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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 TheSevenDuffs:
Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)
3.33/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured in to Duvel tulip.
Brewed on date: 9/25/09
A - Poured cloudy yellow /orange colour with a lot of visible carbonation that created 2 fingers of bubbly white head that stuck around for quite a long time.
S - Not a very pronounced nose. Crisp, bready malts with a faint hop nose.
T - A well balanced mix of bitter earthy hops and crisp bready malts. Bitterness lingers a little in the finish. This beer got much better (more pronounced hops) as I continued to drink it.
M - light body, heavily carbonated.
D - A good beer. Could have a few of these on a hot summer day without hesitation. Not one of the best pale ales that I have had and certainly not one of Founder's better offerings, but still worthy of a try.
May 27, 2010Brewed on date: 9/25/09
A - Poured cloudy yellow /orange colour with a lot of visible carbonation that created 2 fingers of bubbly white head that stuck around for quite a long time.
S - Not a very pronounced nose. Crisp, bready malts with a faint hop nose.
T - A well balanced mix of bitter earthy hops and crisp bready malts. Bitterness lingers a little in the finish. This beer got much better (more pronounced hops) as I continued to drink it.
M - light body, heavily carbonated.
D - A good beer. Could have a few of these on a hot summer day without hesitation. Not one of the best pale ales that I have had and certainly not one of Founder's better offerings, but still worthy of a try.
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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