Founders Brewing Co. Mortal Bloom Imperial Thorn

Mortal Bloom Imperial Thorn

 

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

  IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular
Score
7.20
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 45 Ticks: 17
Unleash with Mortal Bloom Imperial Thorn, an Imperial IPA that’s as fierce as it is flavorful. This beer packs a punch with vibrant citrusy and peachy notes, with a subtle edge that keep you coming back for more. Each bold sip is an adventure, with a finish that’s both smooth and satisfying. Perfect for those ready to elevate their beer game, Imperial Thorn delivers intense flavor.
 

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6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy yellow colour with medium white head.Aroma is tropical fruity with flavour of pineapple papaya and melon nice juice and crispy fresh good fruity and flowery taste with mild finish.
Tried from Can on 17 Feb 2026 at 10:13

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Weird, so its listed here as a hazy, and I expected a hazy because I thought the Mortal Bloom beers were hazies...but this was clearly not a hazy?! Poured at most with a light chill haze but otherwise mostly clear golden to amber color, full 2 finger+ head. Pronounced bitterness despite the list 45 IBU (but also not super bitter). A lot of aromatic and flavoring hops, leans towards pine, resin, but hints also at unripe grapefruit rind, and a little sweat sock. Fairly clean and semi-dry to balanced malt profile, hints at crackers, white bread. I like it as a sort of standard DIPA from the oughts era. Cans from Publix Oviedo FL
Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2025 at 22:06

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Founders does not call this beer a hazy on the label or the description, and it’s filtered, so what is it? I think that’s debatable. There’s no reason a beer couldn’t be made exactly like a New England IPA but filtered, and this is a surprisingly smooth imperial IPA. There’s citrus and a little floral notes in the aroma and flavor. Bitterness is moderate. Solid malt body. I could go either way on style. Perhaps it falls somewhere in between, but anyway, it’s quite enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2025 at 05:27

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Pours faintlu cloudy golden yellow with a foamy whitish head, sweet malt aroma, adequate carbonation, initially sweet citrus peel taste, faint piney flabor, turns medium bitter with alcohol undertones, thin body, long finish with some throat burn. Boozy DIPA.
Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2025 at 00:43

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
My 60th Founders beer rating! Honey gold pour. Large, pillowy white head. Fragrant aromas of citrus and pine. Flavor is bittersweet citrus with notes of pineapple and lime pith. Sticky pine on the palate. Dank and resiny finish.
Tried from Can from Wegmans - Princeton on 11 Oct 2025 at 01:53

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Tried from Can from Horrocks Farm Market on 19 Sep 2025 at 15:13

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
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Clear, Golden Yellow Color, Huge Dense White Foam, Creamy Top, Good Retention, Thin Wavy Creamy Strings of Lacing. Malty Hop Aroma. Sweet, Malt, Resinous, Hop Big Hop Bitter Bite. Sweet, Malt, Lasting Resinous Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Soft Full Body. Easy Going. Slightly Dated. Good. Enjoyed it. Recommended...
Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2025 at 17:22

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Wegmans. Fruity, resinous nose. Grapefruit and tropical fruits, mango, pine. Honey malt. Clear golden with lace. Sweet malts and ripe tropical fruits with grapefruit and orange and some honey. Quite tasty.
Tried on 06 Sep 2025 at 02:06

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Orange, honeycomb nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Grass, honeycomb, orange. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2025 at 00:15

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Slightly hazy golden yellow with giant white head. Pineapple, guava, orange, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Moderately sweet pineapple, orange, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Good body.
Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2025 at 19:24