Gerald Parker

The Mitten

Checkins

81

General rating

4.01

 

Fruit-Full Fort (2018) Parker

Cellared 6 years. Still really solid. This one always amazes me

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

French Toast Bastard (Barrel Aged Series 2022) Parker

Cellared 2 years. Solid. Still a bit too sweet for me though

3.75

about 1 year ago

 

Backwoods Bastard 2021 Parker

Cellared 3 yrs 4 mths. 2020 was better

3.25

about 1 year ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2020) Parker

Almost 4 years in. Still pretty decent actually

4.0

about 1 year ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2016) 12.4% Parker

Cellared almost 8 years… definitely mellowed out but easily the best of this Founders bunch

4.25

about 1 year ago

 

MF Donkey Stout (Mothership Series) Parker

2018 Mothership Series. Cellared just shy of 6 years. Just tastes like an Imperial Stout at this point.

3.25

about 1 year ago

 

Imperial Stout (2019) Parker

Cellared almost 5 years. Didn’t really make it

3.0

about 1 year ago

 

Panther Cub (2021) Parker

Cellared 3.5 years. Held up ok. Not as good as the OG though

4.0

about 1 year ago

 

Red's Rye IPA Parker

2023 brew. Love it

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

World Wide Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged (2019) Parker

Cellared 4 years. Amazing. Strong barrel smack up front still. Wish I had more…

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2019) Parker

4 years 1 month. Solid, but not up to what the CBS standard is/was… it’s a shame honestly

4.0

over 1 year ago

 
3.5

almost 2 years ago

 
4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

MF Donkey Stout (Mothership Series) Parker

Accidentally waited too long. Didn’t last over 5 years. Lol

0.0

almost 2 years ago

 

KBS Blueberry Parker

Struggle with this… it’s better than the last few variants but it’s still not “KBS”

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2019) Parker

Cellared 3 yrs and 10 mths. First bottle since release oddly enough. Pretty good. But not OG CBS

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Maple Barrel Aged Frangelic Mountain Brown Parker

Cellared 2 yrs and 6 mths. Great pour. Held up ok.

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Curmudgeon's Better Half Deep Cut 2020 Parker

Cellared 2 years and 8 months. Fantastic

4.5

about 2 years ago

 

Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout (2020) Parker

March 2020 date. Cellared over 3 years now. How time can fly…

4.75

about 2 years ago

 

Underground Mountain Brown (2019) Parker

Cellared 3 years and 10 months. A bit longer than planned. Great pour. Still really good.

4.25

about 2 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2018) Parker

Last bottled. Cellared 5 years 1 month.

4.0

about 2 years ago

 

Frootwood (2020) Parker

Cellared 2 yrs 5 mths. It’s fine. Never my fav. Still good enough to drink I guess. Last bottle

3.5

about 2 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2018) Parker

Cellared 5 years and 1 month. Almost don’t even care how it tastes after this perfect pour. Oh how I miss what Founders was… post pour edit: it’s fine. Great for how old of an ale this is. Definitely should have cleaned out the fridge sooner.

4.25

about 2 years ago

 
4.75

over 2 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020) Parker

Last batch pre COVID. Feb 2020. Cellared 35 months. Should have been the sign that the world we knew was gone… KBS used to be thee BBA beer. Smh

3.5

over 2 years ago

 

Maple Barrel Aged Frangelic Mountain Brown Parker

Mothership series. Cellared 19 months. Very good

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2018) Parker

Cellared 4 yrs and 9 mths. Held up very nicely.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Cocoa (2021) Parker

Cellared 13 months. I miss Founders…

3.5

over 2 years ago

 

Ultimate Oktoberfest Parker

Not an Oktoberfest fan, prob best I’ve had. Nothing to do with the BBA…

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

French Toast Bastard (2019) Parker

Wow. Amazing. Borderline 3 years

4.5

almost 3 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2020) Parker

Cellared 21 months. Right in the sweet spot!

4.5

almost 3 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2019) Parker

2yrs and 7 months. Right at the back end of the sweet spot!

4.5

about 3 years ago

 

Nemesis (2021) Parker

Not quite as good as what my other rating was. Maybe it was just better fresh…

3.75

about 3 years ago

 

Belgian Twist Parker

Decent Tripel. Nothing spectacular though

3.5

about 3 years ago

 

KBS Espresso (2021) Parker

Cheers to what Founders was

3.75

over 3 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2017) Parker

Cellared 4 years. Still solid!

