Highball Drifter
(has 2 batches)
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.59
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Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Orange Peel, Orange Extract, and Cherry
Call us old-fashioned, but we think you’re going to love this barrel-aged sipper inspired by our favorite bourbon-based cocktails. Highball Drifter presents aromatics of caramel and vanilla, dried fruit and spice while hints of cherry and bitter orange peel whisk you away to simpler days.
Call us old-fashioned, but we think you’re going to love this barrel-aged sipper inspired by our favorite bourbon-based cocktails. Highball Drifter presents aromatics of caramel and vanilla, dried fruit and spice while hints of cherry and bitter orange peel whisk you away to simpler days.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ [ Trinntorp 🇸🇪 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡 💻👀
[ As Founders Highball Drifter - Bottle Shop Series ].
ABV: 11.0%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, rich, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, pale fruit - dried fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, rich, malty. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20230105]
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Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2023
at 19:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Mycket bourbon, ek, vanilj, karamell, torkad frukt, syltade apelsinskal och anis . Stor kropp, välintegreratd alkohol, söt smakbild men relativt torr avslutning. Kanske inte så komplex och väl mycket ek men annars en snygg smooth dryck
Tried
on 24 Dec 2022
at 17:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle picked up at Systembolaget Hansa, Malmo and drunk at home (16/12/2022) - Toasted and sweet malty with lots of caramel and fudge sweetness, plethora of dried fruit shred, nice spices, full bodied, laced through with vanilla and bourbon into the warming sweet malty finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2022
at 07:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample (thanks omhper!). Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, grassy, floral and some mild herbal tones. Flavour has some alcohol, some sweet floral tones with mild tropical fruits and mild nutty tones to it.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2022
at 16:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split a the Level 6 Tasting, picked up from the large Systembolaget in Malmo, 24/11/22. Dark orange to amber with a decent beige head. Nose is sweet malts, candied orange peel, bourbon nip. Taste comprises caramel, orange peel, Old Fashioned notes, herb, dark malts, toasted brown sugar, bourbon nip. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced spike of alcohol. Fun old skool leaning strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2022
at 18:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
--Bottled, from Systembolaget. -- Clear mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of vanilla, wood and caramel. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramelly bread and bourbony vanilla. Warming finish. Mellow, warming and pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2022
at 22:28