Founders Deca

Formerly brewed at Founders Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

Courtesy moejuck. Dark amber, small tan head. Aged malt, sweet malt, booze, subtle spices. Same flavor, nothing standing out. Just a strong, sweet brew. Full body, smooth, a bit syrupy.

Dark copper color pour with bright ruby highlights and little head. Lots of sweet dark fruit with healthy notes of toffee, cardamom, anise, leather, tobacco and alcohol. Super rich decadent malty dark fruit flavor with lots of caramel, brandy, cinnamon, anise, and a hint of leather. Sticky, full body with low carbonation. If I didn’t know better I’d swear this was a nice 4 or 5 year Thomas Hardy’s. Fantastic stuff.

Bottle shared by hopsleeroy. Thanks Lee! Pours dark reddish. Smell is lightly spiced and very malty. Taste is the same and is quite sweet and slightly spiced. Didn’t care for it.

22oz Bomber. Pours a light brown, slightly red color. Aroma is caramel and syrup with hints of brown sugar. Sweet, hints of fruit, hops, and overall very roasted tasting. I can’t wait to have another one.

sample from a bomber at DLD ’09. pours a dark burgandy/brown with a very thin, beige head. aroma was sweet and spicy with notes of toffee, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon along with a touch of citrus hops and dried apricot. flavor was big, sweet, and malty with notes of roasted pistachio, more toffee, hints of red fruit, a touch of hops, and a great spicy note on the swallow. mouthfeel was sticky and full bodied with a solid boozy warmth and a sweet finish. overall, a very interesting, very good brew but isn’t it a barley wine?

Murky brown/red. No head. Mostly a barleywine, but whatever. Definitely feels like it spent ten hours in the kettle, well it’s rather caramelized. Maple syrup, nutty. There is some indescribable vegetal flavor in there, which is niether good nor bad. Finishes with definite vegetalness-like the insides of pumpkin not for eating-it’s really quite strong and odd, but not bad per say. Some chocolate in there. Alcohol is pretty well hidden. Body is thick and sticky, but that’s definitely ’to style’ with this one. Good and very complex, but not a particularly good way.

Pours a cloudy, murky brown with little head. Super sweet aroma with some spicy cinnamony aroma. Flavor is something interesting. Definitely full-bodied, but plenty of caramel sweet and spicy. Almost like a cider at times. Odd finish, but really good.

Rich brown pour with almost no head. Aroma of brown sugar, caramel, almond, pistachio, and cinnamon. Hugely malty flavor. Maple candy, caramel, spices/fruit that remind of mulled wine. Nutty finish with a lingering maple sweetness. Nice full mouthfeel. Different, and good.