Founders Brewing Co. Porter

Porter

 

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

  Porter Regular
Score
7.75
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 45 Ticks: 328
Robust Porter

Pours silky black with a creamy tan head. The nose is sweet with strong chocolate and caramel malt presence. No absence of hops gives Founders’ robust porter the full flavor you deserve and expect. Cozy like velvet. It’s a lover, not a fighter.
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bought locally, bottled January 6th 2026.

Pours black but not pitch black, over a finger of tan foam, retention and lacing are excellent.

The smell is roasted malt, coffee, some hop bitterness and malt sweetness.

The taste is roasted malt and coffee up front, hint of smoke, hop bitterness with no real sweetness at all.

Medium bodied with good carbonation, I will drink this again. I have 5 more bottles.
Tried from Bottle from The Liquor Shed on 15 Apr 2026 at 19:00

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
A classical porter, black and opaque body, average carbonation, thin white and brown foam. This one is close to a stout, rich roasted malt, cacao, coffee, dry with a generous touch of hop at the final, 23.04.20, at Epalinges.
Tried from Bottle from Sterk Avondverkoop on 06 Mar 2026 at 14:26

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught. Poured dark with small tan head. More of a sweet stout almost. Chocolate and malts etc. Pretty good.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 00:51

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle purchased in Italy last month. Brewed in... Wtf 2021? Okay... Super dark, tan head, opulent nose of chocolate, brown sugar, black malt. Velvety and tasty, aftertaste lingers with smooth roasted malt dryness. Might be a bit aged in the store methinks, but handles it well.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2025 at 20:24

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Deep dark brown color.Tan head. Wonderful coffee aroma. Taste is a great coffee-chocolate taste. Great stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:32

9/10
RB score 3.99
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2025 at 04:15

8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
pour opaque BLACK. Wow, does this look thick, looks like an impy stout! Big aroma of coffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, lots of roasted malts. Mouthfeel is chewy, and quite a bit thicker than i expected. Lots of roasted malt in the flavored tailed by lots of coffee, and cocoa. Mild bitterness in the finish, with a touch of hops. Wow, in a blind tasting i think you would be hard pressed to guess this was a porter. But damn it’s delicious.
Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:37

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is roasted malt with chocolate, caramel, coffee, and plenty of mocha. Flavour is medium sweet with a nicely roasty bitterness in the finish. Body is above medium. Lovely rich Porter with lots of roast, chocolate and coffee.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:35

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Black and opaque, light carbonation. Full bodied. Coffee aroma. Dark chocolate and bitter coffee, dark fruit and roasted malt finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 02:25

7/10
Sweet porter.
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:59