All Day IPA

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: All Day IPA

• Brewery: Founder's Brewing Company (Michigan) 

• Style: Session IPA

• ABV: 4.7%

• IBU: 42

• Pour Color: Golden straw color easily seen thru

      The Face poured it and we found it was a nice see thru gold color. The carbonation seemed rather high as bubbles are seen all over the glass. The head sat at about a inch and hung around for a good while. The lacing went down the whole glass. The scent off the top was a piney/earthy combination. Much stronger and bolder then most session IPAs. The taste came through as a piney grassy taste. The malts, unlike alot of founders beers, stayed very mellow. It comes across as almost a wheat beer flavor.
      Normally I expect a session ale to be rather light and boring. Although in the vein of most craft beer types they just are too mellow to really be a everyday pick up. I find this one to be different. The hops that a IPA lover is looking for is strong in this beer. Both scent and flavor you get a nice kick. Although since the ABV is lower you can drink two or three of these and still golf. You really might have a hard time doing the same with two or three breakfast stouts! It's definitely worth spending all day with this IPA!

Rating: ****1/2

Breakfast Stout

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Breakfast Stout

• Brewery: Founder's Brewing Company (Michigan) 

• Style: Imperial Stout

• ABV: 8.3%

• IBU: 60

• Pour Color: Black through and through!

      The pour came out a deep black that even held up to light you couldn't see. The head wasn't anything spectacular, it was half a finger. Not much of a match for the mustache. The scent is a deep roasted scent. You also catch a slight coffee chocolate mix off the top. The coffee and the chocolate come through very bitter on taste. Strong smokey roasted flavors are complimented with a nice earth hop flavor. You also get a strong flavor of the alcohol in this one. Over all really delicious!
      They call this a breakfast stout. The coffee flavor works that way easy. I can't see myself drinking this in the mourning though. It's got a nice thick body, like you would want from a early drinking day, but way to strong. With the high ABV you're not gonna drink to many in a day. The taste of alcohol makes it hard to drink early too. I think as a night cap though, PERFECT!

Rating: ****1/2

Dirty Bastard Ale

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Dirty Bastard

• Brewery: Founders Brewing Company (Michigan)

• Style: Scotch Ale

• ABV: 8.5%

• IBU: 50

• Pour Color: A brown color on pour that turns a nice red in the light. Can't see through it though.

      This caramel color in the glass is just amazing. A glowing red color as light fights to pass through this darker ale. The head really was just a island and around the edge of the glass. The scent off the top is a sweet caramel malt scent. Slight hint of fuityness to the bouquet too. Upon tasting I'm wondering where the 8.5% alcohol is. This is a great balance to a beer and leaves it really easy drinking. You get nice roasted and sweet caramel malts that mix to make a really nice scotch ale. A light raisiny taste comes through too. The 50 IBU level doesn't seem the case while tasting this one.  You get a nice earthy hops flavor but no real bitterness to me. Overall one of the best scotch ales I've ever had!
      This was one that I was waiting to find and try. Anytime I mentioned any other scotch ale, to those who know, they always asked me if I had a Dirty Bastard. Another one from founders here that really was worth the wait. This is the best scotch ale I have tasted so far for this review. Macbubba is good, Old Chub is great, Dirty Bastard though is BETTER!

Rating: *****

Red's Rye IPA

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Red's Rye IPA

• Brewery: Founders Brewing Company (Michigan)

• Style: Red Rye IPA

• ABV: 6.6%

• IBU: 70

• Pour Color: Slightly hazy red color to this one. Light travels through easy

      The head up top this one was big and came up just over two fingers. Nice and thick for a few sips. It would hang out at the edges for the rest of the glass. The color in the glass was a transparent red. It had a haziness to it too. Just dots suspended in the liquid. A malty hoppy scent off the top. Very sweet caramel scented. You still get a nice earthy aroma from the hops though. The taste is really well ballenced. A strange flavor packed sip in the mouth and a strong taste but a nice clean finish. You get a nice spicy taste in the mouth prolly from the rye kick. It also has a nice citrus hop kick to it. The bitter plays off the sweet too well in this one. A delicious balance that surpasses most beers that I have tasted!
      Founders just recently started poping up in my area of NY. I had heard of it for awhile but never could get it. Well worth the wait though! This is another great example of hugely hoppy red ale. I would say this along with cascazilla are some of my favorite red ales out there. I love the caramel character and hopping that out is a real treat for anymustache. Go get one of these now!

Rating: *****