Harvest Ale
Founders Brewing Company

Harvest AleHarvest Ale
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From:
Founders Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #61
ABV:
7.6%
Score:
94
Ranked #1,921
Avg:
4.25 | pDev: 8.94%
Reviews:
1,168
Ratings:
4,715
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 08, 2024
Added:
Oct 24, 2004
Wants:
  443
Gots:
  634
Each fall, our brewhouse looks more like a greenhouse as thousands of pounds of wet hop cones arrive within hours of being picked by some of our favorite local hop growers. Acting quickly, we then load up these wet hops into what will become Harvest Ale – an impossibly aromatic and bright IPA bursting with fresh pine, melon and citrus notes. Our ode to the beauty that is the wet, American hop.

70 IBU
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Ratings by BuckeyeNation:
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Reviewed by BuckeyeNation from Iowa

4.13/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Polished tangerine with honey hued highlights and a fine yeasty haziness. The top third of the Founders pint glass is filled with an attractive crown of bubbly foam that is aged ivory in color. Cheese grater-like lace is impressively extensive and looks like it will stick around for the duration.

Despite being roughly four months of age, the nose on this wet-hopped American pale ale is still pretty aromatic. Sunshine bright citrus juicy top notes are perfectly complemented by a mid-range fruit peel muskiness. Assuming only a single hop was used (which is often the case in beer of this sort), I'll go with Cascade.

Harvest Ale is good beer that still has more than a little lupulin life left in it. There is no question that it was more aggressive back in August, but hopheads will still find enough flavor and bitterness for it to be worth their while. Another month and... don't wait that long. Drink whatever bottles are in your possession... right... now!

The malt component is slightly toasted and doesn't impinge too awful much on the (still pretty) fresh hop flavor. Citrus fruit rules the day, on the order of lemon, orange and white grapefruit. Simple, straightforward and hopilicious. What's not to like?

A gorgeous array of lace earns the appearance score an increase. The mouthfeel is fine for the style. It has just the right amount of heft and contains bubbles that stay in the background, yet tickle the tongue to a minor degree.

It's a shame that I wasn't able to experience Harvest Ale immediately after bottling. That said, it has held up remarkably well and is pleasing me to no end this morning. Hoppy beer is a fine way to start the day, spend the day and end the day. Good job Founders.
Dec 23, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.09 by 2beerdogs from California

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Rated: 4.02 by jeffmck09 from Connecticut

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Rated: 3.98 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Oct 23, 2022
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Reviewed by MattDecker from Texas

4.25/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap, Mothership Series #24.
Pretty good. It's got a nice balance of hop Carmel and honeydew melon. Not super tasty, bright, vibrant honey dew melon. The more earthy, not quite bursting with flavor melon flavor. Subdued, but in a way that works well for this beer. Glad I got to try it.
Oct 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.37 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Oct 11, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by GFK from Michigan

Sep 02, 2022
 
Rated: 3.54 by ToddBeans from Kentucky

May 27, 2022
 
Rated: 3.95 by scottyshades from Florida

Apr 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.92 by not2quick from Missouri

Mar 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Feb 03, 2022
 
Rated: 4.09 by Metalgod666 from Michigan

Nov 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.38 by Meddwol from Michigan

Oct 17, 2021
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

4.35/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours amber with a 1.5" white head, which lasts. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is floral, citrus, pine.

Taste is orange, papaya, light grapefruit, pine.

Medium body, moderate carbonation. Dry, resinous finish.

This is another outstanding IPA from Founder's.
Oct 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Sep 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.58 by Creepachu

Sep 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4.06 by DioS from Georgia

May 26, 2021
Harvest Ale from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 4715 ratings