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Pours black with a thin head that quickly dissipates. At 100 IBUs, a hoppy aroma jumps right off the top of Nemesis Ale. It’s chewy and viscous but not as resiny as your average hop bomb. The sweetness of  the roasted malt gives curbs the bitterness. Molasses and dried fruit come through at the finish. This beer from Founders Brewing Co. lies at the crossroads where a double IPA meets a barley wine (it’s 12 percent). I suppose it could be classified as a black IPA? Imperial Russian Stout? You never know what you are going to get with this once-a-year beer, but you know it is going to be good.