Oskar Blues Gordon

Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Lyons, Colorado USA

Pours a clear copper colour with a small white head. Aroma is nice and hoppy- floral, grapefruit notes are prevalent. Taste is astringent, citrusy and well hopped. Another awesome brew from OB, probably my favorite thus far.

Pours a light copper color with a sizable white head. Nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of crisp, pine hops. Taste is more pine hops, a bit of citrus, and caramel malt. Alcohol is well-hidden. Flavor is more mild than I expected considering the ABV. Tastes like a good pale ale.

Four 12oz cans purchased from Bauer Wines in Boston for $12. It’s not too often I get to enjoy Oskar Blues beers after having an Old Chubb explode in my checked suitcase on a flight. But I was spending a full week in Boston this time, so I took the opportunity to drink some cans while in town. I had to choose between the Gordon or the Ten Fidy, and was in a hop mood. Pours a clear dark red with a big fluffy head and a hoppy aroma I can smell from over a foot away. A plethora of lacing. The flavour is well balanced with a solid malt base and hops that linger long after the beer is swallowed. Taste is perhaps slightly lighter than expected for the alcohol level, but it’s still a nice bold brew. I was planning to say that the beer perhaps didn’t warrant its $3/can pricetag, but this last one is making me rethink that.

Can pours dark amber with a white head. Has a nice hoppy, citrus aroma. I can detect some malt in the background. Has a medium mouthfeel with the right amount of carbonation. Taste is mostly citrus hops and some malt on the finish. Overall I really enjoyed this double. The only downside to me was the malt finish. I like hops throughout in this style. Still a solid beer.

Dark amber with a large off-white head. Hop aroma with grass and pine notes. Slick on the palate with a clean finish. Great drinker!

Pours a hazy orange marmalade colour with half a finger of off white head and nice lacing. Nose- caramel, and pine. Taste- a chewy caramel pineapple candy. Mouthfeel is very full and creamy. Caramel and sweet cookie dough are front and center. Hops certainley don’t overpower- pine needle, earthy hops meld very well with the malt. Finishes dry and puckering from the hops with still some lingering sweetness but not too cloying. Nice stuff

Nice looking pour. Amber brown with a one inch tan head. Spider web lacing. Nose is full of hop. This beer might be the cause of the hop shortage! Grapefruit and pine dominate the flavor with some sweetening caramel underneath. The hops provide a big bite along with tons of bitterness. Feels creamy. The ugly can told me this would be a cheap crappy beer. It lied.

Pours a deep ruby red with a very nice, yet restrained head. Aroma is a beautifully clean American hop extravaganza. Taste reflects the aroma. Very clean; makes me think that only one hop was used. Many times breweries utilize way too many hops and the character gets muddled. Few and far between are gems like this that let one shine through unabated. I’m going to call this an Imperial IPA, and my favorite thus far of the style.