Founders Double Trouble - Founders Brewing Company

mobyfann

Ohio

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Paid $2.79 for a single at The Party Source...

Pours a heavy golden color, huge head from pour, very good retention, excellent lacing on the glass. Aroma, think fresh field hops to the "nth degree".

The taste was a little thicker than one would expect from an Imperial IPA, chewy... yes, carbonation is moderate, fairly smooth all the way. The head retention makes this beer smooth enough (even with the excessive hop action) and at 9.4% is a two-beer session.

Final Thought: Great start, solid finish; a well crafted Imperial IPA!

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2009 01:40:27 | More by mobyfann

Jordantb313

Colorado

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-20-2013 06:49:37 | More by Jordantb313

MichiganderHB

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-20-2013 00:39:51 | More by MichiganderHB

dheacck11

Connecticut

4.41/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Beautiful golden orange yellow, slightly translucent. Minimal head, no real lacing.

Nose is super citrusy, with grapefruit, lemon, orange, hint of peach.

Taste is full of citrus up front. Grapefruit dominates, with a hint of honey and peach again. Follows with a biting, crisp bitter hop.

Medium full mouth feel leaves a nice coating.

Great DIPA. Super fresh. Super crisp. Tons of citrus. Not the best out there, but totally great. Balance is a little off for perfection, but flavors are dead on.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2013 00:10:42 | More by dheacck11

kustard

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -23.3%

06-19-2013 20:01:40 | More by kustard

kal4478

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-19-2013 18:39:09 | More by kal4478

jono0101

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-19-2013 15:49:13 | More by jono0101

Cubatobaco

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-19-2013 14:54:14 | More by Cubatobaco

higgsboson

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-19-2013 05:58:21 | More by higgsboson

johnnyboy76

Oregon

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-19-2013 03:25:16 | More by johnnyboy76

corysmith01

New York

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-19-2013 01:56:45 | More by corysmith01

jloomis

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

06-19-2013 00:05:55 | More by jloomis

jbar920

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-18-2013 17:43:00 | More by jbar920

Gardmark59

Michigan

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-18-2013 11:23:03 | More by Gardmark59

BeerMeInStl

Missouri

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-18-2013 02:37:36 | More by BeerMeInStl

Kamil

Quebec (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-18-2013 00:36:44 | More by Kamil

spw109

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-17-2013 21:21:36 | More by spw109

RaijinQ

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

06-17-2013 03:53:24 | More by RaijinQ

Saurabhprabhu

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-17-2013 01:07:28 | More by Saurabhprabhu

MaximalC

Illinois

3.55/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy apricot color with a minimal white head. Tiny streams of bubbles can be seen streaming up from the bottom of the glass. Aroma is quite pleasant, smelling of passion fruit, peach, grapefruit, and some pine. In spite of the pine's modest presence in the nose, it comes through full force in the flavor--we're talking full-on Pine Sol here. Any fruits are very difficult to discern behind the resinous backbone. Perhaps some grapefruit sneaks through? There's also a grassy funkiness--the hop bitterness isn't quite as "clean" as I've found in other high caliber IPAs. The mouthfeel is a little thin, but acceptable for the style.

The bottle says Imperial IPA, and this has all the fierce bitterness you'd expect with that. If I liked IPA's, I'd probably be really enjoy this.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 00:31:07 | More by MaximalC

Dave1999

Virginia

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy amber with a thin white head.

The smell is citrus and piney hops.

The taste is bitter, citrus hop and pine. There is a sweet malt back bone but the bitterness takes the forefront.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied and oily. My youngest feels like it is coated in bitter hops.

A very good and hoppy bitter dipa. Hides its abv very well.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 00:06:24 | More by Dave1999

Matt73

New York

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 23:44:50 | More by Matt73

GuitarIPA

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

06-16-2013 23:39:30 | More by GuitarIPA

gwiedman1

New York

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 20:34:10 | More by gwiedman1

swinyeju

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-16-2013 15:35:41 | More by swinyeju