Founders, All Day IPA

Founders All Day IPA 4.7%

So, I thought it would be good to start with an old "favourite," Founders, All Day IPA, a Session Indian Pale Ale, which I previously reviewed back 25th March 2015. I got some minor grief from some people on Twitter regarding my review, people were astonished that I wasn't singing the praises of this beer, apparently its one of the staples of most craft beer drinkers. You can read my original review here.

Its a complete and utter coincidence that I drank this beer on 24th March 2018 for this review, almost exactly 3 years since the initial review. So its worth noting that this time I had a can, previously I'd had bottle, but this can was within the recommended 90 days of production, it was young and fresh and how it was meant to be drunk.

As you can see from the photo, the beer poured a healthy golden or amber colour, but with very little head retention. There was a small amount of white bubbles. 

On the nose, the first thing I was able to identify was Banana. I went looking and found some green fruit, a hint of citrus and some vegetal notes well hidden. I have written in my notes that it was much stronger aroma than before, but it would appear that my memory is faded because in my initial blog I raved about the nose being fantastic, knocking me back from metres away. 

Then came the moment of truth, the palate. All Day, came with some classic malt flavours, and late bitterness. On the hop profile, Citra was the most obvious but this beer was thin in all meanings of the word. Uncomplicated with a light mouth feel, the only thing I could really distinguish was the generic fresh fruit flavour, ive written down that it was akin to biting into a fresh Kiwi. 

My finishing notes on this state that perhaps I had been influenced by the overtly green can. I also briefly compared it to the go to IPA, from Brew Dog, Punk, its very similar on the nose, but the complexity of flavours just is not there with All Day. Don't get me wrong, its an enjoyable beer, and one you would sit in the garden with a couple of on a summers day, but I just cannot believe the hype it gets. 

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