Founders Furniture City Stock Ale - Founders Brewing Company

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev 0%

06-02-2013 11:41:49 | More by JohnnieNepal

campfirebrew

New York

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-25-2013 04:45:25 | More by campfirebrew

NJB145

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +13.3%

05-19-2013 01:18:52 | More by NJB145

DanGeo

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

05-18-2013 02:07:10 | More by DanGeo

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

a clean yet deep brown pour with 2 fingers of off white head giving off great amounts of lacing. smells of bourbon barrels, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, brown sugar. a subtle bourbon barrel flavor throughout, nice sweet malty profile with a slight charred bitterness. a really enjoyable "light" barrel aged beer. lighter medium body with low carbonation.. slight creamy feel but also watery.

a really nice light feeling, and subtle bourbon barrel flavored ale. very nice and enjoyable. not what i'm used to from founders.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 00:59:24 | More by facundoCNB

jimctin

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-15-2013 17:58:56 | More by jimctin

TheBrewo

Michigan

4.04/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

We crack the top on a bottle of the 2012 stock, pouring a brew of rich reddish cola coloring, with deeper mahogany hues around the edges into our Great Lakes pints. It holds a two finger head of creamy eggshell colored bubbles, showing decent retention, and leaving soapy patterns of lacing all down the glass. No haze or sediment is appreciated, and carbonation appears to be on the mild side. The aroma is surprisingly hoppy, with big florals and perfume, and some light herbals with warmth. To meet is a grain bill comprised of chalky brown malts, cereal grain, dried corn, sweet caramel depth, and metallics. Balancing through the rest of the nose are notes of hibiscus, light booziness, phenolic plastics, white vinegar sourness, and green banana fruitiness. Our first impression is that the grain bill steals the show, but with undeniable hoppiness to balance for the style. As we sip, the taste begins with rich caramel malt sugariness, yeasty grit, floral hoppiness, soft citric rind bitterness, watered hazelnut coffee, and soft lactic acidity. The middle peaks with sweetness from a mix of continued raw grainy caramels, fusel booziness, green plantiness, herbal clove bite, pumpernickel breadiness, and continued floral hoppiness that brings us to the finish. Here the hops enhance, giving surprising grassiness and perfume qualities to balance out the finish maltiness of molasses blackness, sea salt, musk, light banana esters, toffee richness, and light honey sweetness. The aftertaste breathes of drying dust, chalked yeast, light vinegar, root vegetal bite, green tree hops, peppery spice, mineral, and continued echoes of distant caramel and rice graininess. The body is medium, and the carbonation is medium. The mouth is coated with dripping wetness, to be eventually dried with more astringency than roast down the tongue. Each sip gives nice slurp, sip, froth, pop, glug, and cream. The abv is appropriate, and the beer drinks easily.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was its flavoring. This was an interesting take on the style, with much more hoppiness than expected through both the flavoring and the nose. This made is seem like an “Americanized” English Brown Ale, appealing to both our incessant hop craving and our desire for something different. This idea blended well with the dry roasted bitterness of the feel, helping to settle the flavoring into authenticity. This actually seemed like a step outside the box for Founders, and we hope to see equally as thought out efforts in future releases.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 01:54:21 | More by TheBrewo

KiMiRaiK

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

04-21-2013 21:50:11 | More by KiMiRaiK

supa0525

Michigan

4/5  rDev +6.7%

04-21-2013 16:06:25 | More by supa0525

Danielr26

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -13.3%

03-30-2013 23:15:49 | More by Danielr26

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -13.3%

03-28-2013 04:04:26 | More by t0rin0

MallyOMight

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -26.7%

03-27-2013 07:26:03 | More by MallyOMight

hilgart1

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -40%

03-24-2013 04:59:16 | More by hilgart1

AndrewKroll

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

03-22-2013 02:23:03 | More by AndrewKroll

Connor

Florida

4/5  rDev +6.7%

03-14-2013 17:43:35 | More by Connor

mrebeka

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev 0%

03-10-2013 15:50:15 | More by mrebeka

ejeffer11

New York

4/5  rDev +6.7%

03-10-2013 04:09:43 | More by ejeffer11

Rostie

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev 0%

03-09-2013 11:13:10 | More by Rostie

buschbeer

Ohio

4/5  rDev +6.7%

03-02-2013 01:59:29 | More by buschbeer

scottfrie

California

3.91/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

2012 750ml bottle into NB snifter. Thanks jbck109!

A: Pours a very dark ruby red with two fingers of short lived light brown head that faded into a bubbly collar leaving sheets of lace.
S: Caramel, toffee, woody, roasted grains, and faint leafy hops. Lightly nutty, not sweet smelling but I get hints of molasses too.
T: More roasted and a little sweeter than the nose. Not much caramel either. Nutty, biscuit, toasted malts, mild earthy bitter hop finish, sweet, fruity berry-like aftertaste. Nutty and earthy overall, tobacco as it warms. More bitter than most.
M: Frothy carbonation, medium body, chewy mouthfeel.
O: Solid and enjoyable. Went perfectly with homemade chili. Thanks again Jay.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 00:43:15 | More by scottfrie

GRFounder

Michigan

4/5  rDev +6.7%

02-21-2013 20:55:41 | More by GRFounder

Rons35

Michigan

3/5  rDev -20%

02-19-2013 23:21:43 | More by Rons35

AlMarzo

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev 0%

02-09-2013 11:11:43 | More by AlMarzo

avalonct

Michigan

4/5  rDev +6.7%

02-08-2013 01:40:34 | More by avalonct

Jerbear

5/5  rDev +33.3%

02-03-2013 15:04:44 | More by Jerbear