Founders Devil Dancer
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Bottled 5/17/10 lasered onto the neck. Was a slightly hazy amber color. Few stray carb bubbles. It had a small head that quickly settled into a thin collar and thin wisps. Good lacing but not much sticking. The aroma was heavy on the caramel malt with lots of alcohol presence. Not much hop aroma which is surprising for a 3XIPA. Very disappointing. The taste had more of the hop flavor but again was very lacking for the style. Starts out very sweet and as that fades the alcohol shows up then that fades and a touch of moderately bitter hops hit at the end. Medium to full mouthfeel with adequate carbonation. Slightly bitter and alcoholish aftertaste. Overall, an average to good IPA that really disappointed. One of the few Founders misses for me. Way too sweet and the alcohol was too present. And it lacked hops! Not avail here in TX so got one during my Indy trip and shipped back. Rotation - if avail near me: I might try one again if I could get right after the release so the hops were at the freshest but other than that one is enough. [N;N]