Pale Ale
Founders Brewing Company

Pale AlePale Ale
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
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:
2,914
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 01, 2022
Added:
Jun 10, 2002
Wants:
  68
Gots:
  428
100% Cascade hops.
35 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by airheadmtrcycle:
Photo of airheadmtrcycle
Reviewed by airheadmtrcycle from Georgia

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, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.4 by sbuck from New Mexico

Aug 02, 2021
Photo of Sigmund
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
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, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 04, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Spaten454 from Texas

Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by jet812 from Indiana

Jan 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.66 by SiepJones from Pennsylvania

Dec 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Dec 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.73 by dirtysleeves from Tennessee

Dec 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.08 by Khaack from New York

Nov 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by EdmundBlackadder from Ohio

Oct 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by nwhittin from Indiana

Oct 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.03 by BKotch from Texas

Sep 27, 2017
Photo of bump8628
Reviewed by bump8628 from Oklahoma

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
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jul 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by heysuz from Indiana

Jul 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by evanwoertz from California

Jul 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by Curt3 from Ohio

Jul 20, 2017
Pale Ale from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 2914 ratings