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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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 Zinister (1206), Houston, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 6, 2007  
Thanks to kryptic for this bottle. Nice IPA color and head. Very floral nose with citrus, but more floral hops than the typical citrus hops. Taste is flowery with some grapefruit, lemon, and orange. Crisp medium body with bitter, clean finish. Nice beer.


 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Dec 3, 2007    Updated: Dec 13, 2007
Tasted at WBF. Pour: hazy, golden orange. Head: creamy, white, and laced a little. Aroma: floral hops, some citrus. Flavor: floral hops, citurs, some aged taste, and apricot. Palate: smooth. Finish: clean.


Vav (13), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/519/20
Nov 29, 2007  
This one is AMAZING. Pours cloudy amber (it’s unfiltered) with a high head that sparkles with citrus hops aroma. First sip explodes with grapefruit and citrus notes with a very subdued, sweet malt backbone. Second sip was more of a gulp, splashes of sweet malt hit you once you get used to the hops. I think i have a new favorite IPA.


 DeadGuyFrank (347), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Nov 27, 2007    Updated: Mar 27, 2008
Super floral, slightly sweet and citrusy and somewhat dense mouthfeel, brewed in the English tradition of a "thick" malt body. Well made.


 bigrond (1053), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 24, 2007  
this was one of the best IPS’s I’ve had in a long time. An excellent IPA. true in form in every respect. Hops galore, dry, and finishes long and hoppy..... and very , veyr good. One of the best.


 dogfishho (172), Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Nov 21, 2007  
Pours a cloudy dark amber with a fluffy white head that leaves nice lacing and never dissipates. The aroma is dominated by the hops, but there is a complexity to it, with floral and grapefruit notes. The flavor is spectacular. The hops are flavorful, but not overly aggressive. The malt has a honey flavor that balances well. The finish is so clean and crisp that it encourages gulping. Fantastic IPA. This is what all of the crap breweries should be striving for.


 kseecs16 (887), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 20, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a pale translucent copper with a moderate light tan head, little lacing. Aroma is full floral hops and nectar. Sweet upfront flavor with a full grassy hops body, malts are subdued. Full bodied and smooth with a strong lasting bitter finish.


 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 19, 2007  
Pours a hazy, amber orange with a ton of fine sediment and a crazy-huge, pillowy beige head that slowly diminishes leaving sticky lace in its wake. The head generated by this beer is unreal. A half an inch pour results in an inch or more frothy head. Translation: be prepared to wait on this one. The nose is citric and floral hops over a sweet caramel malt backing. Light to medium-bodied with a dry, moderately bitter finish that squeezes the sides of your tongue. The flavor is a blend of citrus and green apple over caramel malt with lesser hop notes of flowers and mild resin. This is a unique and flavorful IPA. If it were available locally, it would probably be part of my regular hop-fix rotation.



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