Founders Double Trouble IPA

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Bottle: Poured a hazy orange with a light head. Aroma is piney, citrus, and hops. Taste follows that with a citrus fruit and pine hops flavor. Very enjoyable!

bottle. Thanks Bri. deep golden pour with thin spotty head. big hops, light citrus, pine aroma. fresh. bitter. vey nice balance. sweetness through finish. awesome.

12oz via trade with BBB63, wow this got a whole lot of ratings quick. Shared with dalekliz and my girlfriend Cyn Pours orange with a bright white head. Nose is fantastic really big hops and pine and citrus. Taste is sweet, and rich with notes of grapefruit, and lots of pine. I like this a lot, this is another big time winner from Founders.

This one is kind of hard to place. Four a double IPA, it really isn’t all that hoppy. There’s no harshness, no resinous hop aroma or flavor, no sticky malt sweetness. Instead, this smells, tastes, and drinks like a moderately hoppy IPA. The malt is full enough to support the hops, but it’s actually a little on the dry side. The hops are black pepper and sweet orange, not the normal huge pine or grapefruit. The bitterness is firm, but not harsh or aggressive. This is just too easy drinking for the style, but I really dig the beer.

Foggy yellow/orange pour with a light head that dissipates quickly. Very hoppy aroma with several different types of hops apparent on the nose. Mouthfeel is slightly grainy with an almost filmy feel. Hops are present all throughout the drink and is somewhat spicy. The finish is not as bitter as one would expect, nor as dry. As far as Impy IPAs go, this isn’t bad.

12oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear deep golden color. Head was 2 fingers thick and off white in color. Nose of pine cones and maple syrup. Flavor is Full of bitter hops, sweet malts and a touch of booze. A great IIPA from Founders.

Pours clear and crisp perfect gold with a creamy 1 finger white head. Aroma is citrus and pine, melon, pineapple, fruit punch Jolly Rancher, a decent amount of caramel, apple, and some burnt sugar. Flavor is caramel, citrus hops, honey, grapefruit, strong grassy hops, some melon and fruit notes. Finish is really grapefruit juicy with a nice clean slightly bitter fade. Palate is medium and slick with a dry but slightly sticky finish.

Bottle acquired via the generosity of Sparky27...THANKS ERIC!!! Another fantastic offering from Founders...definitely one of the better breweries out there!!! White meringue head with stiff peaks sits atop a vibrant brass body that leaves significant lacing. Freshly cut evergreen, juicy pink grapefruit, lemongrass, and caramel in the nose. Incredibly balanced, pungent, and sticky. Clean and refreshing.