Founders Centennial IPA - Founders Brewing Company

botham

Illinois

4.13/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

on cask at Sheffield's in Chicago. pours a deep amber color with two fingers of slowly settling creamy tan head that has solid retention and leaves thick lacings.

aroma is of spicy and piney hops with a nice concentration and a solid and subtle malt base that doesn't take away from the hops. very well put together in the nose.

taste is more of the same with a solid character and a wonderful cask quality. a healthy hop presence is just rich enough to become the dominant note, while still allowing the malts to be present. nice.

mouthfeel is medium bodied and very smooth on the palate, along with a finish that has the same hop notes lingering after the fact.

drinkability is great. very easy drinking on the palate with a generous hop profile that is very sessionable. cheers!

Serving type: cask

12-06-2009 16:05:55 | More by botham

Boverhof3

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-20-2013 00:07:59 | More by Boverhof3

mobrockman

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-19-2013 23:49:59 | More by mobrockman

Hanby

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-19-2013 19:43:45 | More by Hanby

kal4478

Ohio

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-19-2013 18:31:47 | More by kal4478

LeahM

New York

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-19-2013 18:17:09 | More by LeahM

jono0101

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-19-2013 15:48:28 | More by jono0101

BeerNDoggerel

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-19-2013 02:24:56 | More by BeerNDoggerel

1sophrosyne1

District of Columbia

4.4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Poured into short tumbler glasses at 50-55 degrees, and consumed over 20 marvelous minutes.

The color is of a flat, misty amber-tan with a weighty cream head that’s durable.
It has a clean, balanced nose full of the usual suspects in proper measure—spruce, grapefruit, tin, acorn, and a nice dose of gingery soil.
There's an oily-thick glyceryl body. Displays layers of taste and movement in the mouth. Jumps in with bubbly spice. Bitters charge through the center as the legs dangle off sides of the tongue. Then one grinds a mouth of edible flowers that wilt slowly into a bready resin.
Over the course of tasting, more clove is evident as it warms toward wine.
This brew glows in the gut as it does in the glass. Go get it!

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 02:06:47 | More by 1sophrosyne1

Lee_Hancock

Maryland

3/5  rDev -27.9%

06-19-2013 00:19:19 | More by Lee_Hancock

sudsy2drunk

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-18-2013 18:55:54 | More by sudsy2drunk

BColton1

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

06-18-2013 01:27:32 | More by BColton1

beerinNV

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

06-17-2013 22:14:07 | More by beerinNV

spw109

New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-17-2013 21:21:17 | More by spw109

parkwood

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -15.9%

06-17-2013 01:38:28 | More by parkwood

Birdmarg741

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-16-2013 23:32:51 | More by Birdmarg741

Mortarforker

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

06-16-2013 23:31:58 | More by Mortarforker

Hopstronaut

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -15.9%

06-16-2013 23:26:46 | More by Hopstronaut

tedho21

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-16-2013 22:50:18 | More by tedho21

hoosier222002

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +14.2%

06-16-2013 22:29:45 | More by hoosier222002

His_Royal_Hoppiness

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev -3.8%

06-16-2013 21:14:06 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness

apants007

New York

3.81/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

poured from bottle into a pint glass

a: really nice light amber/dark honey color. light head with better than average lacing.

s: whew... that smells like beer! not a lot of complexity o the nose for me... just hop sauce...

t: wow, there's a lot going on! starts out really sweet with honey and fleshy fruit but transitions into a soft bitter peach pit that lingers for a while with some other magic going on in between... almost like a camp fire... maybe there's something wrong with my nose cause I don't see how none of these crazy flavores are coming out in the smell? nice beer!

mf: light carbonation, taste lingers for a little longer than i prefer. A feels a little thin but tastes thick (if that makes any sense). Not a bad thing... actually kind of interesting sensation.

I can see this being a frequent evening after work beer for when I only plan to have 1 or 2.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 20:54:27 | More by apants007

MgoJohnStamos

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-16-2013 19:43:09 | More by MgoJohnStamos

windypete

United Kingdom (England)

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

06-16-2013 19:36:16 | More by windypete

Orange

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

06-16-2013 07:24:47 | More by Orange