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Founders Centennial IPA 3.76 828

Founders Centennial IPA

Percentile
97
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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8283.77/5.03.76/5.07.2%96.4Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
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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 bbp182 (255), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/516/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Look - Pours an orange/amber color. Nice head cream head. Cloudy. Smell - Fruity/citrusy hop smell, bitter/sweet, grapefruity. Taste - Bitter, but not overwhelming. Fruity/citrus taste. Bitterness lingers. But in a good way. Present long after you drink it.


 jeff789 (411), Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 14, 2008    Updated: Oct 11, 2008
Pours an orange copper color that is quite cloudy.. Creamy hoppy aroma... Not nearly the hop kick i was expecting, but rather a creamy slightly malter than hoppier hit... almost similar to an ESB initially... Then the hop presence subtly takes hold and finish dry... Almost tasted like i would expect an imperial ESB to taste... Not bad...


 corby112 (766), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Pours a cloudy golden orange color with off-white head. Aroma is of floral and citrus hops and pine. Very well balance considering how hoppy it is. A nice amount of malt compliments the dry bitter hop finish.


 Tilley4 (218), Huron, Tennessee, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/57/103/514/20
Mar 14, 2008  
My first Founders brew... Wow, what a beautiful IPA! Coppery orange color with a very fluffy white head.. Seems darker than other IPAs.. Huge, pungent aroma of piney hops that’s really nice... Maybe the best smelling IPA yet.. Hmmm... Taste definitely doesn’t match the aroma. Very malty and tea-like up front which leads to a lingering bitterness on the finish. I was hoping for a Two Hearted experience and just didn’t get it. It looks the part and smells the part, but it ends there. Its good but just not great like I was hoping.


 StFun (534), Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 12, 2008    Updated: Jan 8, 2009
Very very nice. Pours orange with a nice head. Aroma is more pine than citrus, flavor is tart and bitter, but in a good way. Not as malty and smooth as the description indicates, but is great ina bitter/tangy way. Probably actually a better value than Devil Dancer, since it’s about $2 a bottle compared to DD’s $4.50.


 keepersj12 (811), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 10, 2008  
Very nice IPA. Nice pine and citrus flavor. Aroma is similar. A bit of sweetness in the background.


 WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 9, 2008  
Clear, deep, rich gold. Small orange head. Nose of citrus and pine, typical PNW hopping nose. Taste of sweet amber malts, orange and pine, plenty of bitterness but good balance, bitter and slightly caramel sweet finish. Slightly cream in the mouth. Good IPA, one of my favorite styles.


 bigtaster (184), Grand Rapids, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 4, 2008  
Pours fairly opaque for an IPA, Golden. Nice tan head. Piny, citrus small hop finish. Good IPA



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