Devil Dancer
Founders Brewing Company

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From:
Founders Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,916
ABV:
12%
Score:
87
Ranked #15,457
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 13.33%
Reviews:
1,499
Ratings:
5,114
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 whatthehull:
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Reviewed by whatthehull from California

4.29/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a snifter/tulip/wine hybrid glass from a 12 oz bottle

A - Very pretty deep blood red meets copper, one finger nearly tan frothy head and some serious lacing/legs

S - Huge sweet, booze, mild/medium/dark grains/malts, pine, pineapple, the yeast I can't figure out, used WLP001 yeast a lot and reminds me a lot of this, crisp clean and fresh, the hops are all over the place but in a good way, dank, very green earth notes and citrus bomb.

T - The hops up front is huge bitter and vast, then a nice sweet and roasted malt/grain profile steps up with the huge hops still sitting in wait. Pine (very sappy), fresh cut onion, nice alcohol note, very sweet, huge citrus both bitter (rind) and sweet (pulp), pineapple, yeast is there but more in the background reminds me a of mix between a bread style meets a Belgian style, caramel and more hops!

M - Full bodied, great balance, huge complexity, medium plus acidity, medium carbonation and a huge bitter sweet hop adventure.

D/O - The "hugeness" of this IPA can not be understated but isn't overstated in the beer itself. Whine the complexity is over the top the balance perfects this. Huge, flavorful and worth aging for sure. A "new" (under a month) bottle tastes a bit "young" yet still lovely. However when aged the hops abound, just toned down a bit. Really nice ale/beer/IPA.

Final thoughts - This one is huge in both price ($18-24 per four-pack) and a 12% ABV -- though I'd gather it is a bit more.
Jun 04, 2016
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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
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, 2024
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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
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, 2023
 
Rated: 3.83 by scottyshades from Florida

Jul 02, 2023
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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
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
 
Rated: 3.73 by DOCRW from Kentucky

May 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by SoundMakesSense from Indiana

Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.73 by Slyde180 from Texas

Jan 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.94 by carolinabeerguy from North Carolina

Jan 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.23 by dms1767 from Nebraska

Oct 20, 2022
 
Rated: 3.34 by not2quick from Missouri

Jul 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.06 by Danny27

Jun 03, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by doctorgary from New York

Oct 31, 2021
 
Rated: 3.61 by Urs from Connecticut

Jul 16, 2021
 
Rated: 4.13 by Sinister from New York

Feb 21, 2021
 
Rated: 2.93 by eagles22 from Pennsylvania

Dec 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.14 by Sellen from Connecticut

Jul 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.82 by AmeriCanadian from Tennessee

Jun 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.27 by WickedBeer from Alabama

May 16, 2020
 
Rated: 3.83 by cgrunin from Texas

May 08, 2020
Devil Dancer from Founders Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 5114 ratings