Rating 2.75

Founders "Mortal Bloom" IPA

I put this one off. I often put off a beer that I fear or that I suspect won't be what it needs to be. Sometimes, I…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, March 22, 2025

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West Coast IPA

Founders "All Day" West Coast IPA

I don't want to start off as distracted from reviewing this beer, but I just did a review of the grapefruit versio…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, June 27, 2024

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Session

Founders "All Day - Grapefruit" IPA

Yes, this is another entry in the All Day series. Technically, the All Night black IPA wasn't named quite right, …

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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Session

Founders "All Night" Black IPA

They are really going all-out with the "All Day" moniker at this point, aren't they? They have the origin…

BFBC-Ping Friday, May 10, 2024

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Session

Founders "All Day Chill Day" IPA

I was going to start this post with a treatise on the invention of new names and new categories of beer and the way tha…

BFBC-Ping Monday, February 26, 2024

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Rating 4.0

Founders "KBS" Blueberry Imperial Stout

Is this KBS ? Is what they currently sell KBS? Whenever they went from the limited availability KBS to the year-round …

BFBC-Ping Friday, December 08, 2023

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Tripel

Founders "Bottle Shop" Belgian Ale

I generally try not to read too much about any particular beer before I do my review. I don't want to be influenced…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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Rating 0.0

Founders "KBS - Maple Mackinac Fudge" Imperial Stout

I was reluctant to pick up this beer. KBS had been one of my favorites. Indeed, it had gotten a perfect five . But the…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, January 26, 2023

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Rating 4.0

Founders "Highball Drifter" Ale

Once again, I grabbed the wrong glass. I saw the words " bourbon barrel ," and I assumed this was a stout . Y…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, November 29, 2022

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Wheat Ale

Founders "All Day Vacay" Wheat Ale

Founders really hit me hard when they came out with the KBS , and I loved that beer immensely. From then on, I was loo…

BFBC-Ping Saturday, August 20, 2022

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Session

Founders "All Day Haze" IPA

Way back in 2014 I reviewed the All Day IPA , and I liked it quite a bit. The whole idea of a session ale is, I believe…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, April 03, 2022

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Rating 2.0

Founders "Centennial" IPA

Founders is kind of all over the place, but I have had quite a few of them, haven't I? By my count, this will be m…

BFBC-Ping Monday, March 28, 2022

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Rating 3.0

Founders “Solid Gold” Lager

I assume they didn't actually name this after the 70's TV show Solid Gold. I mean, I guess it could be any refe…

BFBC-Ping Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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Rating 1.25

Founders "4 Giants" IPA

What have I not said about Founders ? They are heavy into the great section of my ratings, but they certainly have the…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, September 16, 2021

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Stout

Founders "KBS" Bourbon Barrel Stout (Revisit)

What am I doing? This beer was already reviewed , and it got a perfect 5.0/5 . I only revisit beers that have been unf…

BFBC-Ping Monday, February 24, 2020

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Rating 0.0

Founders "Underground Mountain" Brown Ale

This beer was a gift. I hadn't seen this on the shelf of my local beer shop , and I'm not sure I would've p…

BFBC-Ping Sunday, December 08, 2019

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Wheat Lager

Founders "Trigo Hoppy Wheat" Lager

Ever since I got this set of beer glasses from my wife, I have struggled to really figure out why one class is supposed…

BFBC-Ping Friday, May 24, 2019

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Rating 2.5

Founders "DKML" Imperial Malt Liquor

Founders hands-down knows what's going on. From their Grand Rapids brewery, I hope they have a good picture of wha…

BFBC-Ping Friday, November 02, 2018

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Rating 2.75

Founders "CBS" Imperial Stout

This CBS is not named after The Tiffany Network (Columbia Broadcasting System). Based entirely on the label, I'd sa…

BFBC-Ping Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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Rating 3.25

Founders Harvest Ale

Founders is a good, reliable brewer that I go back to quite a bit. Every label is going to have the one or two bad on…

BFBC-Ping Thursday, May 24, 2018

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