Harvest Ale
(has 5 batches)
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Autumn|
Score
7.44
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Wet-Hopped Ale
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.
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.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Maekchu. Thanks a lot. Nose is grapefuit, biscuit malt, crackers, lemon, and a bit of pineapple. Cloudy golden orange with a low, rocky head. Sweet, malty, esters, citrus. Lots of orange. Good balance. Crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2017
at 10:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Yellow-orange pour. Looks thin with just a few bubbles. Nice sweet tropical fruit hop nose. Bit oxidised, with beeswax and honey notes. Taste is bitter, clean slightly resinous. Linger is dry and greenish bitter.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2017
at 01:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium full body. Slightly sweet hops have dropped lots of honeydew and grapefruit. Not bad but not special.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2017
at 05:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Total Wine & More, St Petersburg. Dark gold, a little bit hazy with almost no head or visible carbonation. Mango and orange aroma with a notable malt scent. A slight vegetal touch as well. Taste is clean and bitter with some resinous astringency, but not so bitter as to spoil the balance. Long bitter finish. Orange peel, a bit of lime and some resinous pine in the aftertaste. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2016
at 21:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle poured, courtesy of Pruf. Thanks! A lighter golden put with a decent carb, active fizz head. Aroma is wet hops dominant. Quite aromatic. Flavor is rich caramel under juicy hops. Cream body, autumn feel. Slightly toasty. Delicious citra hop content. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2016
at 15:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from West Side. Pours a deep gold to light copper with a finger of head. Juicy and bright citrus aromas. Good body but still fairly light. Highly drinkable. Resin, weed and grapefruit flavors. Bitter finish, spruce. None of those weird harsh notes that some wet-hopped ales get. Probably the best hoppy beer from founders.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2016
at 10:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
This one’s for Leonard Cohen. I was headed to bed when I heard. Bottle, Wine Warehouse. Pours golden, deep. Small white head. Lovely citrus hop aroma. Flavor is grapefruit peel, pine, floral hops, tangy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2016
at 20:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle. A- Juicy, pine, pineapple, orange, tropical citrus. A- Golden color, clear liquid, white head. T- Pine, bitter, juicy, citrus, orange. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- The deScription basically sums it up. Smells and tastes of very juicy tropical fruits with a bit of juicy pine. The more you drink the more it fades into a piney bitterness. Not too shabby at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2016
at 21:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Pine and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine lingers with light earth.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2016
at 17:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Bottled 9/30/2015, forgot about it in my stash. Hazy golden yellow with a bit over a finger of off-white head. Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, light floral, some malt and slightly aged hops. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, light citrus peel, a little stone fruit, light malt. Medium body with a dry finish. Juicy mouthfeel. Definitely better fresh but not bad given the age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2015
at 15:14