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Founders Pale Ale

Founders Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Founders Brewing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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3683.43/5.03.43/5.06.2%83.3Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A testament to Cascade hops in a bottle. Our medium-bodied, Pale Ale has a distinctive floral hop aroma and refreshing citrus flavor. What we at the brewery like to call “the perfect lawn mowin’ beer”, Founders Pale Ale has a slight malty sweetness with a balanced hop finish.

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 GAManiac (352), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20

Jun 28, 2008  
Pours bright, hazy yellowish orange with a fluffy white head that lingers for a while leaving some delicate lacing. Aroma is light hops with citrus - lemons, floral and grassy. Taste is bitter floral hops up front which gives way to a subtle bready malt backbone. The bitterness comes back in the finish and hangs around in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is light and creamy with a dry, bitter feel at the end. This one is a tad bitter but still drinkable and a nice summer brew.

 Magjayran (1160), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 14, 2008  
This beer is golden. It has a medium sized white head. Not a lot of lacing. Sharp, piney nose. Straight-forward and watery with a pine-tree bite at the finish. Whatever I’ll drink anything.


 Rciesla (910), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/103/510/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a light yellow body with a white head. Smells like light pils malt with a hoppy light aroma of citrus and pine. Easy drinking lawn mower brew.


 CelticBrew (512), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Pours light golden from 12 oz bottle, forming medium sized off white foamy head. Aroma of malts, hops and citrus. Flavour grassy hops with a tinge of malty peppery lemons. Overall average pale ale, was expecting much more from brewery. Drinkable, and tasty, but not too exciting, sorry.


 nearbeer (1338), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 10, 2008  
12 oz. Hazy golden-orange with a lasting head and lots of crunchy lace left behind. Mild lemon and grain aroma. Flavor is lemon, eucalyptus, and grain with some toasted nut and bitter woody hop on the end. Long citrus, eucalyptus and wood finish is not so great. Light body is soft and dry.


 durhambeer (539), Durham, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Light orange, nearly golden clear pour with pretty might white thin head. Grassy, grainy, and slightly floral. A bit skunky. Bit of hops. Refreshing, but not as hoppy as many American pale ales, and really not overly impressive to me.



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