Founders Double Trouble - Founders Brewing Company

robhbest

Michigan

4.28/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottled two weeks ago, served in a tulip glass.

A: Pours a translucent yellowish orange color. 1 Finger white head, low retention, some lacing.

S: Definitely citrus up front. Lemon, orange, pine.

T: Mose citrus in the taste. Grapefruit rind bitterness, slight pine at the end as well.

M: Medium bodied, maybe a little light for my personal preference.

O: Founders does a fine job on this one. As always they produced something excellent. If you're not into the grapefruit rind flavor, I'd stay away. I love the fact that this is such an easy drinker while hiding the ABV well. Nice beer and definitely worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 22:29:48 | More by robhbest

erialbill

New Jersey

4.79/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Another homerun by Founders. Born and raised in New Jersey we unfortunately do not get many of the top beers in our state (that needs to change). Thank god for Founders because the quality beers they put out makes it easier for us who miss out on Russian River, Three Floyds and such. This beer is why you have to drink craft beer because when you drink a beer like this you really want to thank the people who make them. This beer is extremely easy to drink and you will not notice the ABV so be warned ... go slowly and enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 22:57:48 | More by erialbill

KYGunner

Kentucky

4.18/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Light golden to murky orange in color the head was thin and fleeting. Lots of carbonation indicate great freshness.

Fantastic scent! Strong and fruity with huge sweetness. Orange, melon, tangerines, grapefruit with hints of honey, fragrant flower and pine. An absolute juicy fruit wonder.

As with many Founders IPAs, the taste and scent are not a match. Strong earthy tones, hefty floral pine and leafy cannabis tones assault the tongue. Pungent, striking and not necessarily my style, I'll give kudos for a powerful taste experience. High ABV is lost in a smooth almost thick feel.

Overall, this is a great ale that is just not in my wheelhouse.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 22:28:35 | More by KYGunner

screamking

Ohio

4.08/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into wine glass.

Pours a lot lighter than I expected, a light apricot. With a very thin white head. The aroma filled with lucious citrus hops, tons of grapefruit and orange. Some of that pine every bodies talking about too. Very pleasing smell.

The taste is where this one falls off the wagon for me compared to the great DIPA's of our time. It's solid, but lacks the overall direction certain other brews have. The grapefruit is very noticeable as well as the pine. It just doesn't come together for me. The feel is great, full bodied with a dry bitter finish. The price point is also way too high for what you get. To me this is the worst value in DIPA land.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 02:07:18 | More by screamking

JamesMN

Minnesota

4.48/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Freshness date was not legible but this was just released so I'm assuming it's very fresh.

Appearance: Pours a golden honey hue with great clarity and a one finger soapy off-white head. I wasn't sure what kind of DIPA this would be but it's looking like west coast.

Aroma: Sugar-crusted grapefruit and pineapple hop character. Not much malt in the aroma so expecting a good hop bomb.

Taste: Pretty close to what I was expecting based on the aroma. Nice strong bitterness with a piney/grapefruit/somewhat tropical hop character. There is an understated barley flavor to keep all that bitterness in line and provide something of a balance, but Double Trouble is very much hop dominated in flavor, which is great! At times the pine flavor sticks out more than the fruity flavors which makes it drink like a blend of east coast and west coast DIPAs (think 90 Minute mixed with Sucks). Don't taste any of the 9.3% ABV which is no surprise given that alcohol is usually undetectable in DIPAs. A finish that is both juicy and dry at times.

Mouthfeel: Just above medium in body and super smooth on the palate with easygoing carbonation. Above average drinkability.

Final Thoughts: Another great seasonal from Founders! On a personal level this beer delivers my favorite style with an ideal mix of flavors. It is probably best when fresh and is good on its own or would pair nicely with a spicy dish. Would I drink it again? Yes, in my immediate future.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 23:12:10 | More by JamesMN

BrianJohnson

South Carolina

4.45/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Nice resiny, hops at the forefront, but very well balanced by the maltiness. Nice citrusy, floral taste with a very nice hop bitterness. The malt keeps it from being over powering. It has a very nice, bready quality. This is by far one of the best IPA's I've had. I'm very impressed by the balance and flavor on this brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 22:53:41 | More by BrianJohnson

BEERMILER12

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottled 04/10/13

A: Pours a golden color with a fingers worth of head that sticks around for a while

S: Juicy, citrusy hops pop first thing, along with some lightly floral and grassy notes. Also get some light spicy breadiness from the malts. Fairly hop forward

T: Follows the nose. Citrus hops jump out first, followed by a light grassy note and spiciness from the malts. Finishes lightly bitter and balanced

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth

O: A very nice DIPA with plenty of citrus hops and a good balance. Alcohol nicely hidden as well. Get some if you can find it

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 20:24:55 | More by BEERMILER12

CMUbrew

Michigan

4.45/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle poured into a Founders snifter

A: Pours a brilliant golden color with a clear body. Highlights are a nice golden-orangish hue. Bone white head forms at the top and soon dissipates into a ring of big bubble foam. Lacing is quite abundant.

