Black IPA
Founders Brewing Company
- From:
- Founders Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 9.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 08, 2017
- Added:
- Feb 08, 2009
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 13
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.48/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I found myself returning to this at least three times over the course of my visit—twice at the brewery and once with a growler to go home. It’s an all-around decent Black IPA, with a pleasingly sharp grapefruit hop character and a good amount of roast. There’s some heft to the beer for balance.
Jun 17, 2016
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.74/5 rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottled 12/12/14
Pours an effervescent mahogany with 2 fingers of fluffed up tan head. Good head retention & lacing
S: Roasty, some wet & charred grain, a little carob, a little dark fruit as well as this warms
T: Follows the nose, a little charred grain & peppery spice up front. More of the same as this warms, a little grassiness. Finishes roasty, dry, with a some charred grain, & a little bitter chocolate
MF: Medium bodied, firm carbonation; perhaps too firm, pretty good balance
Drinks very easy, but no new ground plowed here, decent but not buying again
Jan 24, 2015Pours an effervescent mahogany with 2 fingers of fluffed up tan head. Good head retention & lacing
S: Roasty, some wet & charred grain, a little carob, a little dark fruit as well as this warms
T: Follows the nose, a little charred grain & peppery spice up front. More of the same as this warms, a little grassiness. Finishes roasty, dry, with a some charred grain, & a little bitter chocolate
MF: Medium bodied, firm carbonation; perhaps too firm, pretty good balance
Drinks very easy, but no new ground plowed here, decent but not buying again
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