Founders Brewing Co. Double Trouble

Double Trouble

 

Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.56
ABV: 9.4% IBU: 86 Ticks: 176
Imperial IPA

An imperial IPA that was brewed to turn your world upside down. Hops will get you coming and going. Pungent aromatics up front pair with a malt-balanced backbone and a smooth, bitter finish.
 

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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Nose is more muted than I expected citrus, lots of pineapple, slight bread. Taste is strong pine, grapefruit, lychee, sweet honey tones, herbs, floral notes, finish is bitter but is undercut with a little caramel and biscuit. Mouthfeel is rich. This is a good beer, but it is not up to some of the more recent double IPAs I have had - which is surprising given Founders are outstanding.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2014 at 11:45


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Beermoth, Manchester. Hazy gold. Film of white head, that lasts to the end. Dank, orange hop. Light toffee. Hint of spice. Ripe fruit, and overripe banana in the background. Taste is spicy bitter. Some sweet. Palate is full, quite rich. A little boozy. Finishes oily bitter. Some dryness on the close. Not hugely vibrant, but nevertheless very tasty and drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2014 at 13:52


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle. A- Bready, caramel, citrus, hoppy, malty. A- Copper color, cloudy liquid, off white head. T- Bready, caramel, citrus, bitter. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, bready bitter finish. O- At first sip you get kicked in the teeth with the amount of hops in this beer. It starts out with a nice bready caramel palate that quickly turns into a fruity taste and then instantly leaves you with bitterness that tingles your tongue on the finish. Overall, this is a good beer, certainly not my favorite from Founders, but one I can appreciate.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2014 at 19:00



7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

-12 oz. bottle
-pours pale copper, light tan head
-now this is an IPA aroma!
-sweet hop flowers drenched in a malted hug
-a creamy mouth feel
-bitter citrus that that through the entire sip ends up in the finish
-the citrus is good and the beer is good :)
-rating from 2-9-2010

Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2014 at 19:41


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

This one can stand with the NW big boys. Nice citrus/pine aroma, dark golden color, small but sticky head, adequate lacing. Taste is right in the wheelhouse for a DIPA, again high ABV hides behind the hops. Very drinkable, smooth, mildly bitter. Packs a bit of a punch.

Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2014 at 14:37


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 oz bottle. Pours a bright hazy gold, medium white head that dissipates quickly, no lacing. Big bitter grapefruit and pine aroma, with hints of pepper and caramel. Juicy dank hop flavor of grapefruit and pine with a solid malt backbone. Long bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2014 at 04:34


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Flaska@Monks Sveavägen. Bärnstensfärgad grumlig vätska. En tät och ljuvlig doftvägg möter en, där citrus, mango och tallbarr spelar på första raden. Balanserad smak där varken sötma eller beska drar iväg. Fyllig munkänsla. Oj då, 9,4%. Det märks inte.

Tried on 07 Jul 2014 at 09:05


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a somewhat hazy yet clear copper body with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dies. Carbonation is seen rising at a moderate pace.
The smell had some pine hops, light mango, some light peppery spice.
The taste was bittersweet and peppery with the pine and citrus aspect combined fairly well, dry sweet aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, it sat at/about a medium, decent amount of carbonation on this bad boy, ABV not felt so its fairly sessionable.
Overall, this is a good DIPA, but still think there’s other DIPA’s out there that I like more. I’m glad I tried it.

Tried on 03 Apr 2014 at 22:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

How: Bottle.
Where: Bought at Systembolaget, shared at Halle´s.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Citrus, bread, hops, malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet, fruit, hops, caramel. Bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2014 at 03:52