 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
Oct 24, 2009 Nice ruby-tinted amber coloured body with a clear glow and a very thin tan head. Aroma of alcohol, pit fruits, raisins, vanilla, oak, whiskey and more pit fruits - very nice albeit super potent. Medium to Full-bodied; Assertive alcohol, whiskey and malt up front with a pleasant pit fruit taste behind along with some vanilla and oak flavours still staying put. Aftertaste shows a good amount of raisins and pit fruits, but the alcohol and oak come crashing through. Overall, a good beer - almost more of an oak-aged barley wine, but still a good beer nonetheless. I samped this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington DC on 25-July-2009, sampled at home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 24-October-2009.
Elwood (665), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Oct 23, 2009 Serving: 12 oz. bottle.
Appearance: Deep, slightly hazy amber with a small, foamy, light tan head. The head is gone very quickly, leaving a very still pool of brew.
Aroma: Earthy with a touch of paper, a bit of bourbon, slight perfume notes, and a little nuttiness.
Flavor: Big boozy wood notes, some bourbon, a solid back bitterness provided by herbal hops, and then very sweet with malt. Heavy and rich.
Palate: Medium, smooth carbonation with a rich, malty mouthfeel and a long, boozy finish. Suprisingly smooth given the alcohol level.
Overall: A potent potable! Better have this one at the end of the night as you night will surely end after a few of these. Very rich and heavy with the booze. Not bad at all.
dwaggs2 (531), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
Oct 22, 2009 Bottle. Poured a dark amber color with a white head. Left plenty of lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma is sweetness. Caramel, toffee, and malts. Flavor is sweet, then tart. Very good, and very easy to drink even though a higher ABV. Great beer.
boFNjackson (1233), Portland, Oregon, USA
Oct 18, 2009 Bottle... Poured amber/orange-ish with a thin, off-white head. Sweet and malt driven. Lots of oak, wood-like and vanilla flavors. Can taste some of the alcohol in the finish.
jesperhammer (260), Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 17, 2009 17-OCT-2009, bottle @home.
Beautifull orange with dissappearing head.
I put my nose in the glass, and thankfully it is just as anticipated:-)
Wonderfull orange aroma, spicy, and bitter.
Flavour is more of the same. Nice but low carbonation, and then the loooooong aftertaste that is just right in bitterness. Fantastic beer. Really well-made.
JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
Oct 17, 2009 Pours a dark red/amber with small to non existant head. Caramel, toffee, sweet heavy malt, bread, honey, and a hint of vanilla. Good beer, lots of malt.
jeremytoni (1069), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
Oct 17, 2009 From a bottle poured a dark amber color with a small head. Nice strong malty sweet flavor with a lingering finish.
Davetopay (36), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Oct 16, 2009 This is about as near perfection as it gets. Fall is here, the air is cool, and the beer has backbone! MALT backbone. Balance is always the key when it comes to strong ales. It’s so easy to over hop in an attempt to keep up with the aggressive malt flavors you find in these beers, but Founder’s is keeping things in line balancing the sweet, caramel, toasty, chocolatey, bready, toffee, and coffee notes with the earthy, spicy, and bitter flavor of the hops. It is a super smooth drinker and the almost 10% abv is so well hidden I didn’t notice any of the usual phenolic notes you sometimes find in high gravity ales. I plan on stashing some of this in my "cellar" to see how it ages.
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