Founders Breakfast Stout: Review

Double Chocolate Coffee Oatmeal Stout

8.3% abv
60 IBU
$10.99 a four pack
Founders Brewing
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Foundersbrewing.com

This stout has a black body with a creamy thick burnt tan head. The foam is tasty by itself. The nose is pretty clean for this stout. I expected more.

As I drink this stout there is some thick lacing on the glass. The mouthfeel is thick, creamy, and smooth. Solid burnt coffee notes on this stout. Hint of chocolate to me. The bitterness is not that strong and seems to be on the aftertaste. To me it is not complex. It is pretty straight forward – coffee and some chocolate. Roasted grains and some bitter notes pick up as the stout warms up. If you are looking for a coffee stout this is pretty good. The carbonation is low, as stouts usually are.

It is an enjoyable coffee stout, but I don’t see it as a classic as they see it on beeradvocate.com.

Here is the description on the packaging: ‘The coffee lovers consummate beer. Brewed with an abundance of flaked oats, bitter and imported chocolates, Sumatra and Kona coffee. This stout has an intense fresh roasted java nose topped with a cinnamon colored frothy head that goes forever.’

I can think of better Breakfast Stouts.

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