Founders Brewing Co. Breakfast Stout Beer, Michigan

Founders Brewing Co. Breakfast Stout is a robust, coffee-driven stout built around the flavours of a full breakfast poured into a glass. Generous additions of flaked oats, specialty chocolates, and two types of coffee create an intensely aromatic beer with rich roasted depth, a smooth texture, and enough sweetness to balance its formidable structure.

Product Details:

• Founders: Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers
• Head Brewmaster: Jeremy Kosmicki
• Alcohol: 8.3% ABV
• Bitterness: 60 IBU
• Availability: Year-round
• Hops: Nugget and Willamette
• Malts: Flaked oats, chocolate and wheat
• Additional Ingredients: Specialty chocolates and two types of coffee

Sensory Description:

An intense aroma of freshly roasted coffee rises above a persistent cinnamon-coloured head, followed by dark chocolate, caramelized sugar and deeply toasted malt. The palate is full and velvety, with flaked oats contributing a smooth texture beneath layers of espresso, cocoa and lightly burnt caramel. Despite its concentration, the bitterness remains controlled, while measured sweetness rounds out the roasted flavours and carries them through a long, warming finish.

Awards & Accolades:

• Bronze Medal: London Beer Competition, 2019 (Non-Vintage).

Brewer's Background:

Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers established Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, brewing their first batches in 1997. After struggling during its early years, the brewery changed direction and began creating the bold, flavour-intensive beers its team wanted to drink. Jeremy Kosmicki joined the brewing team in 2000 and became instrumental in developing several defining releases, including Breakfast Stout. Founders subsequently grew into one of the most widely recognised American craft breweries and is now part of Mahou USA under the ownership of Spanish family brewer Mahou San Miguel.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve at 10 to 13°C in a snifter, tulip or stout glass to reveal its coffee, chocolate and roasted malt complexity. Pair with smoked brisket, breakfast sausages, aged cheddar, chocolate cake, tiramisu, coffee desserts or vanilla ice cream. Its rich texture also makes it a satisfying after-dinner beer.