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Pale Ale
Founders Brewing Company
- From:
- Founders Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 11.11%
- Reviews:
- 849
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 01, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2002
- Wants:
- 68
- Gots:
- 428
100% Cascade hops.
35 IBU
35 IBU
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Ratings by airheadmtrcycle:
Reviewed by airheadmtrcycle from Georgia
4.3/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A very underrated beer, imo. I had one the other day immediately after a Bell's Two Hearted IPA, and it did seem a little dull. But when it's your first beer of the day or particularly when you're hot and thirsty it really hits the spot. And, no, I don't think Bud et. al. tastes good after cutting the grass; I'd much prefer water, thank you very much.
It's light orange/yellow with a nice head and lacing. The aroma is pleasantly bread-y with a nice citrus smell that follows. The taste is very similar with a perfectly carbonated mouth feel.
Overall, a terrific APA that I will come back to again and again. It's so well balanced that it may lose points for some people. I put it easily in the same class as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
May 30, 2011It's light orange/yellow with a nice head and lacing. The aroma is pleasantly bread-y with a nice citrus smell that follows. The taste is very similar with a perfectly carbonated mouth feel.
Overall, a terrific APA that I will come back to again and again. It's so well balanced that it may lose points for some people. I put it easily in the same class as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.68/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sample from bottle, at Vectura-messe, Deep golden colour. Fruity and piney American hops in aroma and flavour. Bitter aftertaste, nearly an IPA. Okay.
Apr 17, 2021Reviewed by bump8628 from Oklahoma
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Nitro version - obviously looks spectacular with a warm caramel body and ultra dense creamy white froth. Nose suffers from the nitro - faint citric perfume sums it up. Evenly balanced between caramel malt and citric/floral hops. Soft and subtle from the nitro with a clean finish. I would like to see this around in the non-nitro version, though this is fun as the occasional change-up.
Sep 18, 2017
Pale Ale from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
2914 ratings
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