DKML
Founders Brewing Company

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From:
Founders Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Malt Liquor
ABV:
14.2%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 13.21%
Reviews:
223
Ratings:
651
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 22, 2023
Added:
Apr 09, 2017
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  141
Here you have what could be the first malt liquor worthy of a glass. Typically a slighted style, we thought we would class it up with a stay in the wood and a healthy dose of dry-hopping. A huge hit of corn gives this one a smooth sweetness while its time spent aging in bourbon barrels will give you reason to share. Be warned: this one’s a pry-off, not a twist-off.
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.46/5  rDev -36.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Fuckin' dick meal, can't believe I didn't write a scathing review of this already. You know who is a dkml? That's right buddy.

Dark copper color, 1/3" off white head. Brass monkey. The aroma is hot booze, corn meal and dick. It smells like burning, but no smoke. Long goodnight.

The taste is cringe. More hot bitter booze. Rubbing alcohol + pennies. These are not the droids you are looking for. Somehow this is more challenging than the nose. The mouthfeel keeps on trucking, pretty much everything you wouldn't want in the mouth feel of the beer, doesn't feel big enough malt wise to truck this around. Like you need a dually to carry this much baggage. To then even cut the barley so it qualifies as a malt liquor with a bunch of corn is how you get to this point.

Its like that Sam Kinison skit about the McRib, like let's see if they'll eat shit, but you know, let's see if they'll drink shit. Like yall make some good products, but this truly deserves to be known as dick meal.
Nov 22, 2023
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Reviewed by Nass from Florida

4.08/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
The pour is bronze colored with an ample amount of carbonation. The taste is corn sweetness, malted barley, & some oak from the bourbon barrel. You can taste the 14% bv but it's not as harsh as I expected. This was an interesting tasting beer. Cheers! A-
Nov 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by acurtis from New Jersey

Aug 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.47 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

Feb 25, 2023
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Rated by BMBCLT from South Carolina

2.12/5  rDev -45.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
Drain-pour!
May 19, 2022
 
Rated: 2.88 by illtexzona from Illinois

Dec 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.45 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Nov 30, 2021
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Reviewed by Roy_Hobbs from Connecticut

3.51/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Light amber in color with an inch of surprisingly dense and long lasting head. Aroma is very sweet and mostly one-dimensional. Not picking up any of the bourbon barrels on the nose. Taste is sweet yet harsh. The barrels are more present here, and help to add a bit of depth to the flavor, but the sweet / harsh combo is hard to overcome. Overall, this isn't a bad beer, just not a great one either.
Oct 23, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.97/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
355 ml bottle, 2017 release, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 14.2%. Deep golden to amber colour, moderate to small white head. Distinct aroma of bourbon, oak and vanilla. Medium sweet flavour, again with distinct notes of bourbon, oak and vanilla, moderate hops. Warming mouthfeel.
Apr 16, 2021
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Reviewed by GregBarleycorn13 from New York

4/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
When I had this beer fresh it was too hot with the alcohol - 14%. Really didn't like it. Had one today after being in the cellar for 3 years and it mellowed out to be quite good. Good clean taste of the malt liquor and the bourbon was nicely balanced.
The bourbon smell was good each time I took a sip.
Jan 06, 2021
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Rated by beerookie from Ohio

4.49/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I know this doesn't get a lot of strong reviews but I love it!

The combination of booze and the power of malt liquor is amazing to me!
Dec 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.68 by hophugger from Virginia

Nov 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Sep 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by jslice99 from New York

Jul 16, 2020
 
Rated: 3.85 by GeorgiaBeerMoose from Georgia

Jun 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.23 by gooddaydiablo from Texas

May 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4.4 by jwohio from Ohio

Mar 25, 2020
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Slightly cloudy light golden amber pour with 2 fingers of foamy white head. Great ring of lacing.

S: Sweet malts/grains and booze/bourbon. A bit of vanilla but mostly sweet.

T.F: Sweet and boozy. Malt and caramel... vanilla and bourbon. A bit of oak... not much in the way of hop character. Corn/adjunct and alcohol. Rich... not overly cloying. Medium bodied and sticky on the tongue. Caramel and vanilla at the finish.

O: An interesting brew/take on the idea of 'Malt Liquor'. Strong bourbon barrel character... malty and sweet but still pretty nice. Makes for a solid winter dessert beer. Founders rarely disappoints, even when they step out on a limb like this one.
Feb 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.87 by smi69 from New York

Jan 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.19 by neliam24 from New York

Dec 02, 2019
DKML from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 651 ratings