Review 24
4/19/12
Founders Dry-Hopped Pale Ale: 5.4% abv
4/19/12
Founders Dry-Hopped Pale Ale: 5.4% abv
With a tradition of very exciting and original
names, Founders brings us a dry-hopped pale ale. The nose on this beer is
filled with traditional pale ale characters, having pineapple, grapefruit, honey,
and cinnamon. It has to be said though that there is a slight off-putting scent
in this beer, characterized as drying paint. It was not prominent and most would not
notice it. The taste is hoppy, salty, with characters such as wood, malt,
lemon, lime, pine and even some sprite. Although this is true, there is a
watery character to the beer, which stands out like a hole in a bathroom stall.
The finish is medium short, with malt, wood, and lemon-lime characters. The
finish is pleasant, which makes it all the more disappointing when it's gone in
two seconds. So for this one, the watery character, possibly intrinsic to the
alcohol content, along with the shorter finish, really knocks this otherwise
pleasant beer down.
Score: 8.0/10
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