3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/2012 oz bottle from Durhambeer. Pours a very nice clear gold with a thick white head. From the look of the pour, this could pass for some uninteresting BMC pilsener, but no BMC would have this aroma! Huge resiny hop citrus pine aroma, just loads of hops and very fragrant. Resiny hops, citrus, pine and enough malt to keep it slightly balanced, but this is a very hop forward beer and has a tremendous hop bitterness to go with it. Finishes with just a touch of the bitterness and some earthiness. Damn fine DIPA.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 9/20
Citrus combined with tropical fruit notes greet the nose. An orangish-yellow pour with a white ring ant no lacing. The taste is bitter, however, some balancing sweetness is present. Grapefruit and sweet tropical fruit come together with a nice bitter finish to make this a pleasing brew. Medium body with crisp carbonation. Somewhat of an oily mouthfeel. Very nice. Overall, a very drinkable DIPA.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Well balanced for double IPA . Very drinkable considering the high alcohol content. I buy it whenever it is available.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Nice golden pour with large white head and perfect lacing down the glass. Aroma of grapefruit and lemon. Taste amazing great malt background and nice citrus hops. It has a very good bittering hop but not to bitter. Overall a great example of a 2x ipa I could drink everytime I’m out.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Clear golden, small wispy white head. Delicious aroma, hoppy, fruity, citrus, grapefruit, pine sweet, light caramel - very inviting. Full body with quite impactful mouth feel. Bigtime hops on the palate and very bitter but not harsh finish. good beer held back a bit, could use a little more balance
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma is mainly hops and citrus. Maybe a little earlthy, floral, and grapefruit in the background.
Tastes very hoppy and graprefuity. Smooth yet hoppy. Not too bitter of a finish.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Juicy body. Not an overpowering hop but a perfect hop balance from start to finish
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
bottle courtesy of umich03jm. not a big fan; just a hop bomb to me. aroma was alcohol and slight fruit. taste wasn’t balanced; hops started early and ended overly bitter with grapefruit and alcohol - this is why I don’t understand ipa’s?
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very impressed with this DIPA from Founders. Extremely flavorful without being too sweet or overwhelmingly hopped, has a nice spicy bite on the finish that is juicy and floral. Try it!
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a very pale golden with average head that sticks around and good lacing. Aroma is fragrant, fruity hops with orange peel and pine. A good balance of bready, biscuity malts in the aroma as well, sometimes lost on the hop bombs. Taste is juicy citrus - orange up front, then into a solid malt backbone before drying out a little with a grapefruit and grassy finish. The bitter bite lasts, but fades to the perfect level, letting some of that rich malt back in. Awesomely balanced Imperial IPA here. Drinkable with not much alcohol showing.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Lighter color than expected, almost yellowish with some gold hints to it. Aroma is big grapefruit and pine, with a subtle sweet notes. Tatse is citrusy hops with a honey sweetness to it, this beer has a very resiny, sticky mouthfeel. Overall very good, hides the ABV extremely well too...matches the quality I expect from founders.
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