Founders Pale Ale

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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UPDATED: NOV 27, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark gold with a very large white head. Aroma is yeasty and citrusy, but a little bit more narrow than I’d like an APA to be. The flavor is very clean with a light caramel and some zesty hops that resemble a heavily spiced green tea. This is an excellent thirst quencher with a fair amount of character. This is not a blast of complexity or giant flavor.
[November 12, 2008]
Bottle, the the gods for Founder’s in NC. Pours a very cloudy copper with a tall white head. The nose is superbly hoppy for the style and has strong lemon qualities and a subtle grassines. The hops are very prominent in aroma and flavor, but true to style, it is not very bitter. Hints at lemonade, grass, melons. . .my guess was Amarillo, but it looks like the description says Cascade. This is a very well done APA. I would probably prefer more bitter hops, but this one retains an easy-drinking, though certainly hoppy, session brew attitude. Tasty.

A refreshing, easy drinking, bit of tastiness. I certainly suggest you get this beer for this upcoming summer!

18/V/2012 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from The Bottle Shop (Canterbury) @ home - bottled: VI/10/10 (2012-517) Thanks to Klaas for sharing the bottle!

Gusher! Little cloudy, deep yellow beer, some sediment floating around under a creamy off-white head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, mango, passion fruits, sweet malts. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: little bit of sweet malts, fruity, passion fruits, mango, pretty bitter. Aftertaste: bitter dry, still fruity. Probably only a shadow of what it used to be when fresh. Too bad. (bottle was purchased in the beginning of April 2012)

Bottle. Malty floral aroma. Golden body with thin head. Flavor begins malty with hints of sweet bread, citrus and hops. Slight pine, bitter aftertaste.

Bottle. Clear light amber color, medium whie head. Aroma of tropical fruit, light pine, citrus. Taste is bitter citrus. Light bidy. Not bad.

This one sports a fine tan-orange color and a nice head. Aroma is a bit grainy and smacks more of English-style than the Cascades that are advertised. Noticeable cardboard and what may be oxidation along with a cool breath of peach fuzz. The body is of a watery hoppyness with a peachyness to it. Easy grain body, and hopping that again strikes me more reminiscent of England than anything harvested in the Pacific Northwest. Watered down bitter finish.

Nice beer... Aroma. Nice floral hop aroma Appearance. Nice crisp dark straw Taste. Dang good beer, not too hoppy, perfect amount for a pale. very crisp Palate. Nice balance Overall. Pretty Dang good

[Bottle] pours clear gold with a small whitish head. Aroma is pretty light but with some skunky hops, some citrus - orange and grapefruit, and a touch of malt backbone. Flavor is hop forward but light, low but adequate maltiness, and a nice, lightly bitter finish. Nice and drinkable, but surprisingly light, especially for a Founders beer.

Aroma is pine, grapefruit and crisp caramel malt, a bit mild. Taste is citrus, pine and herbal hops. A lot of crisp clean malts. Some bright fruit, maybe mango? Smooth and very drinkable but a bit muddled and weak. Thin palate, a bit watery. I guess at least it’s not overly hoppy like some pale ales making them more of an ipa. Awesome bottle, founders always has the coolest labels. Founders never disappoints, not nearly one of their best, but pretty alright.

This was surprisingly hoppy to me. In a very good way, though. Very hoppy in the aroma and up front on the palate, but finishes very light.

Maybe a little warmer than I wanted to drink it but oh well. When poured it was kind of fizzy like champaign. Very clear gold body. Aroma is hoppy and floral. This is a bit dry.