Founders Black IPA

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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MBG Winter Fest 2008. Poured clear black color with an average frothy brown head that was mostly diminished with good lacing. Moderate roasted rye malt and hoppy aroma. Medium body with a slick texture. Medium to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of long duration. Complex solid beer.

Had this one on tap at Founders for Black Party. Pours black. Aroma is of hops and slight malts. Good flavor of hops, slightly bitter finish.

tap at the pub...black, clear body with medium head..aroma of pine and dark, charred malts..flavor is pretty much purely of pine and floral element..very resinous..lingering hints of breads and spices...not bad

2008 MBG Winter Fest: Deep brown nearly black hue with a fading frothy head and spotty lace. The aroma has notes of charred and rye bread malt, piney and grassy hops, hint of pineapple and fig esters, and hint of fusel alcohol too. The taste is aggressively bitter from the dark malt and the abundance of hops. There is a subdued bready malt and fruit character as well before the spicy finish. The mouth feel is sprite and sharp, biting and astringent. A nice change of pace at the fest, another good example of the new hybrid style.

On tap at Founders. Dark brown body with reddish highlights, thick tan head. Nose of spicy Amarillo hops and chocolate malts. Bitter, dry body with coffee, chocolate, and spicy, herbal hops notes. Dry, bitter finish.

This was really good. All the hoppy qualities of an ipa and all the good ualities of a nice roasted porter. It was really blended well.

black color, tiny off white bubbles for a head, some lace. nose of moslty air with some maltiness apparant. flavor is sweet malty with light piney hop notes. medium bodied, lightly bitter finish. not as hoppy as i normally enjoy. but pretty good none-the-less. on tap at founders tap room.