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Founders Porter

Founders Porter - Porter

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Porter

Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4453.99/5.03.97/5.06.5%99.7English pint, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
Dark, Rich, and Sexy. Chocolate malts and four varieties of hops make this a very full flavored ale.
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 gorditoabd (162), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Nov 4, 2009  
12 oz bottle.Pours dark oily black with a mountain of tan head that is built to last. Nose is all roasted malts and brown sugar. Flavor is dark, rich, and smooth - chocolate and smoke, with just a touch of cinnamon lightening at the end. Really interesting spriteliness to this porter, balancing the bitterness until the finish. Nice job Founders


 darn1207 (528), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 1, 2009  
12oz bottle from Charleston Beer Exchange. black pour with a finger sturdy looking tan head that disappears quicker than I would’ve expected. soft but strong aroma of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate and some earthy spiced hops. taste is fairly sharp candy sweetness backed up by a chalky bitterness. the caramel, coffee, roastiness comes through in the finish. nothing over the top here - just an all around great porter.


NayTron (28), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Pours dark and oily. Big smells of roasted malts, bitter chocolate and sugar. Taste is smokey, smooth, thick and so good. Not a real porter guy but this changed my mind. Nice job.


 luv2brew (177), Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 31, 2009  
This is about as good as it gets. Rich, Dark, malty with a chewiness that really is in the mix with some of the best robust porters on the market. The chocolatiness slightly overpowers the grainy burntess, and the aggressive bitterness is on the back end. Just a top notch beer.


 JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 30, 2009  
This was a very nice porter. Roasted malt, smoke, milk chocolate, roasted coffee, and licorice. Nice silky mouthfeel. Tasty!


meisterbrauMHB (53), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/514/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Pours a rich, dark brown with a generous head. Rich, smokey taste gives way to more complex malt flavors. Has a hint of cherry and coffee notes. Finishes well.


 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Also another beer I was shocked I hadn’t yet rated. Pour black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, touch of coffee. Great flavor of chocolate and roasted malt. Solid Porter.


 bsp77 (191), Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint. Pure black (the blackest Porter I have ever seen), with very thin tan head and just a touch of lacing. The aroma is chocolate galore, with some licorice, roasted malt and coffee. Very chocolaty and rich. Noticeable licorice and maybe some fruitiness. Somewhat bitter finish, seems to be more from roasted malts than hops. Exceedingly smooth full body, slightly chewy, low carbonation (almost flat). Love the smoothness, but not the flatness. Despite the richness of the beer, it is quite easy to sip. Delectable. The body definitely seems more like a Stout, but I guess the lower levels of roasted barley keeps things in Porter territory. Kind of a hybrid, as if there wasn’t enough confusion between Porters and Stouts already.



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