Oskar Blues Gordon

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

pours a hazy copper with some ruby highlights. medium tan head leaves some tight lace on the glass. notes of caramel, floral hops, booze. a bit sweet and sugary, could maybe use more pungent hops. big sticky mouthfeel. pretty good beer. satisfied me. Thanks Santa!

deep amber color, light off white head, diacityl nose, sweet caramel malts, lots of residual sugars, hint at some roasted grains, not overly bitter for style which is actually a good thing for me, it’s no pliny but it is much more balanced than most other Impy IPAs, lots of C hops in the flavor, pretty good, the 8.7% is very well hidden . . . . . . . . . . . . . it’s actually only 60 IBUs according to their head brewer, the 85 is wrong... check out the brewing network’s (thebrewingnetwork.com) can you brew it? episode if you don’t believe me: http://s125483039.onlinehome.us/archive/cybi07-20-

From a can... gorgeous orange/red color; deep and cloudy. Head disappears fast since the can isn’t conducive to carbonation. Well balanced in both aroma and flavor: dark amberish malts, woody and flowery hops. Strong and bitter in hops and malt. Milky on the palate, pleasant bite on the way down. Strong, and too expensive, but delicious.

I like Gooey double IPA’s better than any other beer in the world, but Gordon is a little too sweet and gooey. It’s very sweet and fruity, like papaya. The hops offer a decent citrus blast, but it is too sweet for the style, in my oppinion.

Drank it on tap at San Francisco’s Toronado with my father. Good, solid IIPA. Medium bodied, dry and hoppy.

Nose is citrusy hops, very strong. Not a lot in the way of malts, a little strange for an IIPA. Attractive red color, tan head, partly hazy. The flavor is citrus hops, some caramel, malts. Not enough balance between hops and malts for an IIPA, to tell you the truth. Finish is lingering hops, mainly resiny, and some citrus. Medium mouthfeel and not very sticky (again a surprise!). