Founders Harvest Ale

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Draft long ago at Beer Authority. Nice spicy hop profile but the bitterness is a tad out if balance.

Bottle. Pale gold with a tight, white head. Candy, hops and orange aromas. Similar flavors.

UPDATED: MAR 27, 2013 Founders "Harvest Ale": if I planted a little barley plant, and than I planted a little "Hops" plant, and than I planted a silly little strain of yeast, and throw it all in an unruly mash I would wish to HARVEST a MAN’s BEER: Blatz. That was not to be, so I tried this crap, and while it is not what you would want to harvest on most nights, it is acceptable. It’s not unadulterated tripe that you would get from Colorado (Coors, I’m LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU) but it is certainly not on par with the Elysium Delights that springs forth when you gargle with Milwaukee’s finest, Blatz. That’s how I roll, bitches.

Re-rate I love this very fresh. Crisp and hopped well/ balance. expensive and rare to find, would love this more regularly

Bottle thanks to Rian
Colour: ever so slightly hazy orange/copper amber
Smell: lovely hoppy, pineapple, grassy, a tiny bit if lime and lemon bitters, and a slight hint of yeast and malts, pretty damn tasty !
Taste: start is quite on the bitter side with slightly sweet malty notes, then comes in somthing soapy and grassy with some slight pepperness and yeasty flavours, lime peels and orange zests are deffinitly noticeable in the end, overall this is a very smooth easy too drink and super refreshing beer, absolutly love it !

A: Floral, hint of malt. Subtle citrus. Smooth A: Slight haze in a medium golden color. A bit on a lighter side. T: Certainly not a light beer. Good balance of hops, citrus, and malt. And when I mean good balance I mean great balance. P: A bit of lingering bitterness is offputting but smooth on the palate with a pretty solid finish. Overall the first couple bottle of this I had I enjoyed very much but thought nothing of it... But this time, bottle number three, I realize that for what this beer is, it’s pretty amazing. It’s nothing big or epic but what you have here is the best showing of what a basic beer can be. Good hops, good balance and nothing offputting about it. As an easy drinking, everyday beer, this is one of the best.

Bottle generously given as an extra by (?) Poured hazy Orange into me fff pint glass. Smell of pine and j Orange flavor was juicy Orange mixed with pine and slight resin. Not overly bitter, pretty well balanced ipa

UPDATED: FEB 18, 2013 21/I/13 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - bottled: X/4/12 (2013-86) Thanks to Rian for the bottle!

Clear orange beer, irregular white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, mainly citrus, pineapple, some passion fruit, bit sugary, peaches. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: a bit fruity, citrus, nice grassy hops, bitterness, somewhat piny. Aftertaste: nice citrus flavours, grapefruit, exotic fruits, dry bitter ending. Lovely brew, too bad it comes out in winter, because I would love drinking this on a hot summer day!

Bottle thanks to fatknitty. Slightly pale golden with a medium white head. Aroma is strong pine/resin, with a slight biscuit malt character. Taste is medium sweet, medium bitter, a little less bitter than the aroma suggests, would like more. Finish is lightly bitter. Medium bodied ,moderate carbonation. Nice IPA.

A golden ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, nice caramel malt with smooth floral hops, nice. In mouth, a smooth biscuit malt with citrusy and floral hops, decent and smooth. On tap at Iron Monkey, Dec. 31 2012.