Tag: Founders Brewing

March 2017: Founders’ KBS

It’s March Madness and that means its time for Founders Brewing’s KBS release!

Kentucky Breakfast Stout is one of the most sought after brews throughout Beer City and the rest of the USA.

Aged in bourbon barrels for a year in the cavernous underground beneath Grand Rapids, KBS is frequently included as one of the best beers in the world on numerous lists and has crashed the web servers in years past because folks wanted to figure out how to find it.

This year, KBS Week runs from March 6-11 and tickets for the 25 local tapping events sold out quickly. Founders held a first-come, first-serve event on March 11 in their Taproom.

It’s an imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year to make sure wonderful bourbon undertones come through in the finish.

It’s 11.8% ABV may be one of the reasons RateBeer gave it a ranking of 100.

You better be quick on the trigger, this rarity goes fast. And once it’s gone, it’s gone!

 

January Beer of the Month: Founders’ Azacca IPA

Azacca IPA from Founders’ Brewing Co. is our January Beer of the Month!

After our monthly meeting of some friendly minds (we don’t seem to schedule the same group well), the five of us in attendance came to the conclusion that this seasonal offering would be January’s winner.

Our subsequent trip to The Tin Can would solidify our choice, as someone in our party (it was The Good Doctor) decided to buy a round of $1 Black Label beers.

Azacca IPA is named after the Haitian god of agriculture. The Azacca hops intense tropical aroma hints of citrus and mango, according to the label and my undying need to drink beer that makes me sneeze. The backbone, sweet with a caramel malt, supports the fruit character of the beer. Again, from the label.

The 7.0% ABV and 70 IBUs help keep you warm when you pour this burnt orange heavenly delight.