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Mishawaka Founders Stout

Mishawaka Founders Stout

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A Dry Stout brewed by
Mishawaka Brewing Company

Mishawaka, Indiana USA

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603.23/5.03.22/5.0-42.1English pint P  Stats

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Mishawaka Brewing Company's "Founder's Stout" has been brewed since August 1992 and is the winner of multiple awards including the 1996 World Beer Cup's "Gold Cup", the 1998 World Beer Cup's "Silver Cup" and the 1995 Silver Medal Winner at the Great American Beer Festival. It is an Irish-style dry stout with seven malts. It has a roasted coffee flavor with a distinctive dry-roasted bitterness in the finish.

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 illinismitty (1492), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/56/20

Jun 15, 2008  
Bottle from Chalet Party Shoppe in Goshen, IN. Pours brown black with a frothy tan head. Aroma of fruity ale esters. Flavor is sweet and vinegary, with no dryness and little dark roast. This one is infected. I am not having much luck with this brewery. They need to step up their QC.

 bretupdegraff (135), Fishers, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/104/510/20
Dec 2, 2008  
pours dark black with a light brown head. Aroma of sweet coffee,toffee,carmel- taste seems a bit watery - nice carbonated mouthfeel. taste is a bit bland for me and bordered on sour but not to the extent of other posts- not great.


 frankenkitty (1834), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Deep black with garnet highlights under an oily head. Deep roast aroma, mid-coffee and chocolate under. Full bodied with a carbonated lift. Nice balance of chocolate sweets easing into bittersweets then coffee/tea bitters. Surprisingly enjoyable, since my expectations were elevated. It takes some balls to use the word ’’Founders’’ when naming one’s stout. (Like Mishawaka’s IPA, this is better on tap than bottled.) <br /><br /><font size=-4>Draught pint, October 2008, <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/indiana/mishawaka/mishawaka-brewing-company/1031.htm><u>Mishawaka Brewing Company</u></a>, Mishawaka, IN 46545</font><br />


 00cobraR (1005), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/51/101/54/20
Sep 9, 2008  
read ross’s review. he shared this shit with me. even though this was infected is tasted a damn site better than the avery 15 he also shared with me.


 ross (1583), charlotte, North Carolina, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/51/101/51/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Bottle from Sean. He thought this was going to be funny to send me this beer. It wasnt funny, Sean. I am going to take a shit on every bottle I have for you right now. Infected bottle, I dont even know if I should rate this, but I will because I like to be like a clock and rate any beer that graces my lips. It looks nice in the glass, it even smells nice like coffee and chocolate. But when you taste it..... it is so sour it almost makes you gag. This beer shows promise but went straight into the drain. Thanks for this awesome beer Sean, I rank it up there with the Becks AF.


djcoolhark (21), South Bend, Indiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/517/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Great beer on tap. One of the best stouts I’ve had. I’ve heard some problems about bottles from friends, but the tap lets this one shine. A great malted coffee taste.



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