Founders All Day IPA

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Amazing and Beautiful IPA. Finishes crisp and clean and probably one of the finest session beers I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying.

Founders all day IPA. Tap at OB Noodle House. Clear yellow gold with a one finger white head, good retention.  Lots of citrus rind hops in the nose, light pine. Flavor continues with just enough cracker malt to keep things going. Scant sweetness. The hops midway through to the finish remind me a lot of my last home brewed IPA (ass play) with a lightly sweet dry hopped note, though markedly less bitter. Dry finish, bitterness at a 4. Light to moderate carbonation with a light body. All day, indeed. 8-4-8-4-17--4.1

Pour from a 12 oz bottle. Clear amber brew with very small head. FIne aroma of citrus, pine, tart fruit. Taste is hops forward with a great hops blend that follows the aroma. Thin palate, very light mouthfeel but full of flavor.

Shared by Jon! Pours a hazy golden color with white head. Aroma of dank hops as well as citrus and tropical fruits Taste is sweet and bitter on the end. Thinner bodied and oily. Good beer and quite sessionable.

Nonic pint draft at Matt the Millers in Dublin, Ohio. The pour is orange golden, lightly hazed with a small white head. The aroma is floral, resin, softly dank hop, with a light whisper of toast malt. The taste is sweet honey floral that gives way quicky to the resin and dankness. The nose closes with the toasted malt, a dry cracker finish. There is also some tangerine fruit present as it warms. The palate is medium bodied, nice active carbonation, and a dry crisp finish - perhaps a tad watery in the finish, though this didn’t bother me. This was really nice - very pleasant flavors, super easy drinking.

Like the Founders Centennial IPA, I had this one direct from the bottle, and so was not able to properly rate appearance, head, aroma, etc. I will have to try them both again at a later date and amend my rating. As to flavor, this one was very citrusy, reminiscent of a ruby red (sour) grapefruit. Some bitterness in aftertaste, slightly astringent. Very tasty overall.

Impressive flavor profiles for an extremely hoppy yet low alcohol beer. ’All Day’ is such an appropriate name as you can drink them all day without getting completely wasted.

Date: April 20, 2012
Mode: Draft
Source: Duckworths, Park Road
Appearance: clear gold, wispy white head
Aroma: sweet hop aroma backed by crystal malt
Body: light body
Flavor: lots of hop flavor, citrus, sweet pale malt, light balancing bitterness
Overall: well done
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ** /4

Light gold pour with allude white head. Aroma is grainy and slightly piney. Flavor Follows suite. Wish there was more hops

Bottle pours light gold with a white head. Aromas are amazing with big citrus fruit on the nose. Tastes are citrus and pine, very balanced and not very strong. Very good session beer that has an amazing aroma. Had this at the brewpub in GR last year....forgot how tasty it is.