Founders Devil Dancer
12 oz. stubby with no freshness date. Unfiltered, dry-hopped for 26 days with 10 different varieties, and 112 IBUs. The beer is a clear, dark ruby with low carbonation and a half-inch, dark khaki head that leaves a few wisps of lacing. Toasty and bready malts in the nose, along with floral alcohol, crystal malts and some citric/resiny hops, but I was expecting more hop aroma. On the palate, there are pungent hops that impart grapefruit, orange, and notes of pepper. Sweet crystal malts and an intense bitterness strike a surprising balance, starting sweet, then moving to a long and bitter finish. Thick and almost syrupy, fairly dry, with coating hop oils that linger forever. This is much bigger than I thought it would be, and I'm kinda getting what they mean by triple IPA - it's much maltier than a double IPA and much hoppier than a barleywine. Almost in the same vein as the 120 Minute, but much more approachable. Well worth a try.