S: A citrusy fragrance of grapefruit zest with piney notes in a supporting role.

T: Big grapefruit notes here. Grapefruit zest and fruit take center stage. Firm bitterness follows to really bring the whole thing together. Again, a slight piney presence sits in the back seat. Not a lot of malt action going on and that is okay by me. Leaves a delicious aftertaste of grapefruit bitterness that makes you want to pick up your glass again and again.

M: So easy drinking. Not a huge DIPA body, but there's enough there to make it worth your while. Leave the palate only the slightest bit slick, and goes down smooth.

O: Another fantastic beer from Founders. Hops are the star of the show here, making this a must-try for any hop head worth his salt. Get it while it's out there and get it while it's fresh.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 01:43:44 | More by CMUbrew

barczar

Kentucky

4.09/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy medium golden apricot with a frothy half inch ivory head that slowly dissipates, leaving spotty lacing.

Resin, dank cannabis, pine, onion, and grapefruit form the initial hop wallop of an aroma. There's an underlying bready, caramel sweetness at the finish. Lime and body odor surface, with hints of floral hops.

There's a fairly sweet, caramel malt backbone evident in the first sip. Becomes fairly bitter and resiny mid palate, and bitterness carries into the finish. Grapefruit, resin, pine, onion, and fresh cut grass assert themselves in the flavor, but malt is definitely more than subtle.

Body is moderate and slightly creamy, with carbonation a tad on the low side, and moderate alcohol warmth. There's a bit of hop astringency.

Good balance of extremes between malt and hops. Given the introduction of more citrus forward flavoring hops, this brew won't rank as high in my list as it may have at one time, but it's still a great dipa. Not overly bitter, fairly complex hop flavoring, and good malt support. May actually be a tad sweet.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 01:13:19 | More by barczar

emyers

Illinois

4.36/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle poured into a Dogfish Head IPA glass. Bottled on date 04/03/13.

Appearance: Pours a clear pale gold with a one-inch white fluffy white head. Decent lacing.

Smell: Bursting with grapefruit/citrus hops. Some floral characteristics as well. A little bit of honey comes through, but this is first and foremost a citrus bomb.

Taste: Huge grapefruit and citrus up front. Light floral hop flavor for a little added complexity, but this is all about the citrus, and it really kills it. Big dose of bittering hops up front that lingers throughout, but it never gets overwhelming. Excellent.

Mouthfeel: Dry, crisp, appropriately medium-high carbonation level. Bitterness dries the palate on the finish. Excellent.

Overall: Founders killed it with this one (not surprisingly). They don't get much recognition in the hop department, but this is easily in the same league as hopslam or any of the other top-tiered midwest DIPA's.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 00:45:57 | More by emyers

mnphish

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottled 4/6/13 served in a tumbler glass. It pours a nice clear gold body with a chunky white head. Double Trouble smells of big juicy hops, resinous pine, light caramel malt, and a touch of booze.

It starts with pungent hop flavor of grapefruit, citrus, lemon, some malt, and finishes with bitter pine flavor in my mouth. It's not overly bittersweet and not too resinous. Lots of juicy fruit flavor to be had in this one. It has a nice medium mouthfeel that drinks easy but is lethal.

It reminds me a lot of HopSlam and turns my world upside down / :

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 00:09:09 | More by mnphish

fmccormi

New York

4.26/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Straight pour from a 12oz pry-off bottle to one of those DFH/SN IPA glasses. The sex toy one. Oddly, the bottle I’ve got has no bottling date . . . Founders is usually excellent about this, so the date must have rubbed off. It also appears that the neck collar label is out of place, evidenced by what looks like smeared glue. Must’ve been an off day on the bottling line. But, this was purchased a day after it hit the area, so I’m assuming that this is as fresh as it’s going to get around here—under one month from bottling, possibly ≤ two weeks.

Appearance (4.0): Pours with maybe a finger and a half of cream-colored foam, showing good retention in dying down slowly and leaving good lacing: soapy spots and suds on the near side of the glass, with fat, wide swaths forming a few fat patches on the far side. The body is a glowing, pale honey-gold with just a light chill haze—definitely not an example of the hazy variety of (D)IPA.

