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Founders Black Rye

Founders Black Rye

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A Specialty Grain brewed by
Founders Brewing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

bottled
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on tap
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3713.77/5.03.76/5.00.36Winter7%97.4 n/a P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This beer will surprise you with a big hop flavor and a toasty sweet aroma. Pours black from the chocolate and de-bitterized black rye malts. This ale is medium bodied and is well flavored with hints of toffee, nutty undertones and a dry crisp finish.
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 TPaliga (212), Munster, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Apr 18, 2008  
Dark pour. Thin, tan, lasting head. Nice roasted malt, chocolate, slightly hoppy aroma. Nice medium body. Good roasty flavor, subtley smoky. Nice bitter finish.


 AmEricanbrew (714), Greenwood, Louisiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Dark brown with a fleeting tan head. Nice chocolate biscuit malt smell. Medium body. Roasted malt flavor with a mildly bitter floral hop flavor to finish. 51706


 ajm (211), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 5, 2008  
A good drink. I tasted coffee rather than all the fancy notes indicated in the commercial description, but the hoppiness is certainly there. Better than most stouts you are likely to have.


 ucusty (656), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Jan 16, 2008  
pour close to black with fluffy tan head and plenty of lacing. Aroma dominated by roast & malts, similar to that of a porter. rye, hops coffee and caramel on the mouth-feel with a porter like finish.


 mreusch (379), Olathe, Kansas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 8, 2008  
Bottle, with a thank you shout out to Gregis for this! Pours a dark brown with a one finger tan head and minimal lacing. Aroma is nuts, rye bread, light coffee and hops. Flavor bring out more of the hops, with chocolate, roasty malts, and nuts. Agree with Tim that it has a lot of porter like qualities. Solid, but fairly unexciting. Thanks again Greg!




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