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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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 drseusszb200 (193), Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 4, 2009  
Smelled great typing on phonr tasted good can’t go into now great beer playing darts my shot and my screen is blank


 kopher (297), New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 3, 2009  
copper, thin offwhite head. thick musky hop aroma. very smooth texture and balanced flavor, though a bit mild. there’s tons of caramel, it’s like candied hops. medium-thin body and very light carbonation. this is good, but not great.


 gsmitty80 (638), Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/105/514/20
Aug 2, 2009  
This is by far one of the most flavorful and power packed IPA’s out there. Drink a few of these and consider yourself a man.


 WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/515/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Pours a hazy orange with a thin off-white head. Strong aroma of grapefruit and apricot. Flavor is tropical fruits up front that is quickly overtaken by piney hop bitterness. Dry, biting mouthfeel. A decent IPA but a little overrated IMHO.


 arrogantb (700), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Well, I have enjoyed this beer for a couple years now so here is one of my less-than-stellar reviews. Nice amber red color with a head that alludes to the gravity of the beer. Smells like fresh pines and hops. The taste is also very piney, hoppy with some tropical fruit flavors and reminds me a lot of Yulesmith winter. These two beers are helping me understand why people call them "Imperial Red" ales; they are much more malty than a standard DIPA but they still have a super hop element. This is definitely my favorite beer from Oskar Blues Serving type: can Reviewed on: 01-01-2008 16:52:51


 Anker (306), Hillerød, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 29, 2009  
Can. Pours a hazy orange/red with a beige head. There is lots of dried apricot in the aroma along with hay and weak notes of peach and pine. Flavour is dried fruit especially apricot. Other notes is hay with some caramel in the back. Its quite sweet with a nice balance and a very dry, slightly bitter, hay after taste.


 alagnak (324), Littleton, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 25, 2009  
Draft @ the brewery in Lyons. Awwesome looking beer - nose is heavy tootsie roll and orange zest resin (imagine zesting an orange and smelling the zester). Flavor is really well-balanced hops and a caramelly malt. Smooth and really dangerously drinakble for the ABV. Bitterness dominates the finish, which is crisp, not mouth coating. Excellent.


 curly (575), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 24, 2009  
Pours mostly clear amber with a frothy beige head with retention. Aroma is toffee and orange. Thick body with toffee, roast malt, bitter hops and a smooth texture. Very bold taste with a brutal bitter finish.



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