Founders Sappy Slappy Bastard

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Growler… This beer rocks!… Clear ruby ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. The aroma offers malty, boozy, earthen notes of maple syrup, rye whiskey, caramel and raw oak. Medium to full-bodied with tingly carbonation. The flavor is all about caramel, maple syrup and rye whiskey. Finishes much the same - goes out with a raw oak and rye whiskey bang. World class growler of beer shared by Maltzilla!

Snifter at Founders. Poured hazy dark brown color with a minimal fizzy light brown head that mostly diminished with little lacing. Moderate to heavy toasted malt, wood and maple aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy toasted sweet malt and bourbon flavor with a medium to heavy sweet finish of moderate to long duration. My expectations where exceeded with a standout beer.

Draft at EBF. Pours an amber body with a white head. Malty tannin woody tones some light woody scotch likes notes and some peat furthers the scotch argument. Malty caramel tones some light bourbon and oak with a peaty warming. Not bad.

Yet another very cool brew courtesy of markwise. Pours deep clear amber with off white head. The aroma has malts, caramel, vanilla, bourbon and a bit of oak. The taste begins sweet with malts, vanilla, some molasses, bourbon, a modest level of oak and a sort of cream soda sensation that I’ve never been found of in beer. Even still its pretty smooth and tasty.

Boozey whiskey notes, bourbon, vanilla, maple syrup sweetness, and very faint scotch ale base. Copper/auburn pour with beige ring and foamy islands. The flavor is surprisingly balance with good bourbon and maple, vanilla, some woody notes, soft darker fruits, with lingering alcohol notes. Solidly interesting take on a scotch ale. I like it.

growler. thanks bvc! pours a murky dark ebony with a big dense dark tan head that falls quickly away. big sweet caramel, maple syrup, peat, shortbread, light oak nose. creamy medium body with light carb. peat, caramel, shortbread, maple, and a little bit of dry bitey oak vanilla. mild sweet finish.

growler @ Miami Fandango ’10 gathering. Cheers to Diego for bringing all these crazy growlers. dark brown in color, no head. aroma and flavors, caramel malts, grainy palate with light touch of vanilla, dark fruits and a warming boozy finish. There is a sense of lingering syrupy/sticky mouthfeel, possibly some maple. Barrel is very subdued yet adds to the whole experience.

Sampled on draft at Smokin’ Joe’s in Pittsburgh PA this beer poured a hazy orange-tan color with a small beige head that produced good lacing. The aroma was toasted caramel, strong bourbon, nut and light fruity hops. The flavor was in your face with bourbon (tasted just like Old Granddad to me) with undertones of molasses, tasted caramel, vanilla and light sour and fruity hops.The finish was long with bourbon and caramel. Thick and full body. If you took Old Granddad and turned it into beer this is what it would taste like. Remarkable.

Growler, courtesy Cheeseman and miketd. Pours a clear crimson color with a tight, spongy, khaki colored head. Lasting a good while, the foam leaves wet, drooping arches of lacing that slowly meander down the glass. The aroma is quite enticing, starting out with an ultra-malty caramel malt base with hints of earthy cocoa. Oaky, soft bourbon and sweet, nutty maple notes seem the perfect compliment. Flavors are even better, deliciously smooth and slightly warming, with the sour mash bourbon and vanilla-maple just setting off the slightly smoky caramel. Notes of earthy hoppiness add bittering balance. Medium-full, smooth, and velvety, with soft but lively carbonation, the palate is warm, but not hot. It’s just a delicious slow sipper. Awesome beer.

Snifter at Founders. Hazy brown pour with a thick tan head. Peaty nose with caramel, bourbon and a maple sweetness. Flavor starts with oaky vanilla followed by peat, caramel and then maple in the finish accompanied by a touch of chocolate. Awesome.