Sweet malt aroma. Full flavored malt with a slightly sharp hop edge on the backside that leaves a lingering hop sweetness. Strange combination of malt flavor first followed by hop flavor- I’m used to the other way around. Can’t really tell the high alcohol percentage.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Nice fresh strong hop aroma. Grabs taste buds aggressively with a full mouth hop flavor. Hop flavor slowly fades out and lanes you with a slightly harsh but sweet hop flavor that fades ever so slowly… Until your taste buds demand another drink and the cycle starts again.
5 out of 5 stars.
Slightly sweet aroma. Fairly wet, flat taste with a noticeable hop bite. As the drink goes down the chute, you can taste the oak flavors mix in along with a much stronger hop flavor. Finally there’s a slightly lingering alcohol burn for a brief moment.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Thick sweet aroma. High alcohol sweetness immediately hits your mouth. Fades out to a moderate hop sweetness which tangentially gives way to a mild malt taste. Bottle says 112 IBU, but doesn’t have the typical hoppiness, probably because of the heavy alcohol content. Not very pleasant. Unfortunate I spent about $6/bottle. Says it was bottled 16 months ago, on 6/18/12. Oh well, I’ll save my money next time.
2 out of 5 Stars.
Dry aroma with a minor hint of hops. Taste has a moderate hop bite followed quickly by sweetness. Good balance of hops and malt comes in then fades out slowly. Leaves the mouth with a nice balanced flavor with hops winning out slightly. Not anything Canadian I’ve had before, actually has a unique strong flavor with nice hoppiness.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Sweet aroma of whiskey or bourbon barrel. Fairly smooth taste up front, followed by a warm, dark sweetness. Fades out with a hint of dark malt aftertaste and a large alcohol sweetness/warmth. This bottle is probably 3 years old as I’m drinking it in Oct 2013 and the bottle has a twist cap. Founders ended that years ago. There was residue at the bottom that I poured out in the sink at the end of the bottle. Not sure if that was a sign of the age or not.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly sweet aroma. Nice mild hop taste that blends in with a malty sweetness. Mild sweetness flavor lingers, drawing you back for another and another drink. Dangerous…
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Slight hop aroma. Initial hop bite with a fresh taste. Hop flavor quickly fills your mouth and fades slowly while a hint of maltiness creeps in. Nice thick cloudiness that glows but you can’t see through.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Very nice sweet, strong hop aroma. Initial taste hits your palate like a nice strong stout with a big roasted malt flavor. Somehow in a kind of seamless transition the dark malt flavor it’s replaced by a clean hop flavor that fades out slowly. Very interesting flavor combination and trip through the taste buds.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Sweet, dry, hoppy aroma. Crisp flavor bite quickly followed by sweetness. Fairly substantial hop flavor but quickly smacked by a maltiness that leaves little aftertaste but a mild lingering.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
