Founders Brewing Co. 10K IPA

10K IPA

 

Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Special
Score
7.00
ABV: 9.1% IBU: 86 Ticks: 26
Like many good things, 10K IPA was the result of a bet. Our Co-Founder offered our Brewmaster $10,000 to brew an IPA that got higher ratings than one of the notoriously best IPAs in the world. Our Brewmaster claims he never got that $10,000, but the beer world got an incredibly big and bold IPA, exploding with Simcoe hop flavor and just the right amount of malt sweetness.
 

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3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Keg at Akkurat, Stockholm. Clear amber, rich creamy head. Piney caramel aroma. Sweet with full body and clean, rounded. Resiny and piney. Fruity and caramelly. Very bitter finish.

Tried on 19 Oct 2017 at 23:26


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at SBWF 2017. Amber with a small head. Aroma of hops, pineapple, caramel and resin. The same in the taste. Sweetish and with some warming alcohol in the finish. A nice one.

Tried on 12 Oct 2017 at 14:13


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

(Keg at Sori Taproom, 20171005) The beer poured amber and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had pine, sweetness and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied, drying and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were pine, resin, fruitiness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A bit too aggressive and boozy brew.

Tried from Draft on 05 Oct 2017 at 13:06


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at The Shep, Hoboken. Pours a caramel-orange color with a frothy beige head and heavy lacework. Nice pine / grapefruit hop aroma, a little onion / garlic as well, with some alcohol notes. Moderate bitter, ABV more hidden in the flavor than I expected from the aroma. Pretty solid, but not special.

Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2017 at 15:33


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Sori Taproom, Helsinki. Color is slightly cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Pine, resin, some caramel, hops and malt. Strong piney body.

Tried from Draft on 29 Sep 2017 at 08:17


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft @ Bishops Arms Savoy, Malmö. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty piney grapefruit hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grassy grapefruit hoppy bitter flavor with hints of tropical fruit. Has a fruity malty grassy grapefruit hoppy bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2017 at 11:31


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap@Skaal, Copenhagen - fuzzy orange pour with white head. Sweet fruity and malty with some notes of grapefruit and tangerine, sweet caramel malty backbone, some pine, assertive hoppy bitter into the finish. Classic old skool iipa.

Tried from Draft on 24 Sep 2017 at 03:56


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, spices, citrus fruits, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, hops, and fruits, leading to a bitter finihs.

Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2017 at 09:37


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Light caramel and light grapefruit aroma. Light caramel and grapefruit flavor with pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Light caramel and grapefruit linger with pine.

Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2017 at 18:20


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From tap. Pours cloudy orange with a huge tan head. Aroma is grapefruity and pine hoppy. Bitter, dry, herbal and pine hoppy. Bitter dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 20 Sep 2017 at 14:04