Founders Double Trouble - Founders Brewing Company

Reaper16

Alabama

4.15/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

served from a 12oz. bottle into a tulip glass

Body pours a cloudy, peach color that was lighter than I expected. The voluminous, bright white head was rocky like sea foam; a solid base topped off with a tiny flourish of bubbles at the top. Head this fabulous typically has excellent lacing, and the dynamic crests of lace left by Founders Double Trouble is not an exception.

Typical IIPA aromas from this beer. More citrus than pine, but rest assured that both make their presence felt. They are overpowering, really. I can't make out much of a malt presence in the smell, but whatever.

Oh, yes. This hits the spot. Bold, juicy citrus flavors abound in this beer. Citrus is the first and most defining impression you will get from Double Trouble. Its mostly grapefruit, nothing too tropical, but there is something else there that I want to say is Fiji apple. There is some light caramel malt. This is a wildly unbalanced beer. Just like I like IIPAs, frankly. A gentle kiss of pine makes the finish not as bitter as perhaps desired. There is very little lasting bitterness and the "hop burps" are not as good as they should be given how hoppy the initial blast of flavor is.

This is on the thin side of mouthfeel, which is a good thing when considering the juicy, citrusy quality of the flavors. The mouthfeel confirms what my tastebuds thought in that there is essentially no attempt to give this a significant malt background. Double Trouble as an ABV approaching 10% but its light body and juicy nature make it a darn drinkable drink.

My personal preferences in double IPAs lean towards the unbalanced ones. I love hop overloads, specifically grapefruit flavor overloads. Founders Double Trouble gives me that. I'll be picking up some more, for sure.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2009 02:52:46 | More by Reaper16

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