Double Trouble | Founders Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Founders Brewing Company
Michigan, United States
foundersbrewing.com
Style: American Imperial IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 9.40%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
86 IBUs and 9.4% ABV
Added by CortexBomb on 12-06-2006
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Ratings: 6,588 | Reviews: 1,700
4.03/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.31/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12-oz bottle into pint glass in October 2018. Bottled-on date of 05/17/18 listed on the label, and drank less than 1 month after purchase.
Appearance: Medium gold body with 2-finger light-tan head. Beer is a clear and brilliant coloring, and not much hazing like other Imperial IPAs. Head lasts a minutes before decreasing to a thin covering, and it leaves a lot of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Huge aroma filled with a strong hops aroma, and includes citrus, pepper, and pine smells. A little more sweet than some other IPAs or APAs. The aroma filled the area as soon as I opened the bottle.
Taste: There is a noticeable hops flavor, as expected from an IPA. There is strong bite from the hops along with other flavors like citrus, but the hops bitterness is not overpowering. This is not as bitter as some other IPAs. The aftertaste provides a variety of flavors over time. Not overly bitter or hoppy, and has a nice balance.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Strong alcohol, which matches the 9.4% posted on the label.
This is a smooth strong-bodied beer, that is easy to drink. It is a good and strong Imperial IPA, and is very well balanced. The aftertaste is really enjoyable. I would definitely drink this again.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12-oz bottle into pint glass in October 2018. Bottled-on date of 05/17/18 listed on the label, and drank less than 1 month after purchase.
Appearance: Medium gold body with 2-finger light-tan head. Beer is a clear and brilliant coloring, and not much hazing like other Imperial IPAs. Head lasts a minutes before decreasing to a thin covering, and it leaves a lot of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Huge aroma filled with a strong hops aroma, and includes citrus, pepper, and pine smells. A little more sweet than some other IPAs or APAs. The aroma filled the area as soon as I opened the bottle.
Taste: There is a noticeable hops flavor, as expected from an IPA. There is strong bite from the hops along with other flavors like citrus, but the hops bitterness is not overpowering. This is not as bitter as some other IPAs. The aftertaste provides a variety of flavors over time. Not overly bitter or hoppy, and has a nice balance.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Strong alcohol, which matches the 9.4% posted on the label.
This is a smooth strong-bodied beer, that is easy to drink. It is a good and strong Imperial IPA, and is very well balanced. The aftertaste is really enjoyable. I would definitely drink this again.
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4.8/5 rDev +14.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
3.75/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden and slightly hazy, with slow rising bubbles. Topped with 3 fingers of yellow tinged head.
Smells of pine, citrus, pineapple, and candied ginger.
Tastes of the same, with a big alcohol backbone, and grapefruit pith bitterness.
Medium to slightly heavy, syrupy body with lots of carbonation.
Got in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Oct 9th, 2018.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden and slightly hazy, with slow rising bubbles. Topped with 3 fingers of yellow tinged head.
Smells of pine, citrus, pineapple, and candied ginger.
Tastes of the same, with a big alcohol backbone, and grapefruit pith bitterness.
Medium to slightly heavy, syrupy body with lots of carbonation.
Got in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Oct 9th, 2018.
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3/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
4.19/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.63/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Awesome DIPA! Will definitely drink again!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Awesome DIPA! Will definitely drink again!
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4.56/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A: Poured a 2 finger head, very thick foam. It dissipates slowly, but a nice film is left over. Color is like a harvest orange zinfandel. The lacing clings nicely, almost like frosting.
S: Smell of pine, bright hops, pineapple, grass
T: A beautiful tug of ware between the hops and malt, with the bitter hops ultimately winning out. A light bitterness lingers for some time. There's sweetness, though I can't quite place where it's coming from, maybe pineapple or honey. There's a wheaty creaminess. This beer has my tastebuds beat.
O: I'm usually not a fan of DIPAs because they're typically just hop bombs. This one shows how it should be done. And when done well, the results are fantastic. This is simply a well crafted, complex, brew. Well done.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A: Poured a 2 finger head, very thick foam. It dissipates slowly, but a nice film is left over. Color is like a harvest orange zinfandel. The lacing clings nicely, almost like frosting.
S: Smell of pine, bright hops, pineapple, grass
T: A beautiful tug of ware between the hops and malt, with the bitter hops ultimately winning out. A light bitterness lingers for some time. There's sweetness, though I can't quite place where it's coming from, maybe pineapple or honey. There's a wheaty creaminess. This beer has my tastebuds beat.
O: I'm usually not a fan of DIPAs because they're typically just hop bombs. This one shows how it should be done. And when done well, the results are fantastic. This is simply a well crafted, complex, brew. Well done.
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3.3/5 rDev -21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.97/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a solid DIPA that with all the haze craze still holds it own. Dank beyond belief but not off-putting at all. Simcoe is great for that, clean beer with a great complex malt backbone.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a solid DIPA that with all the haze craze still holds it own. Dank beyond belief but not off-putting at all. Simcoe is great for that, clean beer with a great complex malt backbone.
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3.92/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.5/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Outstanding DIPA, smell is rich and strong, taste is robust and complex, very bitter hops, excellent finish, yum, yum !
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Outstanding DIPA, smell is rich and strong, taste is robust and complex, very bitter hops, excellent finish, yum, yum !
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Double Trouble from Founders Brewing Company
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