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Founders: Porter

This New World porter is/was brewed by Founders in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 71.65%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 6.50%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Draught pint at Redbones on 8/13/06.Small, but modestly retained medium-tan head is perched lightly atop a deep tan-brown-black body, with high opacity. It eventually fades to partial cover, and ring, but leaves some lacing in trail.What could be mistaken for diacetyl, is actually just a creamy, yet bittersweet mix of malts producing a butterscotc
Tap. Pours dark, dark, brown, almost black with a thin tan colored head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee. Flavor is roasted malts, caramel, coffee, floral hops. Palate is medium to full, mildly carbonated, bitter finish. Excellent example of the style. Very enjoyable beer, I wish they would bottle this again.
I dont know about porters well...but this is an excellent brew. Draught at Founders Ale House. Very dark with a rough, light brown, creamy head. Starts very sweet, caramel, chocolate, roasted malts of all sorts....finishes well with a bit of bitterness and sweetness to balance. A VERY enjoyable beer.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
18th Mar 2015 at 8:15 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 6.50 black Taste: 91.76%
Head: 73.33%
Aroma: 88%
Ease: 73.33%
Clarity: 70%
71.649% dark-chocolate 576

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Other Beers (etc.) by Founders

Apart from Porter, Hop Horizons lists 24 others by Founders. These are:
All Day IPA
Azacca
Backwoods Bastard
Breakfast Stout
CBS
Centennial IPA
Cerise
Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon's Better Half
Dank Wood
Dark Penance
Dirty Bastard
Double Trouble IPA
Dry Hopped Pale Ale
Green Zebra
Imperial Stout
KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) (2015)
KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) (2016)
KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) (2021)
KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge
MΓ‘s Agave
Panther Cub
Rübæus
Solid Gold

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