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Founders Centennial IPA

Founders Centennial IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Founders Brewing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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6243.75/5.03.75/5.07.2%92.7Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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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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 hopson (525), Williamsville, New York, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20

Aug 4, 2008  
bottle- nice sticky hops backed by a substantial caramel malt flavor- as well balanced and drinkable an IPA that I have had. Delicious.

 GMUcrew7 (236), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Pours slightly hazy copper color with a frothy off white head. Nice pine and grapefruit hop aroma. Wonderfully balanced flavor, sweet toffee and caramel malts with the perfect amount of pine, grapefruit and grassy hops. Full body with a nice sticky palate, the somewhat high alcohol content is very well hidden. Excellent IPA.


 zappafan99 (349), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 26, 2008  
Taste 11/8 Bottle. Looks: Clear Amber body with a thin, heavy head. Aroma : Nice pine and citrus mix. A little malt, some roast. Taste: Nice hop to malt balance. Fullness of taste and aroma. Spicy and well blended.


 joshwilfong (559), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 26, 2008  
-golden reddish brown mostly hoppy nose. Flavor just has a tad of crystal malt with a lot of grapefruit-bitterness and flavor from the centennial hops with a mild floral appearance at the end. A solid one hop beer.


 Petrucci914 (407), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 21, 2008  
Pours a rich orange with a medium frothy white head that dissipates quickly, leaving webs of lacing. A lot of particulate here.....I shouldn’t have poured it this quick, but particulate like this is a rarity for an IPA. Aroma is intense grapefruit, some grassiness and pine. Taste is much the same with a thin mouthfeel with some unsweetened tea in there. Pretty good and drinkable on the bitter spectrum.


 WakeandBake (150), Greenville, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 21, 2008  
12oz bottle into pint,mug,and snifter.Liked the mug best of the three.Slightly hazy orange/amber pour with 1-2 fingers of fluffy white head,plenty of lacing all the way down.Aroma is hoppy grapefruit,pine,and spice at first,as it warms you get more of the caramel malt. Flavor is very balanced,citrus,pine resin,and this chewy sticky caramel/honey thing going on in flavor and mouthfeel.The soft carbonation and a medium body make this go down way too easy . I waited to try this only because I can get it anytime,I’m going to keep some of this on hand from now on. Very Good !



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