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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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 cbeers21 (563), Miami, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Looks great with lovely ruby/brown body and fantastic head. Peppery layered and subtley spicy in aroma. There are deep malts in there to smell but for some reason they never seemed to completely open up even after considerable time to warm. That said three still was plenty to smell. Nice body with a decent bittering of hops towards the back along with other more distant balancing forces. Not a bad brew by any means.


 presario (2953), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Can. Red-tinged dark amber. Light foamy head. Good lacing. Nice hop nose. Red IPA? Moderate hops with a bit of a sour malt finish.


 ChazMania (408), Pasadena, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Canned. This is great beer! Pours a dark amber, darker than most ipa/dipa. Small head that faded quick. Aroma of citrus fruits and flowers. It tastes more like a DIPA to me than a "strong ale". I’m very excited that this brewery now has some distribution in my area....I want to try their other stuff now! Very good beer.


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 14, 2008  
Can. Copper pour with a thick off white head. Very nice floral aroma, characteristic of a highly dry hopped IPA. Great flavor, a nice balance between sweet malt and dry hops... citrusy and spicy. A very well put together beer.


 texasbartender (160), Sugarland, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/513/20
Jun 14, 2008  
The beer pours an amber red brown with a thick fluffy head that settles into a long lasting thin film that leaves long lacing the nose is a bitter hop with notes of caramel and rich malts. The taste is some what shocking, the can tells me that it is a very sticky beer but I found it more round with a dry hoppyness, not as big as big ipa’s but a nice rich balance of sweet malts and bitter hops. It has a medium long fish that last but does not linger.


 DewBrewer (265), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 13, 2008  
12 oz. can. Haven’t had this beer in a while but it’s darn good. Nice balance of malt and bitterness. Good hop flavor as well though....hop flavor lacks in some imperials so this beer is great.


 BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 13, 2008    Updated: Jun 28, 2008
(USA) Beer courtesy of AFI96 thanks waylo Nice burgundy color with a sm-foamy head. Aroma is of caramel, spices, and malts. Very smooth taste, nice carbonation, and some hoppy notes So far Oskar Blues is very impressive, and they have the best beer in a can.


specksnreds (55), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Love it. Light carbonation. Malty with nice hoppiness. I like it right outta the can. Can I say that?



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