Founders Brewing Co. Pale Ale

Pale Ale

 

Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.74
ABV: 5.4% IBU: 34 Ticks: 181
A testament to Cascade hops in a bottle, this medium-bodied pale ale has a refreshing citrus flavor and a distinctive floral hop aroma due to the aggressive addition of hops during fermentation. You'll notice a slight malty sweetness with a balanced hop finish. Perfect to enjoy anytime, anywhere.
 

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7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Ales by Mail. Dark gold to.light copper, very little head. Spruce, caramel and grapefruit in the aroma. Taste is more complex and pleasurable: a fruity bittersweet note with underlying sweet malt tunes slightly bitter before the finish. Floral hop on the aftertaste. A classic pale ale.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2016 at 15:09


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle into a tulip. Bottled 7/10/15 so way past peak freshness but heavily discounted as such. A: Medium orange color with a tight finger of beige foam. Good retention and sheets of lace. S: Fragrant pithy scent with a little pine. T: Bitter pine taste. A little citrus on the finish but that’s all. Hardly any malt detected. M: Medium heft with good crispness and carbonation. Slightly chewy finish. O: Old bottle sure, but I don’t find much to recommend above many other available pale ales. OK but I wouldn’t seek it.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2016 at 20:30


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draught @ Albion. Slightly hazy dark orange with small creamy beige head, faint lemon aroma, medium carbonation, lemon flavored lightly bitter taste, medium finish. Flavorful and smooth.

Tried on 22 Apr 2016 at 12:00


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Whole Foods in Chicago. Hazy orange with a white head. Fresh and easy to drink with grapefruit, some orange and hay. Medium body and bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2016 at 05:10


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

350 cl bottle, best by a month from now. Pours a clear amber with a short-lived white head. Smells of honey, toast and a bit of resinous and citrus hops. Very well balanced taste, sweet and a bit bitter, with notes of honey, citrus and pine. Smooth and oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2016 at 11:13


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Cocktails, Littleborough.. Cloudy amber with a thin head. Very hoppy and very dry in the palate, but always tasty with a very noticeable but also very drinkable citrus flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2016 at 15:25


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 ounce bottle. Hazy Amber color topped by a moderate rocky white head and clinging lace. Sweet malt marries floral and citrus hops in the nose. Wonderfully simple and flavorful. Sweet malt and citrus hops are perfectly balanced to produce the quintessential American Pale Ale. Nicely done.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2015 at 21:34


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. A big sweet malty nose. The flavor is big sweet malts, caramel, toffee, dry. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2015 at 22:15


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Beer Authority, Manhattan, NY, April 2015. Golden color smooth white head. Classic APA aroma with American hops and light malts. Average carbonation, dry finish. Straight forward APA.

Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2015 at 11:02


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Damian Beer and Ale. Almost clear golden to orange colour. Moderately bitter, complemented by almost moderate malty sweetness, light caramel. Moderate hops flavour, flowery, citrusy. Moderate body, moderate drinkability, light touch of burnt flavour. All in all good, but lagging behind the perfect All Day IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2015 at 03:43