I feel a little bad that I haven’t made a What Ales You post post recently, and I was doing good for a while…at least one beer post a week, but alas I slacked off.  But this week brings very special beer news to the drinkers of New York City.

The highly acclaimed Founders Brewing Company from Grand Rapids, Michigan has landed in New York City.  And while a new brewery entering the city might not seem that exciting to some, it has Midwesterner and beer lovers alike exited.

Greenpoint’s own Brouwerij Lane has had Founders beers on all week.  Currently klk and I are drinking a growler of Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale (this keg honestly is probably almost kicked, get there fast if you wish to get some of this first keg), and Brouwerij Lane also has the Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale on Tap  right now as well.

Erik, the house manager at Brouwerij Lane, has said that he expects just told me that a keg of Founders Centennial IPA was tapped last night in yesterday, or today.  In my opinion it is extremely hard to find an IPA better than Founders Centennial.  This IPA is hopped exclusively with Centennial hops and is a bitter beer, but not overly aggressive with floral and citrus scents that are well represented in the nose.  Centennial hops might not be familiar to people that aren’t beer dorks, but don’t be intimidated….Sierra Nevada Pale Ale uses Cascade hops, and Centennial is commonly referred to as  Super Cascade because it shares many of the characteristics with that varietal.  If Sierra Nevada is a beer you occasionally drink then Founders Centennial might just blow your mind.  At 7.2% alcohol and 65 ibu this beer is a beer that will satisfy the IPA drinkers, and also make some new fans of the style.

In addition to Centennial, Brouwerij Lane also tapped a keg of Founders Double Trouble a 9.4 abv/86 ibu double IPA…here is the discription from the brewery: “An imperial IPA that was brewed to turn your world upside down. Hops have got you coming and going. Pungent aromatics up front paired with a malt balanced backbone and a smooth bitter finish.”  It’s basically Centennial’s big brother.

I personally haven’t seen any of the bottles, but Erik email this morning also told me that bottles of Founders’ Kentucky Breakfast Stout (11.2% abv coffee/chocolate whisky barrel aged stout) are in stock, and ready for consumption.  Can’t wait to try Double Trouble and Kentucky Breakfast…I’ve read so much about them, and the time is almost here…and by almost here I mean tonight.

To show up soon will also be Founders Red’s Rye (a wondeful Rye beer) ,and Founder’s Breakfast Stout (coffee/chocolate stout perfect with the meal that people don’t associate with beer…and the normal version of the Kentucky Breakfast).  While we might have to wait a little while we have Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA (12% abv, 120 ibu) to look forward to as well.

Both the Devil Dancer and the Kentucky Breakfast Stout are two beers that are longed for by the beer community.

Founders beers will be available all over New York City and Long Island, but if you are in Greenpoint or Williamsburg try my go to spot: Brouwerij Lane.  I know that they are excited about these beers, just like me, and at least three of them are on tap at this very moment.  Get out there and welcome Founders to New York…it’s been a long wait.

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• more What Ales You can be found here.
• more on Brouwerij Lane here.
• additional info all on beers mentioned in this post can be found here.