Founders Devil Dancer (2013)

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  1. Jewmagic151

    Jewmagic151 Aspirant (289) May 31, 2013 Kansas

    I never had it and I look forward to it. As I sit here smashing a fff dreadnaught!
     
    #21 Jewmagic151, Jun 5, 2013
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  2. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    I hated the 2012 but I liked 2013 Double Crooked Tree. Didn't find them all that similar.
     
    #22 MooseBoose, Jun 5, 2013
  3. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    One of the first beers I really obsessed over - had it on tap at first and was completely blown away. I couldn't wait for it to come around each of the past two years, and it remains a top (I dunno, 20? 25?) beer for me. In terms of powerfulness, akin to Stone's Double Bastard (among amber-type ales, that is). A real crusher.
     
    #23 Greywulfken, Jun 5, 2013
  4. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    Summit hops? Is that what Gubna uses? If so, count me out.
     
    #24 xanok, Jun 5, 2013
  5. ChefBergo

    ChefBergo Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2011 Illinois

    Loved this one last year, can't wait to grab a four-pack!
     
    #25 ChefBergo, Jun 5, 2013
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  6. derise

    derise Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 New York

    what it means is its not for *******. what dont you get.
     
    #26 derise, Jun 5, 2013
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  7. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
    Pooh-Bah

    Yup. Onion Garlic bomb.
     
    #27 FATC1TY, Jun 5, 2013
  8. xanok

    xanok Savant (1,085) Aug 13, 2009 Connecticut

    Blech. It's Founders so I'll give it a sample when it's on tap somewhere locally, but I have a feeling I will want nothing to do with this.
     
    #28 xanok, Jun 5, 2013
  9. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    yeah, but devil dancer uses a preposterous 10 hop varietals (impossible that all 10 are detectable, but there's so much hop flavor/aroma that it probably comes close). GUBNA was single hopped with summit, hence it was all garlic and onions (and weed). however, GUBNA recently added cascade hops to pine/grapefruit it out a little. i haven't been able to find it fresh so i have no idea if it worked. devil dancer has a nice dose of tropical fruit, but it still doesn't quite jump over to being that palatable.

    the widely available beer that gets summit right, by the way, is green flash DIPA. i'm not 100% sure it *has* summit since i'm just going off flavor/aroma detection (not external knowledge), but it hits just the right balance of funky dank green onion and citrusy / sweet fruity. i love that beer. edit: looks like it's summit and nugget. kind of amazing... nugget is a beautiful (and itself somewhat dank and vegetal as well as a little fruity) hop, but very mellow. they must use a fucking ton of it.
     
    #29 Pahn, Jun 5, 2013
  10. Heady978

    Heady978 Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2013 Massachusetts

    Huge anticipation followed by massive disappointment - Devil Dancer
     
    #30 Heady978, Jun 5, 2013
  11. Feel_the_Darkness

    Feel_the_Darkness Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Virginia

    This sounds like bottled vomit to me. You guys can split my 4 pack up betwixt yourselves.
     
    #31 Feel_the_Darkness, Jun 5, 2013
  12. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    The price and undesirable flavor keep me away from this beer.
     
    #32 Ri0, Jun 5, 2013
  13. stickboy1125

    stickboy1125 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Virginia

    agreed

    What are people paying for this stuff? It was $6/bottle in my area last year, I don't know if any local stores were selling 4 packs.
     
    #33 stickboy1125, Jun 5, 2013
  14. digdug1810

    digdug1810 Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2011 New Jersey

    think i paid 20 ish for my 4 pack last year, last years was more drinkable, i like the 2011 vs more though, was like drinking dank nug

    will grab a 2013 4 pack this week
     
    #34 digdug1810, Jun 5, 2013
  15. Bigtwin

    Bigtwin Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2010 Michigan

    120 minute is pretty terrible? Blasphemy!!!!
     
    #35 Bigtwin, Jun 5, 2013
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  16. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

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    Grabbed a 4 pack from the brewery today. Same price point as KBS, $19 per pack. Bottled May 24th, so just a little under two weeks old, so this will be the freshest I've ever had it.

    Served cold, nose is mostly citrusy piney resin, no hints of the onion garlic scent that's overpowered it in the past. Seems a lot more balanced on the palate this year. Still absolutely bitter as hell, but I noticed more of a malt presence than what I remember. Lots and lots of hop flavors going on here (10 varieties, after all) so near impossible to distinguish individual flavors, but I do notice the Simcoe is a lot more subdued than in years past, and to me, what tastes like Cascade and Centennial seem to be pushed to the front some more. Good carbonation and body.

    Definitely the most balanced batch of this yet (even though it's still a massively bitter hop bomb), and certainly my favorite rendition so far. I'd pick up at least one bottle to try it or get a sampler on draft if you were put off by it before. It'll be interesting to see if certain flavors fade or become more prevalent as time goes on.
     
    #36 mjshearer1, Jun 6, 2013
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  17. surfcaster

    surfcaster Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2013 North Carolina
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    Thanks. Looking fwd to trying again this year.
     
    #37 surfcaster, Jun 6, 2013
  18. crusian

    crusian Pooh-Bah (1,989) May 14, 2010 Oregon
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    Bottled may 26, so expected in Texas in anothwr 3 weeks then I assume? Sigh.
     
    #38 crusian, Jun 6, 2013
  19. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

    Totally meant Summit, not Simcoe, by the way. Though I'm sure Simcoe's in here somewhere.
     
    #39 mjshearer1, Jun 6, 2013
  20. olivermonster

    olivermonster Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2012 Michigan

    Completely agree said perfectly
     
    #40 olivermonster, Jun 6, 2013
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