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Founders Pale Joe

Founders Pale Joe

Rated 3.025 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Founders Brewing Co.

Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Style:  Spiced Beer

5.4% Alcohol by Volume

15 International Bittering Units

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We are pumped to announce that Pale Joe, a pale ale brewed with coffee, will be released on draft and in 6-pack bottles this September. Proceeds from the sale of Pale Joe will go to benefit ArtPrize 2016, the world’s largest art competition held annually in our hometown of Grand Rapids, MI. We often brew beers solely to pour in our taproom, which is where Pale Joe was first introduced, and we’re delighted to finally bring it to our non-local fans. Most coffee beers begin with a dark, stout or brown ale base. Not this one. Your eyes will tell you one thing, but your palate will tell you another. Light in color but full in flavor, this golden ale features notes of gently roasted, fruit-forward coffee. Pale Joe features a special blend of high-end Ethiopian coffee expertly roasted by our hometown neighbors at Ferris Coffee and Nut. It’s the lovechild of your favorite iced coffee and, well, beer. Pale Joe comes in at 5.4% ABV. “Pale Joe came out of my current infatuation with pale, sessionable beers,” says our Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki, “Being the ArtPrize beer, I wanted to play with expectations so I experimented with adding coffee to a lighter, pale ale. Turns out, using gently-roasted, fruit-forward coffee adds a nice roasty flavor that does not complete with the malts in the beer.”

ID: 71417 Last updated 4 years ago Added to database 5 years ago

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Overall Rank41371
Overall Percentile22.7
Style Rank929 of 1270
Style Percentile26.9
Lowest Score3.1
Highest Score3.1
Average Score3.100
Weighted Score3.025
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • CYBERCAT 11711 reviews
    rated 3.1 5 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    Pours clear amber with a thick but not long-lasting eggshell head. Aroma presents quality coffee riding an undertone of fresh malt. Flavor continues the delicious coffee note and ups the malt a little - and is that a snippet of hops? Mouthfeel delivers firm, smooth body and good fizz. Coffee + beer = a dangerous combo, mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha!

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