Founders Centennial IPA
Drank last night, took notes, start to finish it was gone in 20 minutes. Poured from bottle into pint glass. Bottled on 10/21/11. Inspired to pull this one out of the back of the fridge after a long monday back from the Thanksgiving weekend. A: Hazy, translucent orange glow, developed a half inch head and left spotty lacing down the glass as it went. S: Fruity, citrusy hops. Sweet-smelling. T: That's why I wanted an IPA after the day I had! Doesn't waste time with the flavor profile. Robust hop taste...but maltier than I expected. Not what I necessarily prefer in an IPA, but the hops taste is prominent enough not to matter a lot. Warm, vapory alcohol taste in the back of the throat on the way down. For the first half of the glass, the alcohol was noticeable, but I must have become acclimated to the alcohol as it was nearly unnoticeable by the bottom of the glass. However, for me the alcohol taste was as much present as the hops throughout the glass. M: Warm, moderate carbonation, easy going down. Very light slick texture. O: Not bad, but what I will take away most is the distraction from the hops by the alcohol and malt. I can think of a few other IPAs I would go to before this one, but I wouldn't turn it down either.