Smell (4.5): Pretty classic DIPA aroma here: some nectary citrus character (mango, pineapple) mixed with some earthy and resinous tones, with a nice, skunky, dank undercurrent. Tangerine blends with some malt character that comes off as moderately sweet, blonde, somewhat syrupy, but also with a rustic, fresh bread character. Hits all the right notes, and very aromatic.

Taste (4.25): Well, hops, obviously. Lots of skunky-dank hop flavor with earthy and clearly oniony, vegetal undertones—but for once that oniony character works for the beer. It maintains a very solid bitterness from start to finish, closing out with a clean citrus peel / herbal bitterness that hangs on for a decent length of time. The malt body offers a nice crackery, pale, biscuity launchpad for the hops to take off. Any alcohol present here blends into the hop profile, which is exactly what a DIPA should do.

Mouthfeel (4.0): The mouthfeel is characteristic of Founders beers, in my opinion: the carbonation is soft and fine-grained, never prickling or tingling, but foaming nicely and fully on the way down. The body is maaaaybe medium-weight with a mild viscosity and a good, oily feel. Definitely finishes dry, but moderately so. The alcohol dries it out a bit, no doubt.

Overall (4.25): This is a really solid, well-crafted DIPA that does everything it’s supposed to do, and quite well. It’s not ground-breaking in any way, either, but it’s still damn good. It’s got a full and varied hop flavor with solid but never overwhelming bitterness, with an understated malt body that has a character of its own—but still knows to stay out of the way. Definitely a very good DIPA, and proof that Founders knows what they’re doing with this style of beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 04:53:25 | More by fmccormi

RenownedHack

Kentucky

4.23/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured this sucker into a Samuel Smith pint glass. Looked at the label, at the pour, and said to myself, "This here's a sippin' beer." I have no idea why. I spent a lot of time in the company of an uncle from rural KY today, so my internal monologue may have been affected.

A: It looks right dashing, if I do say so myself. Pale amber in hue, Around a finger and a half of head which is slow to dissipate. There are light bubbles still coming to the surface, but nothing in abundance.

S: My first thought with the smell was, "Holy fruit, Batman!" I don't know what's wrong with me today. Anyway, yes, quite fruity. We're talking orange. It really brings to mind those Cubies that are apparently oranges or tangerines for kids. Sweet and citrusy. Definitely pine chilling out in there, too, and the nose is resplendent with hops.

T: The balance in this is where the taste finds its top attribute. There is a lot going on here, really, but the immediate taste upfront, a real powerful treat for the tastebuds, doesn't linger so long on the palate. A bit of grapefruit lingers, but the hops are with you immediately. Wonderful taste, wonderful balance, and the aftertaste is hoppy, but not especially jarring. I expected more aftertaste, to be quite honest. With the power of the flavor the moment it hits your taste buds, you'll know what I'm talking about.

M: Medium-bodied, lightly carbonated, and surprisingly smooth.

O: I would pick this up again in a heartbeat. Nicely balanced taste, wonderful hops, and enormous drinkability. Well worth your while.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 02:30:59 | More by RenownedHack

Hoptimus-Prime

North Carolina

4.99/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a DFH modified Tulip.
Pours a hazy copper/orange with about an inch of white foam.

The nose is the first indication that this is a solid brew, sweet citrus with a strong hop presence...by now my mouth is watering...time to drink!

Double Trouble absolutely showcases what I love about Double IPAs , strong bold flavor! I get notes of pineapple , grapefruit and oranges, layered with a perfect balance of hop bitterness. The 9.4 abv is hidden well.

Mouthfeel is perfect carbonation, a juicy resinous feel with the finish of dry bitterness, as if you licked an aspirin.(sounds weird, but best description I could think of...I like it!)

Overall, this is easily one of my favorite beers. The 2013 release blew previous years away in my opinion. Up beside over DIPAs, DT stands strong! I'm thinking that 9.4 abv is the magic number, I like this as much as Stone's Enjoy by and Great lakes Alchemy hour...both also 9.4.
Hats off to Founders, great brew!

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 14:38:25 | More by Hoptimus-Prime

Ri0

Wisconsin

4.91/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

A - Pours a pretty light orange/golden hazy color. Big white 2 finger head on my pour and a nice amount of thick lacing.

S - Ahhh, I could smell this all day. Big Tangerine, Grapefruit and floral hops with a hint of sweet honey.

