Founders Porter

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

I don’t know how this one fell through the cracks until now. Bottle. Black with a thick creamy tan head. Milk chocolate aroma and taste with some subtle citrus notes and tastes of roasted grain and drip coffee on the back end. Silky slightly bright palate makes this an enjoyable beer to drink.

Bottle.
Pours a perfect ritmo de la noche with an aroma of chestnutts roasting on an open fire. Too bad Jack Frost can’t nip at my nose right now... Lots of roasted character in this beer. Flavor follows suit; roasted nuts galore, with a slight coffee addition. Thick on the tongue. Fantastic beer.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, brown, mostly diminishing. Body is black (non-opaque, flashlight tested). Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain, dark chocolate, husks), lightly hoppy (apricot), with notes of vanilla and alcohol. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, slightly husky. Medium to full body, creamy/syrupy texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic. It’s just a bit rough, and not terribly deep, but overall a pretty decent porter. Heavier than most.

Could this be the perfect porter? Everything you want out of the style is here. A light roastyness and mild sweetness with notes of chocolate, coffee, caramel, and burnt malts. I love this beer and always like having some around.

Cheers JoeMcPhee. Thick black, silky pour. Thin tan dirty head. Strong roasted malt, coffee with chocolate aroma. Roasted malt flavour follows through. Chocolate finish with a silky texture. Strong alcoholic notes in the finish.

Pours a very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is tons of roast, bitter chocolate and some earthy hops. Flavor is bold chocolate, roasted malts and some coffee leading into a slight bitter finish. Medium full bodied and delicious.

draft at dba brooklyn. Dark pour. wonderful aroma of chocolate & roast. flavor was big roasty delicious chocolatey porter. Medium to bigger mouthfeel. Great porter

Pours black with a huge brown and rocky head. Nose is spruce sap and chocolate. Tastes sweet, chocolate sweet with a good amount of hop bitterness to balance. Crisp, clean and super fizzy. While the carbonation is excessive in the brew I doesn’t necessarily detract from it. Great porter.