Sweet, dry hop aroma. Grainy, slightly raw hop flavor with a slight sweetness on the back. Fades smoothly with a faint hop flavor lingering. Bottled 9/4/13, drank on 10/30/2013.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
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Founders Harvest Ale 2013
Slightly sharp, dry-ish hop aroma. Sharp, cutting hop taste but not too strong or harsh. Leaves you with a light malt taste mixed with a moderate hop flavor. Bottled 10/2/13, drank on 10/29/13. I noticed the ABV is about 1% higher than last year’s. Listed as 70 IBU, not sure about last year.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Dragonmead Crown Jewels
Heavy sweet aroma like honey. Very interesting flavor when hitting the mouth with a bit of honey sweetness, a very fruity taste, then a solid clean malt taste. Overall, very interesting and refreshing, almost light tasting- but not like a light beer. Quite unique, in a good way.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Griffin Claw Norm’s Raggedy Ass IPA
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.
Original Gravity Southpaw IPA
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.
Founders Inspired Artist Black IPA
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.
New Holland Michigan Hatter
Slight sweet smell. Nice even flavored hop flavor, with a nice malty hop flavor on the end. Leaves you with a slightly sweet, but clean taste. Flavorful, but not over the top.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Witch’s Hat Train Hopper
Nice hop aroma- clean and fresh. Slightly sweet hippy taste, finishes smooth and clean. Leaves with a mild hop taste. Not too strong.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Saugatuck Singapore IPA
Little to no smell. Very good malt smell. Fades out lightly. Very nice.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Cranker’s Professor IPA
Nice, very sweet hop aroma. Taste is very strong hop that is almost harsh but then the sweetness kicks in. Then has a bit of a grainy taste with aftertaste of sweet hops. Nice raw, graininess to it.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
