Founders Porter

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

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Pour is thick, sinister black. Aroma of milk chocolate, malty sweetness and oats. Flavor is an outstanding balance of coffee, chocolate, grains, a hint of fresh hops and more oats and grainy goodness. Wow, this beer is balanced, but the milkshake mouthfeel really seals the deal! This rivals any Imperial/Strong Porter/Stout/Barleywine I’ve ever had in terms of complexity, thickness and strength combined. Carbonation is low-medium. A coffee grind finish with a touch of round chocolatey sweetness really finishes this beer off. The flavor and mouthfeel are absolutely incredible. World-class and sexy-ass in every aspect.

Wow. This is one great porter. Not too sweet at all. Perfectly chilled (I’ll take credit for that part). Very subtle chocolate taste. I’m quite pleased with this porter, and is one of the better ones that I have tried.

Bottle. It’s a reddish, dark, dark brown beer, topped by a small, beige head. Coffee, sweetness and hints of hops on the nose. Rather one tracked, but nice, and that goes for the flavor too. Mostly coffee and roasted malts, some chocolate blends in, and then there’s some hoppy bitterness. Roasted finish. A bit thin on the palate, medium bodied. A nice one indeed, althoug lacking a bit on complexity I think. 110930

Hell this is the bomb of all porters. It is like sex in a bottle. Absolutely righteous chocolate, espresso with a roasty finish. Yum.

(bottle) clear very dark brown with small brown head; aromas of bread, roast, bit metallic; rich, balanced flavour, excellent

Thick black body with many flavours elegantly balanced together to form a porter well worthy of the hype. Excellent stuff. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap at hamiltons! Deep brown color with a thick tan head. Full body with chocolate and expresso up front with slight bitter smoky finish. Similar to deschutes black butte but bolder overall, great porter!

The pour is black with a thin brown head. The aroma is expresso. The taste is chocolate and expresso with a bitter finish. An excellent porter and well worth the 90 minute drive it took to find it in the Mid-Atlantic. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

12oz bottle from Crossroads Beer & Wine, Burlington, MA. A really dark, black, pour with a creamy looking tan head; aroma of strong black coffee and chocolate malts; surprisingly light in the mouth, without being thin, some coffee and red fruit mingle with the richly roasted malts and demerara sugar; before a dry, warming, finish with light peppery hops and some smooth, milky, chocolate. A rather good porter, but I prefer a slightly heavier body.

Poured from the bottle with a frothy tan head which quickly died down to a thin film. Black with red trimmings, hops are apparent in the first moments but give way to expresso, chocolate, and some smoked wood aromas. Body is full. Black malt bitterness along with some chocolate and other burnt offerings make up the majority of the flavor. slight hop is in the finish. Another good beer from Founders.

Black with a light brown, moderate head. Aroma is malty with nice roasted notes. Taste is primarily roasted malt with some bitterness that balances well. Very easy to drink. This is a nice ale. Bottle conditioned, but a bit light on alcohol to cellar.