Founders Porter

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

I don’t like porters. This is no porter. Black and chocolate, but dry like a porter. It’s more of a really good, dry stout.

Pours dark black with off white head, aroma is full of dark coffee and chocolate notes. Taste is rich with chocolate, smoke, and some floral notes, ending smoky and chocolatey with a nice thick mouthfull. Excellent porter!

another fine founders offering... pours fairly thich and very dark, almost stout-like. thick tan head and heavy, heavy lacing. nose is dark roast and dark chocolate with raisen and vanilla and hints of smoke and coffee. taste is superb, as are most of the founders beers. certainly one of the better porters available.

A thick opaque brown brew. Minimal tan head. A grassy chocolate aroma. Rich bitter taste, long lasting, making it seem more stout like as the chocolate sweetness and balance is lost, which I like in a porter. Still, this is a memorable beer.

The aroma is not as boisterous as I hoped. The roast is the predominant feature, with a little bit of dark chocolate and nuttiness. The initial pour is wonderful. The head waits to set until the entire bottle is emptied. The color is a very dark lovibond 20, lovely dark black-brown. The head that appears is initially nice and level, about an inch thick, and tan. Nice lacing develops as the beer disappears. The taste is rich with lots of very good roasted sugars and coffee. The taste of nuts also appears, but I presume that is only a suggestion. On the palate the body is medium to full. The texture is slick and creamy. The carbonations is soft. The finish is a bit bitter and last for a long time.

Bottle from a trade from RCL. Pours dark brown with light tan head. Aromas of lightly roasted malts and chocolate. Flavors of roasty malts and bittersweet chocolate. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation. A well done porter. Thanks Ray.

-Date Tasted : 1-29-10
-Rating : 4
-Brew Date/Batch# : N/A
-Mode/Price : 12oz. bottle
-Source : St. Louis area grocery
-Appearance : black with excellent chocolaty color head, great pour
-Aroma : milk chocolate aroma with fine hops hiding in this brew
-Flavor : everything you want in a porter including nicely balanced chocolate & coffee flavor that isn’t too sweet. I really like the hops in this porter.
-Overall : Smooth way above average porter. Great find I’ll be looking for this one again.

Bottle. Pours near black with a tan head. Nice roasted malt aroma with light notes of coffee and a hint of creamy chocolate. The flavor has roasted malts, dark chocolate and a light hoppy hint on the back end. Wonderfully smooth.