T - Big on citrus fruit and and bitterness in the front and end. Middle has a slight sweet malty, honey flavor to break up the bitterness just for a moment.

M - Nice carbonation. Leaves oily residue on the tongue and is sticky sweet with bitter finish.

O - Fantastic IIPA; this is one of my favorite spring time beers.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 23:29:10 | More by Ri0

jjboesen

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is another one to add to both my Founders list and my hop bomb list – not surprising considering the 9% abv and 86 IBU. Kaboom! Did I say hop bomb?

It opens in a huge gummy froth that subsides into a cloudy amber body. There is a moderate lacing throughout the quaff; this is accompanied, from within, by a slow smattering of carbonation bubbles slowly rising to the top much like drunken sperm inside a booze embryo.

The nose is overwhelmed by a massive hit of tangerine as the palate is wrapped in a woolen hop blanket of orange and grass. You’re getting smothered by a Beery Strangler who continues to shove thick chewy fingers into your helpless gob. When this is over, your throat is dry and needs some water. It was a fight, but a good one where everyone wins.

A beer to be tried by all devoted Hop Heads. While not the biggest hop bomb (see my review of Deviant Dale), it most certainly ranks with the greatest.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 23:47:34 | More by jjboesen

gabedivision

New York

4.14/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12ounce bottle to a snifter glass

A- pours a light golden yellow, hazy, some visible carbonation, 1 finger white pillowy head

S- very floral, pine, juicy mango, slight bubble gum character, sweet peaches

T- Peaches, papaya, hop juice, a touch of grainess mid sip, sweet sugary syrup, finishes up with a crushed asprin bitterness

M- Medium bodied, low to medium carbonation, devilishly easy to drink, the 9.4% abv is almost complety hidden, drinks sweet and finishes bitter and dry

O- Good DIPA, tons of floral hops that meld excellant together, drinks super easy, not alot of balance but definitly a delicious brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 04:31:42 | More by gabedivision

trxxpaxxs

New York

3.95/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours a translucent light amber with very little head to speak of. There is a thin ring of small bubbles along the rim of the glass, and only a bit of lacing as it drinks.

S: The nose is pine cones, sweet sticky hop resin, and a touch tangerine rind. I am excite!!!

T: I get a good amount of sweet malt up front. It's pretty wild, considering hoppy the nose of this beer is. It tightens up in the middle with a touch of pine and a good serving of orange citrus. But that malt never seems to leave the palate. The finish is a great mix of bitter and sweet (mainly bitter) without much harsh overly hopped sting.

M: Medium bodied beer. This beer has some good heft to it. It's also super sticky, oily, and it coats the palate like, WHAT!!!!

O: This is a really good DIPA, but it can be pretty harsh on the palate. Mine is blasted right now. PALATE BLASTER! I'm confused with sticky sweets, oily bitters, and alpha acids that just won't go away. I will drink this again, but I'm reminded why I an not a fan of most DIPAs and TIPAs.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 02:20:02 | More by trxxpaxxs

YieldToNothing

New York

4.56/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

poured from a 12oz bottle into a duvel tulip
zero head, pours a nice copper
excellent citrusy smell.
cool, crisp taste, very hoppy with a nice bitter bite in the aftertaste. glad i picked this up and its something i will probably go back to.
definitely recommended, very indicative of the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 05:12:23 | More by YieldToNothing

joeseppy

Illinois

4.21/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Hazy wheat hue deplete of DIPA typical lacing. Bottles 2/2012

Pine needle with some malt sweetness. Bright floral hop. No generalized fruity ester except miniscule notes of pineapple and apricot as I have to really dig it out.

Bold brew-very hop forward 86 IBU. Not much fruit except for grapefruit pith-minimal malt sweetness due to hop domination. Like licking the floor of a pine forest, resinous woody pinesap and earth. I do enjoy this style.

Mouthfeel is creamy and sticky sweet. Not very mysterious but just a straight forward DIPA. No juicy fruits here. This will git ya going though. Good great hoppy brew even after one year.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 03:31:26 | More by joeseppy

Beergelden

Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours to a golden yellowy, orange color with an off white head that does not stick around, very little head retention. The beer glues itself to the side of the glass making me think the mouthfeel will be sticky.

Appearance Rating: 2 out of 3

Aroma: Dank, piney hops and a huge sweet malt dominate the first part of the aroma. The grapefruit and citrus hopiness and a small amount of apricot come in next, followed by a warming alcohol. To be expected at 9.4% ABV! Smells like a great IPA should!

