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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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 smith4498 (866), Miami, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Pours dark amber with big tan head. Strong aroma of hops and some malts. Very malty taste to start and finishes with a nice hoppy flavor. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel and average carbonation. Very good.


 glennmastrange (837), hobe sound, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Can. Moderate malt aromas of roasted, nutty, and caramel, heavy hops of spruce and resin, light broth for the yeast with raisin and toffee in the background. Head is rocky, off white that is fully lasting, with lacing that coats better than 75% of the glass. Color is clear light red. Flavor starts lightly sweet and acidic, then finishes lightly bitter. Palate is medium, oily, with soft carbonation. I can’t believe something this good comes from a can with no trace of metal in the taste.


 drfabulous (1232), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Draught at Brick Store. Solid IPA. Super hops. Clean. Hops are crisp. Excellent IPA.


 ucusty (1881), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Mar 21, 2008  
orange with fluffy off white head. nice lacing. hoppy aroma and flavor. dry finish, well balanced and nice to try!


 Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Orange-red. Golden with a firm head. Hoppy aroma full of pine, oranges and citrus. Lots of caramel and wood as flavours with a tasty fruity bitternes, that finishes dry. Excellent.


 BOLTZ7555 (1075), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Mar 20, 2008  
I agree with the description "somewhere between a Double IPA and an Imperial Amber". This beer’s ruby red body and caramel sweetness lends itself to a characterization of amber. Likewise, evergreen and grapefruit evident in the finish undoubtedly bring thoughts of an IIPA. Added points for complexity...tasty!!!


 afireinside96 (826), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/59/105/517/20
Mar 19, 2008    Updated: May 4, 2008
draught. now this was one tasty beer. tapped a dark amber with zero head into a chalice. the bouquet was hiding a bit but I did coax out a slight lemon-grapefruit aroma. flavor was reminiscent of a good iced tea. had a delicate feel in the mouth. bitter finish. well done.


 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Pours a clear amber brown colour with a two finger, sudsy head that retains well and leaves excellent lacing. The nose is heavy caramel, piney, floral continental hops and some buttery toffee. The flavour is very hoppy, with a great amount of piney, resin-like hops butterscotch sweetness, and a buttery toffee and resin hop finish. The body is full and the texture is slick, with a sticky-sweet, yet dry finish.



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