Founders Deca

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

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

Bottle and on draft at founders. Dark brown body with off white head. Dark fruit raisin, bready yeast, lots of spices cinnamon and clove. Good beer.

Poured a murky mahogany brown with fizzy/frothy off-white head. Spicy aroma of cinnamon, dark fruits, caramel. Taste is of predominantly honey wheat bread, some cinnamon spiciness, a touch of fruit to it as well, finishing a slight bit of dryness. The alcohol here is barely perceptible, an amazing feat at 13%. Though not clubbing me with spiciness and not the deepest beer I’ve had for its size, still a good drink that should in all fairness be a regular offering in some shape or form.

Bottle shared at tasting. Poured a murky brown color with orange highlights. The head was light tan with an orange tint. Lots of fruit in the nose including mango, pineapple, and orange. There was also plenty of caramel, nuts, and alcohol. Full bodied and slightly sweet with caramel, toffee, and pineapple flavors. Kind of like a big malty/fruity double IPA without any hop bitterness.

Pours a murky dark reddish brown with a big thick fluffy beige froth on top, looks awesome! Big oily floral hop aroma, cardamom with lots of rich oxidized toasted caramel malt and some light spices. First taste is burnt bitter followed by sugary sweetness, light brown sugar and lots of vegetable. Lots of sugar that covers the alcohol well but doesn’t really add anything itself. Burnt vegetable aftertaste. Heavy body, syrupy with soft carbonation. This is a BIG beer.

Deep amber colour with an off white head. malty, caramel sweet aroma with some yeasty and spicy notes. malty, toffee sweet flavor with hoppy notes.

Aged over a year in the bottle. Poured dark amber with a thick, near-yellow, head of foam. Loaded with spices on the nose. Caramel, black tea, vanilla, cinnamon, and a bit of cream in the flavor. Mildly carbonated with a suprisingly heavy body. Deliciously sweet.

Sampled at the Carolina Crew tasting in Greenville - thanks to whoever brought this! Was informed that this was aged about a year. Reddish pour with a small head. Malty and sweet aroma with a hint of spices in there. Orange peel and other spice flavors I couldn’t quite put my finger on meshed nicely with the aged malt. Smooth drinking, although a bit of a hot finish. Really enjoyed drinking this.

Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville --Thanks Jason! Nose has a bit of malt, a lot of spices, and a bit of sugar. Flavor has even more spice, a bit of malt, and a bit of blah. I tried this about a year ago when it first came out but I was kinda buzzed then just like I was when I drank it this time. Oh well. In any case, it wasn’t memorable on either occasion.