Foundation Brewing Company Venture

Venture

 

Foundation Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating
Score
7.29
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 60 Ticks: 12
Venture is a Maine IPA created to revel in the breadth of flavors and aromas that can be coaxed from hops. The blend of hops in this beer provide rich flavors of berries, tropical fruit, citrus and pine without lingering bitterness.
Grains

Pilsner, Pale, Oats, Wheat
Hops

Columbus, Cascade, Chinook, El Dorado, Mosaic
Yeast
American Ale
ABV
8%
IBUs
60
 

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt yellow haziness with a one finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some mild lace
Aroma: subtle pineapple, strawberries, sweet pine and some sweet grassy hops, clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together bittersweetly with subtle juiciness; clean aftertaste of strawberry-ish to sweet piney tones
Texture: medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper, some smoothness along tongue; finishes slightly hoppy with subtle grassy to pineapple-y to strawberry-ish vibes
Overall: nicely done NEDIPA I would love to have again.
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2026 at 14:45

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours hazy bright yellow. Grapefruit, papaya, unripe pineapple, lime zest, bit of punchy hop burn. Medium body. Decent.
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2020 at 02:51

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can, from Cambridge Wine & Spirits. Pours hazy rich yellow with foamy off-white head, faint citrus aroma, low carbonation, mildly bitter citrus taste with a bit of pineapple, smooth-thin body, long finish. Very smooth and easy to drink.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2019 at 13:25

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Doc Ponds. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with medium white hesr. The aroma is dank and grapefruit. Medium body, juicy, melon, pineapple, light bitterness, very good.
Tried from Draft on 24 May 2019 at 02:00

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/14/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, guava, strawberry, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, guava, strawberry, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, guava, strawberry, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome NEDIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; great soft feel. Awesome Cascade, Chinook, Columbus, El Dorado, and Mosaic profile. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Liked it just as much as Epiphany, but this is closer to an actual NEIPA than that one.
Tried from Can on 06 Apr 2019 at 04:21

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours cloudy gold into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Pineapple, mango and papaya aromas. Dry with mild garlic and hot pineapple upfront turning to dry bitter pith in the lasting finish.
Tried on 28 Feb 2018 at 03:40

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at Ginger Man, Boston. Colour is cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, tropical fruits, hops and malts. Pretty dank! ...and very good. Lots of dry grape.
Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2018 at 17:48

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
4 oz. sample draft at the source. Aroma shows me tropical fruit; pineapple, guava, and a bready malt backbone. The bitterness is really low in strength. Juicy texture. Nicely juice. Yep go ahead and say it.... “It is a juice Bomb”
Tried from Draft on 30 Dec 2017 at 11:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from 7/11 Hazy deep yellow color with a bubbly white head that slowly recedes. Pine citrus and tropical on the nose. Flavors match the aroma well and add a bready crackery malt to counter. Pretty damn tasty DIPA.
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2017 at 18:16

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Lata del @Señor Lúpulo. Despacho de cervezas, Gijón 19/01/2017 Canned:25/10/16 Color amarillo, sabor frutal, dulce, lupulo, final resinoso.
Tried from Can on 21 Jan 2017 at 07:08