Aroma Rating: 11 out of 12

Flavor: My first taste was hit with the same resiny, piney hops from the aroma. They almost come across as onion-like to me, with their green bitterness. The middle has the malt and somewhat of a peachy hop flavor, giving you a nice relief from the initial hop attack. The warming alcohol sensation finishes it off. A persistent bitterness hangs on the back, not my favorite characteristic of some IPAs.

Flavor Rating: 14 out of 20

Mouthfeel: Despite my assumption at the beginning about the body being heavy, it actually comes across on the medium side, with low carbonation. Again the alcohol warmth comes into play, with little carbonation there isn’t much to help mask it. And still the bitterness lingers on the back and sides of the tongue.

Mouthfeel Rating: 3 out of 5

Overall: The color, aroma and all the hype surrounding this one by the BA community, set you up to think that you’re going to enjoy another stellar IPA from Founder’s. The bitterness and malt hold on longer than I would expect from an ELITE IPA these days, not that I don’t like bitter in my IPAs, it just takes over on this one and leaves your palate wrecked after one of these guys. It seems to be more bitter than the 86 IBUs it states on the bottle.

The elite IPAs recently have taken that turn towards a bitterness that hit you hard up front but goes away quickly so you can enjoy your next sip with its full glory. And to be honest, I kind of like that! A little age would do this one wonders, I think, so away one goes for a year or so and another review!

So that leads me back to Double Trouble, not a bad brew by any means, but not nearly as elite as I was led to believe!

Overall Rating: 7 out of 10

Total Rating: 37 out of 50

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2013 13:06:02 | More by Beergelden

jacewg

District of Columbia

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Appearance: Nice golden color. Head falls quick. Good lacing. Little ring of bubbles throughout.

Smell: Enormous aroma. Very citrusy, very tropical. Some pineapple flavors and not much malt. Outstanding aroma.

Taste: Huge tropical and citrus flavors. Very juicy. Nice pale malt structure. No toast or caramel in the way. Just big fruity citrusy goodness. Some underlying pine and mild oniony/garlic Summit-y flavors that I generally don't like but smell to work well here. Everything about this is outstanding and well-constructed. Just enough bitterness laying under the waves of hop flavor.

Mouthfeel: Well-carbed. Medium bodied. Long, bitter finish. 9.4% is well-hidden in the flavor/

Overall: I hadn't had this beer in a long time and I've been missing out. A wonderfully constructed DIPA that I'd put up against almost anything.

Serving type: on-tap

01-12-2013 20:42:45 | More by jacewg

williamjbauer

West Virginia

4.3/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottled served in a weizen glass. Pours a hazy golden with 1.5 finger khaki head with moderate retention and thin lacing.

Moderately pungent aroma of grapefruit and apricots. Tastes starts sweet caramel on the front and immediately you are hit with a wade of citrus hops, tangerine, mango, grapefruit, and nice malty backbone for balance and a touch of alcohol and warming effect and fairly bitter finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation with chewy mouthfeel.

Excellent well crafted DIPA, ages well, can drink this any day of the week.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 22:37:05 | More by williamjbauer

PsilohsaiBiN

New York

4.05/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a murky amber with a half finger head that all but goes away after a few minutes.

Smell: Sweet toffee and butter. This beer smells like Werther's candy.

Taste: Hop bitterness upfront leads to a sweet middle. The bitterness returns at the end, but not overwhelmingly, and fades out. Although the flavor doesn't drive me crazy, this beer is ridiculously easy to drink. The alcohol is hidden so well, which doesn't surprise me, coming from Founders.

Mouthfeel: Carbonation is on the lighter side, but it's very smooth on the palate.

Overall: This is definitely a solid beer. It has a nice bitter/sweetness balance, combined with such an easy drinkability for the abv. Wouldn't expect anything less from Founders.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 03:05:38 | More by PsilohsaiBiN

skullforest

4.23/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: golden yellow and hazy small head nice light lacing

S: sweet carmel malt smell, citrusy, not as skunky as most ipa's

T: taste follows the smell very nicely malty sweetness followed with the hop and citrusy almost lemon aftertaste

M: nice body and feel, medium carbonation, dry finish

O: allthought really loving hops I am having difficulty telling what is good and what is not in alot of ipa styled beers. Even thought I love intense hopiness it can mask the bad in a beer very well, I would think. The higher alcohal level in this one pulls more malltiness out of it and lets you feel alot more of the nice flavors underneath the hops. Great beer, great taste, definitely something I will return too.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2012 23:24:28 | More by skullforest