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Oskar Blues Gordon

Percentile
98
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9173.86/5.03.85/5.08.7%90.4Snifter, Tulip
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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pollardjt (26), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Great beer. I love what Oskar Blues is doing to promote craft beer in a can. Pours a beautiful red amber, with a tan/off-white head. The hops hit you straightaway, but are balanced nicely with some sweeter notes and some really nice spice. I wish I could remember more, but that 8.7% ABV caught up with me.


 jvmiller (532), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Perhaps the one I got was old, but this didnt seem as hopped as I expected. Very sweet, and bitter, but didnt have hop flavor. Aroma was nice, but the hop flavor was really lacking. I hope it was old.


 ksurkin (366), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Dec 18, 2008  
draft at barleys in greenville. pours a dark amber color with touches of red when the light hits. topped with a half inch creamy head. aroma is excellent with big sweet hops, rose, cinnamon, orange peel, and pear. flavor is dominated by hops but leads to flavors of orange, rock candy, and hints of kentucky bourbon. palate is very smooth and easy drinking without a hint of the 8.7%. another great beer from the kings of cans.


 GodOfThunder (860), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Dec 18, 2008  
Hazy dark amber color. Smell is creamy vanilla and pine hops. The smell is amazing. Taste is strong hops, but not overly bitter. There is a little sweetness to it. Excellent beer.


 DalzAle (482), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 14, 2008  
Received via trade with Beerlando. Nice rich hoppy aroma as I poured it into a frosted pint glass, with a quarter inch white frothy head. Initial flavor was of bitter hops and then finished with a creamy citrus aftertaste. Very easy drinker for an DIPA, I hope OB starts distributing to MN soon.


 elihapa (1044), Honolulu, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 13, 2008  
Bottle, from Southington in CT. Pours a beautiful cloudy orange, with a cream-colored head. Really nice lacing on this brew. Aroma dominated by orange, tangerine, nectarine, and a touch of tartness. Flavor is unexpectedly sweet; at first sip I really am not sure what to make of this. Where did all the hops go? Carbonation is under-average, and mid-body emerges surprisingly mild. Finish descends delicately back towards crushed-hop bitterness, but stops short of becoming sharply so. Sweet fruit also lends good balance to the finishing palate. BUT, as a hophead, I say leave the word “balance” at the door.


 verymerrymonk (256), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Dec 13, 2008  
Pour is a clear copper with a thin white head. Lots of citrusy hops with a semi-dry finish. Great lacing. Very nice - easy to drink.


 HopheadHans (753), Bay Area, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 13, 2008  
Tap at Papago in Scottsdale. Wow what a ncie IPA. Pours with a copper color and a medium head. The aroams are just outstanding. Grapefruit, pine, some estery notes. Great balanced flavors of aggressive hops but tampered by some malts that give some butterscotsc finish. It was listed at an IPA on the menu but I think having it categorized as IIPA is more appropriate.



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