Oskar Blues Gordon

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

This is a tremendous beer, I still can’t believe I drank this out of a can! From can, Brick Store Pub - Decatur, GA

Canned from Bev4Less. Deep amber in color. Big thick hopped up aroma with a good amount of maltiness and candy sugar. Big hop flavors with big malt profile. Very rich, potent beer. Alcohol is well hidden.

From mcbackus via trade. The pour is a nice swirl of ruby, copper and brown with a strong off-white head that produced above average lacing. The initial aroma was pine (almost pine-sol) with plenty of earthy hops as well as citrus. Tea leaves and malt came forth as it opened up. The flavor was milder than I expected. More floral and tea leaves with only hints of citrus, pine and caramel malt. The body was on the thin side and the finish was clean. Call it Arrogant Bastard Light.

Can, pours a burnt red and ruby with off-white and darker bubbled head that thins to a cover and ring, left some nice lacing on the glass, lots of piney, citrus and grassy hops on the nose, aroma of caramel and toasted malt with some sweet candy fragrances, I did not pick-up any alcohol in my whiffs, the hops are plentiful until the ale reaches room temperature then the malt reigns in, I was expecting a big hop bite from the nose on this ale but the bite is softer then its bark, flavor of toasted malt and caramel with a soft but evident hop bitterness, no alcohol taste at first, a little alcohol shows on the palate at room temperature, mouth feel is thinner then I expected for a American Strong and the carbonation is about medium, hops on the nose are bigger then the hops on the palate, very easy to drink quickly, I found this ale easy to gulp! I have to say, this is easy to drink quickly without realizing that this stuff is 8.7% alc., I love this stuff because I can chug it and get lost in it, very nice.

Interestingly, not as large as I would have anticipated from the commercial discription. Nice balance overall and the alcohol is pretty hidden.

Can. I am absolutely ecstatic that Oskar Blues cans are being distributed in Socal these days. This one was Big, Red & sticky indeed. Barleywine-like but maybe not as thick. Definitely Hot, Definitely Hoppy, some licorice notes as well...and all this out of a can. Fuckin’ sweet!

On draught at Stone. This beer is a clear dark amber color with a medium and foamy light beige head that diminishes slowly. Patchy sheets of lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malt and peppery hops. Medium body with a hoppy character and flavors of sweet fruit and malt in the background. The finish is piney hops that lingers for a bit. Pretty good overall.

On-tap at PP C’Bad. Pours dark amber with red highlights, creamy offwhite head, good lace. Smells hoppy and red fruity, smells bitterish as well. Tastes hoppy and red fruity, bitter-sweet flavor. The bitter-sweetness lingers on the palate. Medium body, good carbonation. Very enjoyable, strong, hoppy beer.