Founders to release Big Luscious

Whoever has had it before, how was it? I am hoping it will be a sweet dessert beer with a strong raspberry and chocolate flavor profile like the description says. Would love to see a barrel-aged version of this!

 

Yes, was as sweet and decadent as any beer I’ve had. This and Blushing Monk...both were true dessert beers. Many are turned off by the sweetness and richness, but I think that is what they were going for.

 

I am all in on this one, sounds really good. Never had it before so excited to try a new one from them, sucks its not out till Oct.

 

Bummer we have to wait until October....



BIG LUSCIOUS!

A rich and robust stout serves as the foundation for this decadent dessert beer. Raspberries lend a tart and refreshing sweetness while the addition of dark chocolate takes it to an indulgent level. Big, yet balanced, Big Luscious is perfect for sharing with friends and family. Or you can keep it all to yourself. We won’t tell. 7.8% ABV.

Big Luscious will be on draft and available in 4-pack bottles from October through December. Please note that draft will not be available in UT.

We’ll have more announcements to come on our 2020 availability calendar – stay tuned![/QUOTE]

 

Just noticed the slight name change...

 

You mean the slight tweak to the spelling?

 

I will second this. Back in the day I worked at a Godiva Chocolatier and this one took me back to my days dipping fresh fruit into melted dark chocolate. It's very rich: One bottle is definitely good for an evening, though.

 

Yessir. That, along with the label art change I assume, seem to be a measure to stay away from anything that could be construed as offensive. Certainly understandable given what has transpired for their brand in the last couple years...

 

We have to wait until October??

 

you need to get your hands on Jan the radar by Bottle Logic. It is exactly what you described. Rich, thick, raspberry and chocolate barrel aged stout. It’s like drinking a dessert but in a good way.

 

jam the radar! Doh.....

 

Is this the brewery that got in trouble for racism? Big luscious chocolate just sounds like a lawsuit.

 

When all you have is a hammer

Everything starts to look like a nail

 

At least this was not the return of Lizard of Koz.

 

I'll check this one out when I come across it but I'm not overly excited. Berry chocolate stouts are hard to execute in my opinion and I'm not sure I've ever had a good raspberry stout. Hubbard's Cave made an excellent blueberry and chocolate stout called Chocolate & Blueberry Pot De Créme so I know it is possible. Since this one has a relatively low ABV for a stout I am guessing it may be a bit thin as well.

Generally I love the United States but it bugs the ever living hell out of my about the lawsuit culture in my country. There is nothing racist or wrong with this name and there is *certainly* nothing illegal about it. And yes, Founders settled a racism lawsuit in the past but the circumstances were extremely different and had nothing to do with beer names

Complaining about the name of a beer being racist something that generally gets thrown around on Twitter not in the courts (Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout for an example). Generally beers are only brought to court when they are violating copyright with their packaging which a ton of breweries do.

Thanks for the terrible memories are you trying to give me PTSD or something? In all seriousness though that is probably the worst beer I ever had from Founders

 

Is it possible to get diabetes indirectly through PTSD.
For the record, Barrel Runner might have been worse.

 

LOL

Minutes after making my previous post I was in another thread called "I like all IPAs!" and asked OP if he had ever tried Barrel Runner. Luckily I only had to suffer through a 6oz pour of that at the bar but I had to finish the entire bottle of Koz. I guess I could of drain poured it but my personal ethics don't really allow dumping beer down the drain

 

Don't forget Doom, folks. Took about 5 of us to finish a 12 oz bottle