Founders Nemesis 2010 - Founders Brewing Company

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

4.06/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Leftovers from the Founders Tap-Takeover at D's 6-Pack.

Damn. Another accidental pint pour! And, topped-off, too.

Pours purple-y, brown-black. Some sudsiness on top. Looks hefty.

Smells of rich toffee, dark caramel, grape, and an earthiness from what was heaps of pine/herbal hops.

Following the nose with more toffee and grape notes. Still has a pine-like hoppiness that is much more subdued compared to how I remember it fresh. Dark roasty malts have started to caramelize and sweeten a bit. Flavors are more delicate. A rounder profile.

Drinks almost with a full body. Carbonation is light-medium. Alcohol is pretty well-masked.

Glad to be able to re-experience this barleywine after over two years. Thought I might never get to revisit it.

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2013 20:25:43 | More by thecheapies

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-19-2013 00:39:23 | More by Photekut

mscudder

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-18-2013 17:41:11 | More by mscudder

EROCK75

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-13-2013 15:50:05 | More by EROCK75

kscaldef

Oregon

2.5/5  rDev -40.3%

05-09-2013 21:12:36 | More by kscaldef

2beerdogs

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-09-2013 05:53:53 | More by 2beerdogs

hilgart1

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

05-08-2013 00:22:43 | More by hilgart1

Pecafaced

Maryland

4/5  rDev -4.5%

04-30-2013 23:24:40 | More by Pecafaced

pmoney

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -16.5%

04-29-2013 19:24:23 | More by pmoney

zachattack555

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.5%

04-28-2013 20:18:24 | More by zachattack555

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.5%

04-26-2013 22:51:21 | More by spycow

SaxmanRick

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +13.4%

04-26-2013 16:37:20 | More by SaxmanRick

skaboom420

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

04-26-2013 11:00:21 | More by skaboom420

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.5%

04-26-2013 06:44:48 | More by Steve_Oldrati

phishbfm

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

04-26-2013 02:20:21 | More by phishbfm

szmnnl99

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

04-19-2013 01:28:16 | More by szmnnl99

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +1.4%

04-19-2013 01:26:53 | More by JohnnieNepal

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.4%

04-16-2013 18:57:52 | More by cadaugherty

KFBR392

Illinois

4.01/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A local micropub sat on their keg of this until today when they unleashed it.

Appearance: Very dark, almost pitch black. No head to speak of, beside a very thin lacing on the edges of the glass. Above average lacing on the edges of the glass with each drink.

Smell: Very subdued overall. A lot of strong booze/bourbon, vanilla, hops, and barley. The barley comes off very potent.

Taste: The front is a silky vanilla bourbon booze ride. The body evens out and shows off the strong accents of barley. Finish is medium dry alcohol bite. There is some decent complexity here but overall nothing outstanding.

Mouthfeel: Cleans off the palette, almost dangerously drinkable. Good thing my girlfriend was with me to drive, this one went down awfully quick.

Overall: I was so excited to hear about the Founder's take over which included this great brew. Definitely had the feel of a well aged barleywine. I will definitely be going back for some more.

Serving type: on-tap

04-16-2013 02:54:43 | More by KFBR392

Ego

New Jersey

4.08/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

happy to find this little gem hiding in my cellar... if I remember correctly I picked this up in the outer banks... ah, good times.

eyes...
a small head pops up but quickly quiets down to an o-ring, legs are apparent given the booze in this puppy, dark brown hue with some ruby highlights, a few columns of marching bubbles encircle the bottom of the glass, everything is in line for the style

nose...
hops in the distance, mellowed booze, wafts of subtle chocolate, sweetish prunes, that tangy barleywine thing is going on, hard to quantify it, I remember the first time I sniffed a Bigfoot (the beer, not a sasquatch ya putz), it reminds me of that minus the hop grenade shoved up my face snatch

taste etc...
smooth with subtle carbonation, not quite silky, the carbonation bites a touch too which is nice, the flavor is pretty subdued 3 years out but there is still a twinge of hop punch in there, mostly in the after glow, the alcohol is not hidden but is not harsh, you know it is there. there is a slight ashen flavor in there which makes me think this is not aging all that well, you get the sweet prune flavors, the hops, and a nice full mouthfeel.

verdict?
3 years out this is pretty mellow but still packs a punch, a quality beer that still holds up.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 04:35:47 | More by Ego

facundoCNB

New Jersey

4.38/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

a brown almost black pour with a finger of beige head which dissipated slowly. nice lacing. smells of tons of barley, slightly boozy, sweet raisins, vanilla, brown sugar. flavor has such a subtleness up front but then it kicks you right in the chest.. lots of boozy warmth, sugary plum/raisin sweetness, vanilla, oak, burnt caramel.. this is such a complex grain bill it's hard to even understand it by the time the pour disappears. it's like a less sweet quad. yeah, that seems about right.

full body, low carbonation, rich and sweet. a ridiculously sweet and tasty barley wine. nutty like the english style, but harsh enough to show its true american style. like a nutty, quad, without as much sweetness as that style would usually get.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 03:04:01 | More by facundoCNB

jpatton0127

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.5%

04-02-2013 15:39:02 | More by jpatton0127

imscotty

Massachusetts

4.56/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a slightly translucent reddish black. Little head or lacing but fairly well carbonated.

S: Malt, caramel, alcohol, vanila, fig, cherry, some earthy tones.

T: The taste has smoothed out since I had it fresh two years ago. The hops are mostly gone and now the deep malty caramel tastes stand out. Not sweet, this has aged quite nicely, I do not see it improving any more with age so enjoy one now. There is a nice bitter roast finish to this beer. Deeper, subtle earthy tones linger on the tongue.

M: Still nicely carbonated, medium bodied.

O: This is a great beer with big bold flavor. I would not call this a classic style American Barlywine, more of a hybrid beer. Whatever its designation, I could drink this everyday. If only I could, I wish I had stocked up when I had the chance. A great, bold, complex and balanced beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 02:35:07 | More by imscotty

krl2112

Illinois

3/5  rDev -28.4%

03-24-2013 03:46:30 | More by krl2112

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%

03-23-2013 19:17:20 | More by Sparky44