John Grall

Citrus Squall Grall

Looks like a squall might be on the way, so this beer is appropriate. Grapefruit, lime & and touch of tequila flavors in this one. I wasn’t expecting the 8.0% ABV.

Stay In Stout Grall

A newer one in Founders Barrel Aged series, this one is bourbon barred aged and flavored with chocolate & hazelnut coffee, the hazelnut is subtle. 10.6% ABV.

Snowbound Vanilla Porter Grall

A nicely balanced blend of vanilla & coffee flavors in this Porter, typical ABV of 6.5%.

Ginger, Spice, Barreled And Nice Grall

Barleywine time now, ginger, cinnamon & clove flavors, luckily not too much clove. Great 12.8% ABV!

KBS Blueberry Grall

For the 20th anniversary of KBS they added Michigan blueberries to the usual chocolate, coffee & vanilla flavors. The blueberry flavor is subtle, as it should be. Barrel aging gives a nice 11.2% ABV.

Punkin Ale (2023) Grall

Potential merge, but so what, it’s a good Pumpkin Ale!

Founders Oktoberfest (2023) Grall

Forgot to enter this one Saturday at RA, I can’t enter the correct location as it’s more than 60 miles away. Good Oktoberfest as always, thanks Ryan!

Daycap Lime Grall

I’m a sucker for anything key lime, and this beer delivers. Tequila barrel aged but with a low 5.0% ABV. While it is a bit tart, the lime flavor is just about perfect.

Chocolate Cherry KBS Grall

Bourbon, chocolate & cherry, what a great combination of flavors in this Imperial Stout. Bourbon barrel aged beer that tastes boozier than the 11.6% ABV would indicate.

French Toast Bastard Grall

Keeping with the French Toast theme, this barrel aged Scotch Ale has even more flavor than the last beer, with maple, cinnamon & vanilla flavors, maple is dominant. Great 11.1% ABV.

SeaQuench Ale Grall

I thought the menu said IPA, but it’s actually a Sour. Maybe I got lucky, this beer is good. Lots of lime flavor and not very sour. In the Atlanta airport waiting for the flight to Madison.

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2022) Grall

Probably Founders best beer, a very rich barrel aged Stout with both chocolate & coffee flavors, boozy at 12.0% ABV.

Highball Drifter (2022) Grall

I don’t know if this will earn a badge or not, but it’s a nice even number of new beer check-ins. The beer is great, a barrel aged 11.0%er with caramel, vanilla & fruity flavors and a little spice too. GO BADGERS & BUCKS!

Crimson Cru Grall

A very interesting beer, a collaboration with Rodenbach where they shipped their Grand Cru to Dogfish Head who then blended it with one of their Red Ales. The result is a fruity red ale with some nice spice in the finish.

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2022) Grall

A bourbon barrel aged Stout with lots of chocolate (fudge) and some maple flavors, great 11.0% ABV. Very flavorful.

Mango Magnifico Grall

This is #4 in their Bottle Shop series, it’s an interesting combination of sweet mango flavors at first, then finishes with some heat from habanero peppers. 10.0% ABV.

Belgian Twist Grall

I just finished planting a maple tree so I need a beer. Not to sound corny, but this beer is a nice twist on a Belgian beer, it has some blue agave nectar added that mellows out the usual strong banana & clove flavors of a Belgian. 10.0% ABV.

Ultimate Oktoberfest Grall

This is a new style, an Imperial Oktoberfest, bourbon barrel aged. Nice bourbon aroma, and the bourbon comes through in the malty & sweet flavors. 10.0% ABV. Excellent!

Green Zebra Grall

Now that I know how to pronounce Gose, I might as well have another. This one is just slightly tart, with some subtle watermelon flavors, and a little salty. Not bad.

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Grall

This barrel aged stout has added chocolate, maple & coffee, but the chocolate is dominant. Very sweet, 11.0% ABV. The bottle is marked 2020. Think chocolate!!!! Thanks Ryan!

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2019) Grall

The 2019 version of CBS (bottled 9/19/19), and it’s great. Lots of chocolate and subtle maple flavors, of course barrel aged. 11.3% ABV. Thanks Ryan. GO BUCKS!

Velvet Rush 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.

Punkin Ale Grall

Overtime beer, a good brown ale with hints of pumpkin flavor, not much spice, let’s finish this game off!

Más Agave Grall

This one looks like beer but tastes more like a margarita. Lots of boozy lime flavors, tequila barrel aged, 10.0% ABV. Good stuff.

KBS Espresso Grall

If one Imperial Stout is good, two must be better (then we gotta go). This one is just as good as the Surly, only coffee is the dominant flavor. Same 12.0% ABV (that’s why I have to go after this one).

Dirty Bastard (2021) Grall

It’s hard to beat this Scotch Ale, it has all the usual characteristics, malty, sweet, caramelly. The only one better other than barrel aged ones is Warped Speed. ABV is 8.5%.

Slightly Mighty Grall

The Bucks need this win. The beer is for the badge, it’s what I’d call an IPA Light. Not bad, fairly balanced with a slight not to the hoppy side. Also some citrus notes.

Dirty Bastard (2020) Grall

Another check-in to Dirty Bastard, one of the better Scotch Ales out there. High ABV at 8.5%!

Nemesis (2021) Grall

Boozy, roasty & malty, how can one not like this barleywine ale from Founders? And it has an ABV similar to wine at 11.2%!

Más Agave Grall

For Cinco de Mayo instead of a margarita I’m having this beer, a tequila barrel aged Gose (thanks for the tip Tim). This beer has a great combination of lime & tequila flavors, great ABV at 10.0%! Very different but excellent!

Panther Cub Grall

This was a pleasant surprise, a bourbon barrel aged Porter with vanilla & maple syrup. Nice bourbon aroma, good vanilla & maple flavors, vanilla dominant. 9.2% ABV.

KBS Grall

Probably Founders best beer, a bourbon barrel aged imperial stout. Boozy aroma, roasty chocolate & coffee flavors, 12.0% ABV. I don’t taste the 70 IBU’s, though, very smooth.

Campfire Amplifier Grall

A nice combination of vanilla, chocolate & cinnamon flavors in this Stout. Dogfish Head should brew more Stouts and less IPA’s, IMHO.

Big Lushious Grall

It looks like it’s time for a dessert beer, this one is excellent, at first the aroma of the raspberries hits you, then the chocolate comes in as you drink it. Great stuff, thanks again Ken.

Oktoberfest Grall

Another new Octoberfest, getting hard to come by. This one by Founders is very good, very malty, clean finish.