Founders Centennial IPA

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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In the bottle at the 2005 Bad-burek party. Pours hazy light amber with a small tidewater head. Medium carbonation, good lacing, and fresh hops abound to the nose. Slight caramel maltiness up front, with a bitter/sour tanginess. Finishes with a tartness from the bittering hops.

Cloudy orange. Grapefruit, apricot, and pine are present on the smell. Slight bitterness to go with the fruitiness . Alcohol is noted with caramelly malt. Finishes slightly bitter

Couleur orange cuivrée, presque translucide mais non filtrée, une multitude de très fins dépôts sont répandus dans tout le liquide. Énorme mousse beige, gondolée, crémeuse, pleinement persistante et laissant de grosses traces partout sur le rebord du verre. Arômes annonçant déjà vivement l’amertume mais réussi pourtant à dégager une présence très florale. Écorces d’agrumes amères, cantaloup et persil vert fraîchement haché. Gros malt épais et mastiquable, à boire et à manger. Malt biscuit et caramel, flaveurs résineuses et agrumes sans ne faire aucunement référence aux typiques et parfois ennuyants pamplemousses. Longue finale amérisante indiquant le houblonnage à froid tout en restant bien dosé. Corps de densité pleine, carbonatation piquante et élévatrice. La touche d’alcool que je crois détecter en finale est bien la seule chose qui semble inappropriée. Une nouvelle référence personnelle.

A little translucent, deep golden amber, with a thin, grey, film-like head. Aroma is daffodils, soccer fields and wet dog. Dry hopping doesn’t add much to aroma. A nice progression from Founder’s pale ale - more bitter and enhanced citric qualities, contributing some honey, grapefruit and cantaloupe to the flavor. Chafing tongue feel. Smooth hop stop comes in on the tail end of the finish. It’s nothing mind-blowing, but it’s a solid IPA.

Poured a dark amber,with little head.Had a bunch of little floaties in it(ALOT)Nice big bold citrus/hop aroma(my favorite!)Nice hop flavor,not as big as the aroma would make you think.A little thin on the mouth feel,but not a bad IPA!

Poured a hazy copper color with a small white head. Big citrus hop aroma (was going to give a 9) that seemed to fade like its head. What was left was a sweet fruity malt somewhat like apricot. Flavor is thin starts with malt that quickly turns tohop flavor and a moderate bitter finish. Light to medium body. Malt side could have been a little bigger to balance the finish.

Thanks to csbosox for sharing a bottle. The body is a cloudy orange with a persistent head. The aroma is grapefruit and molasses. There is a subtle hint of of spice that is definitely NOT grated nutmeg. The taste has bread crust with a hint of pine and dirt. This finishes a little more bitter than I expected. May be better with a fresher sample.

Draft at Founders. Pours a dark gold, almost bronze color with a thin white head. Nose is floral and hoppy. Taste is nice and full with a lemony, citrusy flavor.

Dark gold color with a thin head. Mild pine in the aroma with a hint of a garden. Stronger malt base than I was expecting, which provided a good base for the pine and lemon. It’s not a floral IPA, but there is the right amount of bitterness in this one.

From a bottle, in a pub glass at home. Not much head, but it retained well, and the color is nice. Aroma of hops, citrus and flowers. Depending on conditions in your nasal passages, either the citrus and flowery hops hit you first, or the mild malt undertone. My sinuses are clear, so I got the bright taste of citrus and flowery hops first, which transitioned to carmel, or perhaps just pure sweetness, and then to the malt flavour. Then for the finish the hops came back, and any bitterness is covered by the warming alcohol. Very dynamic (I hate that word, but it fits) and enjoyable. Medium body, which I like. Be sure to pour very carefully, I have problems with sediment being extra floaty in this beer, and it does not taste good.