Founders Breakfast Stout
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.
The Cigar
Wrapper: Habano San Andres Valley
Filler: Volcanic regions of Nicaragua, ligeros tobacco leafs
Size: 6 x 60 Torpedo
My Strength Rating: 7.5
Off the light: Nice roasted coffee notes. Robust with some nice spiciness. Medium-full.
Mid-Point: Good earthy notes, nice toasted spice, medium body coffee, a bit of cedar.
Final third: The earthy notes come across as burnt earth, the toasted spice seem a little more burnt like, and the coffee builds as well, while the mouthfeel is thicker as I finish this cigar.
The first half came across as a 7 strength rating and the second half was an 8.
This is a pretty good pairing. The spiciness of the G2 turbo adds some texture to this pairing. The fuller coffee profile of the stout brings out the coffee notes in the cigar. The earthy notes of the cigar mingle well with the roasted notes of the stout.
The stout helps to control the fuller flavors of the cigar on the final third.
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