 OldGrowth (1434), North Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 8, 2005 Bottle, from Julio’s.Real good nose, Pine, floral, orange, toffee/caramel. Clean orangy red color, small beige head that faded quickly. Bitter sweet flavors, Citrusy, grapefruit/orange, rye has bite, some caramel, but its buried by the hops. Medium bodied, thick creamy mouthfeel, Citrusy rye bitter, dryish, finish. Man that’s a nice ASA. Founders just keeps rolling.
BuckNaked (1211), Tempe, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 8, 2005 Bottle: Beautiful ruby color with a small, creamy tan head that slowly fades to a ring around the outside of the glass. Aroma is strong hops - citrus, grapefruit, floral grass, orange, light caramel. Taste is initially sweet grapefruit, flowery hops, then steeped malts, caramel, pine, and spices with a nice sweetness towards the middle. Finishes mildly spicy, dry, with notes of floral hops and bitter malt. Medium bodied, but nice creamy, full mouth feel. Nicely balanced throughout.
unclebleen (620), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 10, 2005 pours a bright amber color with excellent lacing and a small off-white head. aroma and flavor is nicely bitter grapefruit. i notice a yeasty spiciness. the rye is also a nice addition. the body is almost perfect.
steview (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 12, 2005 Updated: Apr 11, 2005bottle to shaker from Crane Alley, Urbana-Champagne, IL / wow, really good! reminded me of a heavier, more fuller, Brian Boru Old Irish Red from Three Floyds. definitely a dry, bready, raw, rye bite, with a pretty orange citrusy hop punch. UPDATE 4/11/05: tulip / uprated aroma. delicious.
BCAR (216), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 22, 2005 Deep red color. Intense grapefruit-hop aroma. Rich mouthfeel, again citrus elements. Slight bitter finish. Very enjoyable.
YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 13, 2005 This was excellent. Am becoming very impressed with Founders. Had this on tap at The Blind Pig in Champaign, IL. Great beer place. Dark copper body under a frothy tan head. Nice lacing and animated bubbles. Aroma of fresh citrusy hops mingled with matly sweetness and a wisp of rye. Gentle carbonation and a strong body. The flavor was predominently hops and in the most pleasant of ways. Mixed in was the matly sweetness and the hints of rye, but the hops are what grab you and entice you into more and more. A refreshing, rewarding, thoroughly enjoyable beer that would go well with most foods, especially spicy food. Yes, this is definitely a keeper.
kkearn (1014), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 24, 2007 Bottle. Hazy red-amber with a thik tan head that fills the pint glass. Aroma primarily citrus, with some toffee, earth, and rye. Citric hop flavor at first with sweet malt joining in later. The rye is most evident towards the finish, and works incredibly well. Long, bitter finish. Delicious.
Alcoholist (570), Peoria, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 2, 2005 I think I’m definitely a fan of ryes. Much in the vein of Bear Republic’s HopRod, this beer has a ton of bite. Thick rye, grapefruit and some smoothing maltyness in the flavour. Spicy, Hoppy and Crisp. Like a glass of grapefruit juice with rye toast and a thin layer of jam.
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