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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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 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
May 17, 2008  
canned, orange color with nice foam, great hop taste of grapefruit and pine sap, good finish of malt and some spice


 Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 16, 2008    Updated: May 7, 2009
Can, Kegs & Barrels in McKinney, TX. Poured a deep clear amber with biege head, decient retention, laced the glass. Aroma of fresh hops, as if the hops are right under your nose, very nice....Flavor is sweet malt, very hoppy flavor, and a medium bitter at the end to compliment. Medium-full body, medium carb.....Very tasty!


 Naka (524), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 16, 2008  
Pours a clear amber red color with a small off-white head that leaves a little lacing. The powerful hop aroma is full of fruit character. Tons of grapefruit and even a little bit of orange. There are some peach and butterscotch undertones as well. This has all the hop flavor without too much of the hop bitterness. A lot of sweet citrus and a hint of pine. The caramel malt is there in the background. Pretty light mouthfeel for the high ABV. A really solid beer.


 MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
May 15, 2008  
can. Pours a clear amber with a tan head. Nose is of pine hops and earthy. Taste is like the smell and is very much like an IPA, not a strong ale. Mouthfeel is sweet and bitter with some alcohol.


 Juelze (889), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
May 13, 2008  
Trade from Ross, thanks man! Pours a dirty amber color with yeast particles floating about and off-white foamy head. Aroma is resinous hops, pine, citrus, caramel and earth. Taste is much the same and in typical ASA style. Alcohol is well hidden and bitterness is well balanced. Decent.


 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
May 12, 2008  
12 oz. can courtesy of Naka. Pours a solid amber with some red hues, foamy, off-white, one finger head that dissipates slowly. Huge hoppy nose, big, dank, grassy and piny. Nice caramel backbone with huge American hope presence, piny and floral, slightly resiny. Bitter is balanced well by malt profile, but still gives it a solid kick. Good lacing and mouth feel. Very nice beer. Right up my hop loving alley. Another great offering from OB.


 jbuzz (658), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/56/20
May 12, 2008  
IPA tasting Three Cellars, Milwaukee. I guess I just don’t get Oskar Blues beers. I didn’t like this much. I can’t even pin down the flavors. When I took the first drink I immediately said “yuck”.


 esjaygee (1467), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 11, 2008  
Dark amber with thin off-white head. Strong floral hop aroma. Taste is sweet and sticky with strong burst of hops, mostly floral. First beer I’ve had poured from a can in a long, long time and it didn’t taste like it came from one.



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