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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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 graham515 (424), Houston, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Pours red/copper into the glass with an off white head. Aroma is sweet caramel and resinous. Flavor is very rich and has a caramel and toffee like quality to it with a nice amount of hop bitterness to counter. Very easy drinking for a bigger beer. really nicely done.


 daknole (2885), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 9, 2008  
Can from Total Wine. So I figured someting that costs almost $5 per can better be damned good...well it is and more. Nice orange pour wtih a fair head...leads way to some great fruity hop and malt aromas. The flavor is rich and fruity wtih a juicy malt flavor. Damn am I glad that I can get this whenever I want. Very well done.


 TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Bottled: great beer! Pours a dark red with an orange tint and a beige creamy head. Smells sweet with hops and tastes hoppy with caramel and the alcohol is hidden well!


 piscator34 (1121), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Canned sample via oakbluff. Amber in colour with medium carbonation. Nice floral hop aroma, which is balanced by some lightly toasted malt notes. Quite well balanced in the mouth... even though it’s malt dominant, the malts are very focused. Some minor caramle notes are present too, but the citric hops balance the brew quite nicely. Sort of like a baby IIPA... good stuff!


 BigMilly8 (376), Holiday, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 6, 2008  
From bottle : Clear copper color, with a small sticky white head with decent lacing. Very strong nose of piney hops, pepper and some alcohol. Taste is much the same, has a big hop taste, but not the bitter bite. Body is medium, palate is pretty nice and smooth, not to sticky. Aftertaste has the hops and som caramel, but not much, and it doesnt linger very long at all. Alcohol is hidden pretty well. Good brew.


 Magicdave6 (5485), London, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Can at the twickenham tasting. Aroma is unmistakenly american caramaly and citrusy hop, lychee, toffee, peppery. Taste is similar, alc very well hidden, great beer, however perhaps getting too much of that caramalt cloyingness. Still an excellent drink.


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 30, 2008  
On tap at Papago. Pours a deep amber-orange color with a big creamy tan head that sticks around throughout. Lots of aromas happening. Roasty caramel malt, pine hops, grapefruit, and earth. Flavor is mostly the sweet caramel pitted against the pine hops. Ends up being a huge flavorful beer, that manages to stay pretty well balanced and drinkable. Feels thick and full on the palate, with a lingering grapefruit peel finish. Im gonna have to say fantastic!


 beergod (100), Austin, Texas, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/520/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Aren’t you glad this isn’t a seasonal anymore? I am. Poured into a pint glass from a can and already you get a nice smell of hops, dry hopped for sure. Beautiful amber color. Nice hop flavor but not over the top. Light malt and a nice long dry finish. This is the best tasting canned beer i’ve ever had!!



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