4.25

over 3 years ago

 
4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2018) Parker

Cellared almost 3 years. 2017 was better than 2018. 2018 is far better than 2021 Founders. 🤷🏻‍♂️

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.0

almost 4 years ago

 
3.75

almost 4 years ago

 

KBS Espresso (2019) Parker

1 yr 9 mths in. Really good. Prob shouldn’t have had a BCBS before to be fair to this. Haha

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Burst Parker

Easy, 4 ingredient brew. Tastes like a domestic craft brew. Well done MK

3.75

about 4 years ago

 

120 Minute IPA (2018) Parker

Bottled 4/18. So.. cellared just over 3 yrs. This aged very well

4.5

about 4 years ago

 
4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Imperial Stout (2019) Parker

Cellared 30 months now. Always a great old school stout. Thick and Smokey with some dark chocolate

4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020) Parker

Had to give it another chance.... I gotta go grab some 2021. This is def a first ever “down year” for KBS

3.75

about 4 years ago

 

Panther Cub Parker

2021 brew. Solid Porter

4.0

about 4 years ago

 
4.25

about 4 years ago

 

KBS Espresso (2020) Parker

Cellared 17 months. Honestly... it’s better fresh

4.0

about 4 years ago

 

Panther Cub (2021) Parker

Good. But not what I remember from the Mothership Series

4.0

about 4 years ago

 

Frootwood Parker

This one’s for you Vinnie!

3.5

about 4 years ago

 

Imperial Stout (2016) Parker

Cellared 4 years and 2 months. Wow! Very nice surprise. Strong choc flavor at this point

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Big Luscious (2020) Parker

Surprising... considering it’s rasp

4.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2018) Parker

Cellared 2yrs 9mths

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Doom (2017) Parker

Cellared over 3 years. Nice barrel aged flavor... wish they’d make this again. Would be nice to have another fresh one

4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Underground Mountain Brown Parker

Great, as always. Cellared 15 months

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Curmudgeon’s Better Half "Deep Cut" Parker

YES! This extra again takes this up a notch

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Dankwood (2018) Parker

Last bottle. Cellared 31 months. Held up ok. Was one of my fav beers fresh though.

4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2019) Parker

Cellared 20 months. Right at the sweet spot for aging Backwoods. Love it

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Curmudgeon’s Better Half (2018) Parker

Bottled 8/2018. Old ale seems more prominent now. Nice sweet finish is still there.

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Barrel Runner (2018) Parker

Cellared 30 months on accident. Ha. Held up better than I expected. Rum mellowed out a ton.

3.25

over 4 years ago

 

Backwoods Bastard (2018) Parker

Bottled 3/18 sooo right about 32 months in. Pretty solid

4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2019) Parker

Aged almost a year. Amazing. Better than the 2020 batch

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020) Parker

Oct 2020 batch. Need to do a side by side with 2019. Seems like it’s missing something... Maybe less coffee to set it apart from the Espresso variant?

4.0

over 4 years ago

 

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge Parker

Pretty awesome. Not quite cold enough but I was impatient

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

MF Donkey Stout (Mothership Series) Parker

Cellared 25 months. Woah buddy. Just as delicious as I remember

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Underground Mountain Brown (2019) Parker

Cellared 15 months. Holding up pretty damn nicely

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

French Toast Bastard (2019) Parker

Aged a year. Smell and taste is perfect. Still a hair too sweet for me

4.25

over 4 years ago

 

Black Is Beautiful Parker

Most inconsistent beer I’ve had from Founders. Every bottle is a surprise...

2.75

almost 5 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2017) Parker

Cellared 3 years and 6 months. Wow! Holds up great. Get more chocolate than normal at this point.

4.25

almost 5 years ago

 

French Toast Bastard (2019) Parker

Can’t believe this came out 9 months ago already

4.0

almost 5 years ago

 
4.5

almost 5 years ago

 
3.75

almost 5 years ago

 

Frangelic Mountain Brown (2019) Parker

Should have had this before the BBA...

3.75

almost 5 years ago

 

Underground Mountain Brown (2019) Parker

Cellared 12 months. Still kick ass!

4.5

almost 5 years ago

 

Dankwood (2018) Parker

Found a hidden bottle in the fridge! Bottled 27 months ago. Better than expected based off the last bottle

3.5

almost 5 years ago

 
4.25

almost 5 years ago

 

Blushing Padre Parker

Interesting. I like more than Blushing Monk itself. Best tequila barrel aged beer I’ve had from founders

4.0

almost 5 years ago

 

Black Is Beautiful Parker

Not bad. Not up to par though

3.5

almost 5 years ago