Founders Devil Dancer - Founders Brewing Company

bobhits

Kentucky

4.65/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Pours orangish red (not sure that's a color but that was it is), crystal clear, thick and static body. There's a half finger head with a touch of light lacing and carbonation.

A wonderful mango, citrus, and more citrus hop notes are wonderful on the nose.

Hops to start, hops in the middle, hops at the end. I think they got the message that people like hops! These hops go from citrus, piny, and even put off a bit of earth notes. The citrus American hops dominate here. The malt or maybe the yeast has a nice bit of nuttiness in the finish with just enough fruity malt flavors here to keep things in control. Think double bastard only even more hop forward and bigger.

Thick and heavy with just a touch of carbonation.

I've had this a few times, tap and bottle and it varies from place to place. This is a very great example of this beer. it isn't the best, but it is exceptional. I cannot put how wonderful this beer is. It is an odd style to consider. It is about as big as a hop forward IPA can possibly be. Any larger and the malt might get out of whack.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2011 03:13:15 | More by bobhits

ajtorres311

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -36.7%

06-18-2013 14:51:08 | More by ajtorres311

headyhopzhead

Indiana

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-18-2013 12:43:52 | More by headyhopzhead

DanGeo

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-18-2013 12:40:27 | More by DanGeo

Hamburgers

California

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-18-2013 06:33:12 | More by Hamburgers

IronCity1822

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-18-2013 02:36:21 | More by IronCity1822

nUgZ

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

06-18-2013 01:40:05 | More by nUgZ

HisBoyElroy

Michigan

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-18-2013 01:22:37 | More by HisBoyElroy

sennin

Michigan

4.15/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4

Poured into a Tulip glass on 17 June 2013.

A: A small white head develops on the pour, but dissipates throughout the drinking session. Amber colored with some nice bubbling. Lacing definitely prevalent, but decreases throughout the drinking session.

S: Very interesting, I'm getting something like raspberry jelly, as well as blackberry and raspberry currants. Huge red fruit presence in the the smell. Pine resin is especially dominant though. It has both a bitter and sweet smell and has a very intriguing balance.

T: Bitter, goddamn bitter. Ruination bitter, but I obviously mean that in the best way possible. Very piney, lots and lots and lots of glorious hops. There is an underlying presence of orange and obviously grapefruit as well. Alcohol is definitely present as well but doesn't overwhelm considering the percentage. It is worth noting though that the taste is a bit unbalanced and the bitterness can get to be a bit much throughout the drinking session. This is a slow drinker obviously, but more in the vein of a bourbon or scotch simply because of the outright intensity that it embodies. Still, very good and one of my favorite brews.

M: Caramel like and smooth on the first sip. After the swallow, there is a definite chalky dry feeling on the tongue, probably from the large alcohol percentage. It's bubbly and pleasant though, pretty perfect mouth feel honestly, one of the best I have tried.

Overall, this is a very slow drinker, but it's one of those that you need to try. Especially if you are a hop-head. This beer has some very interesting stuff going on in it and I commend Founders for it. Stay away if you can't handle beers like Stone's Ruination though, this one isn't as good, but it's definitely in the same league as that devilish bastard.

Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 06:16:45 | More by sennin

PEIhop

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-16-2013 12:51:14 | More by PEIhop

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-16-2013 05:41:26 | More by megamass

MLaVioletteJr

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

06-16-2013 04:31:20 | More by MLaVioletteJr

CMUbrew

Michigan

3.56/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Looks somewhat thick and syrupy on the pour. Head never manages to form, so we'll settle for a thin ring of foam here. Color is fairly dark, but shows some bright red orange directly in the light.

S: Extremely piney and resinous. That's really about it.

T: Huge raw bitterness from start to finish. Bitter citrus rind and resinous pine flavors are there. Seriously, this is bitter. I was expecting a lot of malt sweetness to balance the 100+ IBU, but that is not happening. I'm a hophead, but damn. The lack of balance and increased alcohol presence with warming makes this a sipper for sure.

M: Being a 12% beer this seems about right. A little thick, and a little slick and oily. Carbonation is on the lower side.

O: This is a really unbalanced beer and seems a little extreme, even with what's out there today in the IPA DIPA market. That being said, it is drinkable. However, I think Founders needs to brew up a good replacement for this next year in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 00:31:34 | More by CMUbrew

Powderhornphil

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

06-16-2013 00:29:20 | More by Powderhornphil

roostor07

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -24.1%

06-15-2013 18:03:06 | More by roostor07

Broanoke

Virginia

2.89/5  rDev -26.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Pored a beautiful red/copper. very clear

Huge burst of hops on the nose. Tropical fruits, citrus and pine. Then followed by a yeast smell. Like a bread dough yeast. Awful

Hops in the taste and no hint of alcohol. But then there is this underling yeast flavor and smell. Cant get it out of my head now.

Mouthfeel was medium. Decent carbonation on the tongue.

I would have been way more into this had it not been for the yeast smell/flavor. Maybe my palate was off, maybe a bad bottle. I dont know. It was very off putting.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 04:06:54 | More by Broanoke

pointone

Missouri

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-15-2013 03:43:22 | More by pointone

alienlifeforcecube

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-15-2013 02:38:34 | More by alienlifeforcecube

jimmah120

Minnesota

4.4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle, no date. poured into a new belgium globe.

great looking amber orange, minimal head/lacing and all that jazz. smell is beautiful sweet pine, fruit, alcohol. taste is slick and syrupy, with an unbelieveable amount of hops. pine, earth, alcoholic fruit, malt and spice.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 00:45:45 | More by jimmah120

Yesdog

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-14-2013 21:29:18 | More by Yesdog

hsaye

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

06-14-2013 19:24:51 | More by hsaye

Pookie

Georgia

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-14-2013 15:31:57 | More by Pookie

Beeranator

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

06-14-2013 15:14:13 | More by Beeranator

IpaSipa

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-14-2013 10:15:29 | More by IpaSipa

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-14-2013 07:46:11 | More by HumphreyLee