramel and espresso licks emerge.
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FOUNDERS KBS BLUEBERRY IMPERIAL STOUT AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS
On tap at Pompton Craft House, gunky 20th anniversary KBS (Kentucky Barrel Series) variant loads blueberry puree onto dry coffee-stained black chocolate bittering and sweet bourbon vanilla onrush. Fudgy mocha finish never depletes tartly syruped blueberry adjunct of overly ornate fruited dessert stout.
FOUNDERS CBS IMPERIAL STOUT (2019)
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, lusciously rich Canadian breakfast stout (2019 version) aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels for three years reaches steadfastly rich mocha resonance. Maple syruping drapes dark chocolate, caramel latte, cappuccino and milk-sugared coffee pleasantries as subtle bourbon vanilla sweetness erupts. Velvety ‘imperialized Breakfast Stout’ perfect for luscious nightcap.
FOUNDERS KBS HAZELNUT IMPERIAL STOUT
Decadent bourbon-aged stout perfect for sweet-toothed crowd. Lovely hazelnut-glazed toasted coconut frontage picks up sweet bourbon vanilla licks, creamy brown chocolate seduction and caramelized coffee caress. Fudged mocha continuance gains subtle praline, macaroon and almond illusions. Recommended alongside all KBS series Founder stouts.
FOUNDERS BREAKFAST STOUT – NITRO
On tap at Plank Pizza, awesome nitro-infused oatmeal stout retains creamy Kona-Sumatra coffee conflux reinforced by dark-roast hop char and earthen grain sear. Lovely coffee bean intensity registers espresso, cappuccino, macchiato and caramel latte niceties above oats-flaked black chocolate base. Perfect morning java!
FOUNDERS KBS CINNAMON VANILLA COCOA IMPERIAL STOUT AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, ‘sumptuous’ bourbon-barreled KBS stout variant lets sharp cinnamon spicing penetrate cocoa-nibbed vanilla and chocolate sweetness. Mellow bourbon warmth seeps into molasses-sugared chocolate syruping coating cinnamon-spiced vanilla, toasted coconut-almond conflux, mild coffee sway and dried cherry tartness.
FOUNDERS KBS ESPRESSO
Awesome bourbon vanilla-sweetened espresso variant on KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) retains frothily creamed coffee tone as dark chocolate syruping comes aboard to placate latent rummy boozing.
FOUNDERS OKTOBERFEST MARZEN
Standard leafy hop-oiled orange spicing and sweet Vienna malting stay subtle above toasty bread crust bottom, picking up wispy caramelized apple-cherry snips.
FOUNDERS MARVELROAST IMPERIAL GOLDEN ALE
Well integrated milk-sugared coffee, cocoa nibs and vanilla adjuncts rise above citric-spiced hop astringency. Mocha vanilla luster gains marshmallow, cream soda, white chocolate, creme de cocoa, Belgian-dipped cappuccino and hazelnut iced coffee sweetness.
FOUNDERS KBS MAPLE MACKINAC FUDGE IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Beef Trust, decadent Kentucky Breakfast Stout offshoot regales richly fudged brown chocolate syruping and milk-sugared coffee tones to secure rummy maple-sapped bourbon oak-barreled sweetness. Creamy mocha fudging gains dried fruited spurt, espresso snip and cocoa nip for complex full-bodied tenacity.
FOUNDERS MAS AGAVE IMPERIAL LIME GOSE
Tart agave-limed cocktail uniquely aged in tequila barrels. Tangy lemon lime-salted Margarita appeal is fascinating. Moderately acidic oaken cherry and tannic white grape esters settle deep beneath sea-salted lime juicing.
FOUNDERS TRIGO HOPPY WHEAT LAGER
On tap at Plank Pizza, crisply clean hopped-up India Pale Lager relies on floral-bound tropicalia to carry the load above musky wheat-dried grassiness. Spoiled lemony grapefruit-orange souring and salty herbal retreat try confronting tangy tangerine-pineapple-mango tropicalia, but its sweet side wins out.