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Devil Dancer
Founders Brewing Company
- From:
- Founders Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,913 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #15,426 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 13.33%
- Reviews:
- 1,499
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2024
- Added:
- May 17, 2004
- Wants:
- 346
- Gots:
- 1,159
Triple IPA. Dry-hopped for twenty-six days straight with a combination of 10 hop varieties. 112 actual IBU; although it calculates to over 200!
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Ratings by Goblinmunkey7:
Reviewed by Goblinmunkey7 from Massachusetts
3.97/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Mildly hazed copper with an off-white head that clings to the glass. The head dissipates rather quickly, but leaves a touch of foam atop the beer.
Smell: Pine and citrus come through for the hops. Big nose of alcohol almost covers everything up. The malts run big to sweetness, with caramel and biscuit playing up front. The nose hits in waves. Hops, booze, and malts, in that order. I'm reminded of some barleywines.
Taste: Big blast on pine and booze pull right off the front. It's almost overwhelming. A few more sips release some of the malt flavors, caramel mostly, which provide some much needed relief from the hop/booze assault. A wider range of flavors come through as the beer warms, running from straight up citric bitterness to touches of tropical fruit. A ton of warmth from the alcohol lingers after each sip.
Mouthfeel: Borders on syrupy without crossing that line. Smooth and thick, but somehow manages to have a touch of carbonation in the mix. It's big and it's heavy.
Overall: This thing is intense. Loads of hop flavor, running the entire gamut from citrus to pine to delicate to straight up bitter. It's aggressive and never really lets up. It's the type of beer that's worth the money, but it will wreck your taste for the rest of the night, so make it worth it.
Jul 28, 2011Smell: Pine and citrus come through for the hops. Big nose of alcohol almost covers everything up. The malts run big to sweetness, with caramel and biscuit playing up front. The nose hits in waves. Hops, booze, and malts, in that order. I'm reminded of some barleywines.
Taste: Big blast on pine and booze pull right off the front. It's almost overwhelming. A few more sips release some of the malt flavors, caramel mostly, which provide some much needed relief from the hop/booze assault. A wider range of flavors come through as the beer warms, running from straight up citric bitterness to touches of tropical fruit. A ton of warmth from the alcohol lingers after each sip.
Mouthfeel: Borders on syrupy without crossing that line. Smooth and thick, but somehow manages to have a touch of carbonation in the mix. It's big and it's heavy.
Overall: This thing is intense. Loads of hop flavor, running the entire gamut from citrus to pine to delicate to straight up bitter. It's aggressive and never really lets up. It's the type of beer that's worth the money, but it will wreck your taste for the rest of the night, so make it worth it.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Whyteboar from Michigan
4.37/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The first time I was able to try this I was on Mackinaw Island and one of the pubs had it on tap. As the Grand Hotel only had Bells Oberon (this was in late September, it was brewed in March) this was sublime. But that was before I paid attention.
Now I’ve had it fresh and aged and both are great.
The pour is a reddish tinted amber and fresh it has a dense beige head that leaves rings of lacing.
The taste, oh my. Fresh it’s a menagerie of hops that assault your mouth with no intent on letting you surrender. Piney grapefruit, herbs and grass and some flavors I still can’t describe. To top that off, it’s somehow balanced with malty flavors and rein in the bitter and provide a nice base.
Aged the malty flavors take the lead and the hops not so much fade as morph into edging for the malt flavors so it doesn’t get too sweet. Weird the way that works, but tasty!
The feel is so good for the absolute attack of flavors; medium viscosity carries them all easily and makes this a slow sipper.
Jan 05, 2024Now I’ve had it fresh and aged and both are great.
The pour is a reddish tinted amber and fresh it has a dense beige head that leaves rings of lacing.
The taste, oh my. Fresh it’s a menagerie of hops that assault your mouth with no intent on letting you surrender. Piney grapefruit, herbs and grass and some flavors I still can’t describe. To top that off, it’s somehow balanced with malty flavors and rein in the bitter and provide a nice base.
Aged the malty flavors take the lead and the hops not so much fade as morph into edging for the malt flavors so it doesn’t get too sweet. Weird the way that works, but tasty!
The feel is so good for the absolute attack of flavors; medium viscosity carries them all easily and makes this a slow sipper.
Reviewed by imscotty from Massachusetts
4.6/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +17.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I am enjoying one of my 2012's right now. That's right, this beer is eleven years old. I think Devil Dancer ages just fine. Don't worry, I drink them fresh too.
I think the fresh ones have a bit of an oniony flavor. Not that I mind it. As it ages the onion fades, leaving behind all that piney, caramel, tarry beauty. Finish leaves a nice bitterness on the tongue. Lucious Mouth feel. Yum!
Yes, I confess, this is one of my old-time favorites. I do not get it very often enough now, Glad I found a dusty old one in my cellar.
Nov 06, 2023I think the fresh ones have a bit of an oniony flavor. Not that I mind it. As it ages the onion fades, leaving behind all that piney, caramel, tarry beauty. Finish leaves a nice bitterness on the tongue. Lucious Mouth feel. Yum!
Yes, I confess, this is one of my old-time favorites. I do not get it very often enough now, Glad I found a dusty old one in my cellar.
Reviewed by buckthehog from Texas
4.76/5 rDev +22.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.76/5 rDev +22.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Drinking this triple ipa with my boys Keith and Greg on the patio on a hot summer night in Dallas brings back great memories. So dank and so dirty. Like the pine tar from George Brett’s bat mixed with the sweat from a Neanderthal woman. Physically and psychologically one of my favorite dirty bird beers ever. I love you Founders.
May 18, 2023
Devil Dancer from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
5114 ratings
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