The session IPA is a style with a credibility problem. Making a beer hop-forward, flavorful, and under 4.5% ABV sounds like a marketing brief rather than a brewing challenge — and a lot of session IPAs taste exactly like someone ticked all the boxes and forgot to make them enjoyable. Founders All Day IPA is the exception.At 4.7% ABV and an honest IBU count, All Day has the structure of a real IPA: dry finish, pronounced hop aromatics, a bitterness that doesn’t apologize. What it doesn’t have is the weight and heat of higher-alcohol examples. It’s genuinely lighter on the palate, and that’s the point — you can drink three of these on a summer afternoon without regret.The nose delivers citrus and floral hops with a light grain note underneath. Body is light to medium — where session IPAs often feel thin and watery, this one maintains just enough substance. The bitterness is clean and persistent, fading to a dry finish. Nothing remarkable about any individual piece; everything works together.All Day is also one of the more affordable quality craft beers on the market — widely distributed, often available in 15-packs, and consistently fresh. It’s the beer you buy in quantity for outdoor events, knowing everyone will drink it and no one will complain.🍺 Style: Session IPA📊 ABV: 4.7% · IBU: 42🏭 Brewery: Founders Brewing — Grand Rapids, MI★ Rating: 4.0/5The beer you buy in 15-packs. The compliment you want to give a session beer.
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