Brewery: Founders Brewing Company Country: USA ABV: 5.5% Style: American Pale Ale Other Notes: 50 IBUs.
Brewer Description: (from website) Mosaic Promise showcases two unique ingredients: Mosaic hops and Golden Promise malt. The versatility of the hop’s pleasing aroma and flavor characteristics and the traditional barley’s depth of flavor comprise this clean, rich, golden beer. We can brew complex beers with the best of them, but we recognize that there is also beauty in simplicity.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.03 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9
Intro: A 12 fl oz bottle with a best by date of 1st July 2017 and poured into a Duvel tulip glass. Appearance: It poured a slightly hazy golden straw yellow with a two finger white head that had decent retention and left nice spotty lacing. Aroma: Tropical pineapple, hint of mango, and a lot of citrus grapefruit, lemon zest, pine and grass. Taste: Strong bitter citrus grapefruit and lemon, pine and a hint of tropical mango and light bready malt. Mouthfeel: Crisp, medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: Very crisp and refreshing with nice bitter citrus notes.
Brewery: Founders Brewing Company Country: USA ABV: 8.9% Style: American Black IPA Other Notes: 100 IBUs. Malts – Crystal and Midnight Wheat. Hops – Chinook and Centennial.
Brewer Description: (from bottle) A heavy malt foundation includes Crystal malt for sweetness and just enough Midnight Wheat malt to push the color to black. The bitterness is huge, but balanced by malt sweetness. The hop flavors and aromas range from citrus to floral to pine thanks to a delicious blend of hand-selected Chinook and Centennial hops.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.1 My ratebeer.com rating: 4
Intro: A 12 fl oz bottle bottled on 14th September 2015 and poured into an oversized wine glass. Appearance: It poured a deep dark dark brown colour with a one finger tan head that dissipated fairly quickly to a thin layer but left nice spotty lacing. Aroma: Sweet roasty malt with some light pine and citrus orange in the background. Taste: Light roasty coffee and chocolate with nice spikes of pine and citrus bitterness which lingers on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: A nice Black IPA that balances the sweetness, roast and bitterness.
Brewery: Founders Brewing Company Country: USA ABV: 8.3% Style: American Imperial Stout Other Notes: Double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout. 60 IBUs. Seasonal availability from October to December.
Brewer Description: (from website) The coffee lover’s consummate beer. Brewed with an abundance of flaked oats, bitter and imported chocolates, and two types of coffee, this stout has an intense fresh-roasted java nose topped with a frothy, cinnamon-colored head that goes forever.
My rating: 5 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.75 My ratebeer.com rating: 4.6
Intro: A 355ml bottle with a best by date of 7th August 2015 and poured into a snifter glass. Appearance: It poured a deep dark brown to black colour with a very thin caramel head that disappears quickly. There is also some light spotty lacing. Aroma: Strong roast coffee aromas with bittersweet chocolate along with a little root beer, toffee and caramel. Taste: Amazing taste. First thought was that it tasted like biting into freshly roasted coffee beans… so good! It was then followed by bittersweet chocolate and hints of bitter hops. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, silky smooth with light carbonation. Overall: This was really good and over the last few years my favourite non BA coffee based stout. Each year I buy at least a case of this just for myself to enjoy over the winter and over the course of the year until the next yearly batch is brewed. A must buy for me.
Brewery: Founders Brewing Company Country: USA ABV: 5.4% Style: American Pale Ale (APA) Other Notes: 35IBU, 100% cascade hops, 163 calories (per 355ml)
Brewer Description: (from Founders website) A testament to Cascade hops in a bottle, this medium-bodied pale ale has a refreshing citrus flavor and a distinctive floral hop aroma due to the aggressive addition of hops during fermentation. You’ll notice a slight malty sweetness with a balanced hop finish. Perfect to enjoy anytime, anywhere.
My rating: 3/5 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.43 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.2
Intro: A 355ml bottle poured into a La Chouffe tulip glass. Bottle says best before 4th March 2015 so not exactly fresh, but tried a few days before best before date Appearance: Poured a cloudy orange/copper with some floating residue, small head with very little retention Aroma: Grassy, pine, mango and citrus Taste: Starts crisp and grassy with very light bitter taste, ends with some caramel and alcohol Mouthfeel: Crisp and dry with nice carbonation Overall: Feels dry but goes down easy. Also disappointed with the alcohol appearing at the end
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