Velvet Rush

Brown Ale - Imperial / Double

Borrowing elements from both high-end craft cocktails and moody jazz clubs, Velvet Rush takes the bourbon barrel-aged brown ale up an octave with free-flowing notes of coffee, chocolate and vanilla extract. Milk sugar aids in weaving together this complex tapestry of flavors to create a unique sipping experience that really ties the room together.

ABV

11.1

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Marc

Wow, gonna age a few of these kitties

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Rich H

Amazing brown ale. Flavor like a stout but thinner. Sweet with the barrel flavor.

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Tara H

Poured like a brown ale...drank like a stout

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David Hagberg

From last night. Balanced and delicious. Drinks like it's 7%, not 11.1%.

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vince m.

Very intriguing! Fresh brewed coffee nose with an upfront taste followed by a slightly sweet finish that warms the belly.might be worthy of a 5,even a belch tastes like fresh coffee

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Josef Burger

A nice combo of flavor with an imperial body. Quite pleasant!

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Jim Novak

Silky smooth...Coffee and cream (the vanilla extract I'm guessing) and a huge bourbon nose. Absolutely delicious.

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JustABeerGuy

Brown ale really is one of the best platforms to pickup all the additions. Chocolate aroma, sweet vanilla coffee finished with malty woody dry finish

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Tim

Wasn't sure I'd like this but the coffee isn't too much. So much other stuff in here. Vanilla, milk sugar, chocolate. Really smooths out after it warms.. Another fine mash-up from Founder's. 11.1%

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John Grall

I’ll match you on this one Tim. What an impressive bourbon barrel aged brown ale, quite different than most brown ales with the added chocolate, coffee & vanilla flavors. 11.1% ABV doesn’t hurt either.

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Logan Whitmore

Very tasty beer! Coffee, vanilla, and chocolate flavors come out well. Imperial brown is a nice change up.

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Charles Knudson

Purchased at Beer on Floyd. Creamy, roasty goodness.

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Maxi Stritzi

wonderful despite a little too pastry sweet…

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Alex W.

A deep tawny brown pour yields an intense bouquet of chocolate truffle and coffee. A midweight body is full of dark cocoa and hazelnut, which transform into spicy vanilla and sugar. The finish is long, but fades smoothly.

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Chris D.

Another great beer from Founders. Really interesting - a perfect blend of flavors normally found in a stout but offset by the lighter flavors of a brown ale. Surprising and really good. Thank you Abby for introducing it to me!!!

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Mo J.

Share with Karen before I left mom’s house .. my goofy expression is a result of my big brother punching me right before the photo was snapped .. Karen loved the beer .. not sure another US brewer does brown ales better than Founders 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

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Sarah R.

This beer is complex, with multiple layers to the experience. It’s subtle at first sip, lingering barrel aged boozyness,on the front pallet lends a smooth and creamy transition into a subtle sweetness with a dry cocoa/coffee bean finish. Delightfully rich

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barb o.

Would pair nicely with vanilla ice cream. Wish I had some.

4.5

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Duane Garwood

Not a brown ale fan but this is amazing!

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Drew Helmholtz

Like a suped up KBS. Less bourbon barrel more chocolate and coffee. Yummy.

4.5

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john williams

Thank you very much Bob and Val 😊

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Mark H

Thanks PD for this one. Absolutely amazing. An exceptional Imperial Brown Ale (11.1%) aged in Bourbon barrels. Coffee, chocolate and vanilla shine. This is the truth.

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joe m.

Fantastic. I love these barrel aged series.

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dan

Velvet goldmine

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Howard Witkus

Very good flavors all brought in together. Still not big on barrel aged but that's ok

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Jason B.

Very chocolatey and delicious!

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Jeff M

Another winner from Founders.

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Josh W.

Strong vanilla flavor with coffee then chocolate. Medium thick body from lactose mouth feel. A heavily flavored brown ale that borders on stout, but not. Brown ale has that characteristic “spiced” and roasted flavor to differentiate it from stout. 4.4

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Peter Dudley

Marshmallow, butter, cream/ creamy, sweet, chocolate/ coffee, burnt, leather, dried herbs.

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Tad Dolinar

Velvety smooth melding of flavors, wonderful and strong.

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