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Founders Centennial IPA 3.76 821

Founders Centennial IPA

Percentile
97
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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8213.77/5.03.76/5.07.2%96.2Shaker, Tulip
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Selected as a benchmark for the Beer Judge Certification Program used in all American based beer judgings. Centennial IPA has quickly become the IPA of choice. Pour yourself a pint of this complex flavorful ale and bask in the frothy head’s floral bouquet. Relish the immense citrus accents, achieved by the abundance of dry hopping. This ale’s sweet, malty undertones balance the hop character with a finish that never turns too bitter.
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 undsioux7 (560), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Pours dark amber/copper with a big white head. Great citris/flowery aroma hops. Taste hits you with the citris hops first, but a nice grainy malt backbone softens the hops. Medium bitterness. Nice.


 Chipper (186), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Pours a dark amber with a huge white head. Very hoppy aroma and the hops were dominant in the flavor. Maybe a little fruit, but mainly hops. An excellent IPA.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Now this is the sexiest IPA I’ve encountered since Two Hearted. Only complaint, even though they point it out, the finish isn’t as awesome as hoped for. Would still definitely get this one again.


 mistersinalin (378), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 26, 2008    Updated: Feb 1, 2009
In the words of Borat Very niiice. I liiike! I picked this up to complete a variety 6-pack. What a find. I really like the citrus and flowers. Now that I’ve had it several times, I think it is the dope.


 ElGaucho56 (393), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 25, 2008  
pours a lighter orange-gold with two-finger head. Nose is like freshly mown grass, lemony yeast, pastry malt sweetness. Dominant citrusy-melon hops on the palate without being too bitter, very mild underpinning of light sweet caramel malts, finishes with a mild quinine bitterness. A decent IPA, but doesn’t seem quite worth the exorbitant price (in Boston, at least).


lebshiff21 (85), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 23, 2008  
12oz. bottle - Nice dry hopped IPA, very well balanced - citrus abounds and the malt pairs with it nicely. Very tasty.


 lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 22, 2008  
deep, great, dull copper body, persistent head, crisp, nice, drying, fuller, lively body, beautiful IPA, intense, sharper, nice, toast, grain, floral, herbal, resin, citrus, long finish, medium intensity, bitter, great deep, dark, hoppy, intense, bitter, nice, grapefruit, excellent craft, fresh, loved


 mabel (2612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 21, 2008  
[1590-20080816] 355mL bottle. Citrus and navel orange zest aroma. Hazy, dark amber orange body with quick off-white bubbles. Orange zesty bitter flavour has sweet orange throughout. Medium body. Very nicely made.
(@ Cole’s IPA Festival; Buffalo, NY)



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