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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 mdvatab:
Reviewed by mdvatab from Indiana
4.33/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from bottle into Ommegang chalice.
Aroma: Deep, sharp, PUNGENT hop aroma. Extremely grassy up front, transitioning to pine resin. An almost oniony pungency is present. (not like fresh cut chives, but more like a sliced onion that spent the evening in the fridge)
Appearance: 1 finger off-white head disappears quickly. Only slightly-hazy beautiful copper color.
Flavor: What I like to call "hop nectar". (similar to the profile of DFH 90") Alcohol heat appears midway through. Strong, but not unpalatable bitterness coats the tongue, and lingers for minutes afterward. Extremely hoppy, but balanced w/ alcohol and sweetness. Almost a puckering tartness on back sides of tongue. Hop flavor doesn't present itself as grapefruit, but the tart, bitter sensation definitely does.
Mouthfeel: Medium-to-low CO2. Medium-to-full, slightly syrupy body. A bit drying, but not tannic to the extent that one might anticipate.
Overall: My first "triple IPA". An extremely tasty, complex IIPA. Just enough sweetness to provide a sense of balance. I can see why this one was so sought-out. Just wish availability hadn't been so limited.
Jul 23, 2011Aroma: Deep, sharp, PUNGENT hop aroma. Extremely grassy up front, transitioning to pine resin. An almost oniony pungency is present. (not like fresh cut chives, but more like a sliced onion that spent the evening in the fridge)
Appearance: 1 finger off-white head disappears quickly. Only slightly-hazy beautiful copper color.
Flavor: What I like to call "hop nectar". (similar to the profile of DFH 90") Alcohol heat appears midway through. Strong, but not unpalatable bitterness coats the tongue, and lingers for minutes afterward. Extremely hoppy, but balanced w/ alcohol and sweetness. Almost a puckering tartness on back sides of tongue. Hop flavor doesn't present itself as grapefruit, but the tart, bitter sensation definitely does.
Mouthfeel: Medium-to-low CO2. Medium-to-full, slightly syrupy body. A bit drying, but not tannic to the extent that one might anticipate.
Overall: My first "triple IPA". An extremely tasty, complex IIPA. Just enough sweetness to provide a sense of balance. I can see why this one was so sought-out. Just wish availability hadn't been so limited.
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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