Founders Devil Dancer Triple IPA

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a very deep golden/amber with a heavy haze. There is almost no head to speak of. Aromas of orange and sweet toffee. The smell is delicious. Flavors consist of toffee, grapefruit, and caramel. The alohol shows up with a nice little sting on the tip of your tounge, finishing off with a lasting bitterness. Mouthfeel is very oily. Very light carbonation. This is definately a full-bodied beer. I love IIPA’s, and this one for me ranks near the best I have had.

A glowing amber resin pour, mostly clear. Hair spray stricken orange and honey aromas with the unmistakable urinal discoloration. Almost a vodka taste beside toffee malts and a Himalayan sprucy bitterness. Little for complexity amidst these extremes. Alcohol rears its gargoyle head on the palate with chemical strength. Very long finish, a sultry bourbon coating. Retains a faint resemblance of balance however. A more graceful step into the dark.

Re-Rate. First time I had this I was a little toasted after already having a 120min IPA. I have to say, I don’t know what 200 Ibus is like, but this is certainly more than 100 ibus. The first time I didn’t really notice this, so maybe its just the particular pack I got this time. Pours a gorgeous ruby red, one of the most deliciously colored beers i’ve seen. Aroma is sweet and tart, citrus, very mouthwatering. The palate is sticky, body is medium but nice. Flavor starts out with heavy malts combined with deep resinous/piney hops. Its very very heavy to start, you can feel it in the stickyness right when you put it in your mouth. The maltyness anchors the hops nicely for the first 3/4 of the beer, but then it subsides into a VERY bitter grapefruit like aftertaste. My only complaint on this beer is that the extreme bitterness stands alone at the end, which makes it slightly difficult to keep drinking. Alcohol is nicely hidden. I love the hops, especially double ipas, and this is one seriously POWERFUL beer, but I have a hard time appreciating the good points when the ending is so bitter.

it’s more like a hoppy barleywine at this point than an ipa. it was a great beer, but triple ipa seems more like a BS marketing thing than a real style. I liked it, but it’s definitely more of a barleywine. that said, the fact that it was labeled a triple ipa made me buy it, so i guess marketing works.

Retrieved for me by a coworker after a grueling trip to Michigan. This pours an opaque reddish-orange color with a thin head. The aroma was not quite as potent as I expected, slight sweet aroma that fades to a slight aroma of pine and citrus. The flavor on the other hand, starts off with a slight taste of caramel, then goes off into the wonderful land of bitterness, leaving an oily film in the mouth from the hops. Alcohol is only noticeable in a slight burn in the back of the throat. Overall, a bit expensive for my tastes, but a very tasty beer.

bottle. color is deep red-orange. much darker than any ipa i’ve ever seen.looks more like red ale. head is minimal with a cream color. nose is citric hops with grapefruit and muscat notes. smells like fortified wine which i guess makes it vinous. initially i taste the alcohol not in a bad way but you can tell is there even though otherwise it remains well hidden. the hops are really big, brash and piney with a lot of malt to balance. it’s surprisingly well balanced at that. palate is thick and sticky. finish is long with stingy pine needle hops and rich malts staying with you for a long time.

Poured an amber color with a fluffy white head. A ton of hops in the smell. Beautiful. Taste was much of the same. Extremely bitter. Good brew.

Wow! Poured a nice amber color with a nice head. Had a hoppy aroma as you would expect. When it hits your palate you can taste the hops and a little malt. Very low carbonation. Had great flavor if you’re a hop head. Nice beer for this category.