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Oskar Blues Gordon

Oskar Blues Gordon - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Lyons, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9113.86/5.03.85/5.08.7%90.3Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Gordon is a dry-hopped hybrid strong ale somewhere between a Double IPA and and Imperial Amber Ale (IAA). Brewed in tribute to the late Gordon Knight, Gordon is brewed with massive amounts of American hops and features about 85 IBUs and 8.7% alcohol by volume. Once a winter seasonal, Gordon is now a year-round, limited-supply offering.
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 41cubs (131), , New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/517/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Captain Ridiculous, your ship has landed!!! Wow what full balanced richness from this luscious can! Smell of lactose pineyness, like a creamy hopsicle. Awesome look of hazy deep orange and a rich really flavorful light tan head. Flavor and mouthfeel is what all DIPA should aim to be. Beautifully balanced with both extremes well represented and a full saturated sticky chewiness to the mouthfeel. This is what sierra nevada fans think bigfoot is. Congrats Oskar Blues.


 branspra (204), Arlington, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Can. Pours a rich amber color, hazy, with a medium, very frothy white head. Aromas of strong hops (both citrus and spruce), a bit of roasted malts, and a little orange. Moderate carbonation with a nice slick, oily texture. Taste is actually balanced with a bitter beginning and then a nice malty finish. Wonderful beer!


 Travlr (694), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jan 31, 2009  
On draught at Birreria Paradiso. Clear golden amber color. Very strong hop flavor but well balanced with a very strong presence of malt. Nice one.


ucfknightscott (46), Casselberry, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 31, 2009    Updated: Feb 3, 2009
Pours a thin copper/amber with a medium white head. Dry hopping is apparent in the aroma, along with juicy fruits, toffee, and malt. Drinks very smooth, fruity, piney, and hoppy, a great balance. LIke a mix between an imperial IPA and a red ale. Very solid, Oskar Blues never lets me down, love those guys. Def. recommended.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/58/104/517/20
Jan 30, 2009  
Crushed with Jakebra. Big nose fulla hops. Piney, bitter, sexy, and also with a big sweet malt backbone comin in. Flavor isn’t as good as the nose. Still an absolute knockout. One of the sexiest brews to come out a can since…that other Oskar Blues I just had out of a can.


 travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 28, 2009  
The look is orange to amber in color with a pretty good beige head. The smell is hoppy, caramel, grainy, malty, and bready. The taste is just about the same as the smell. Good beer.


 trevor211 (499), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 26, 2009  
Pours a murky orange out of the can, with a good, dense head. Aroma is nice and sweet, packed with hops, as well as bready malts and cereal grains. This is a very tasty beer. Probably not one I’d put at the top of my list, but I could absolutely see this becoming a ’regular’ for me. Extremely drinkable, despite its ABV and the large amount of hops. There’s also a great earthy yeastiness to counter the sweetness that comes with the style. I wouldn’t blink before I brought a case of this to a gathering.


 snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 25, 2009    Updated: Jun 13, 2009
On tap at Naked City. Pours clear copper with a thick, frothy beige head. Aroma is citrus and floral hops and cotton candy, mostly hops in the taste. Sweet citrus hop finish.



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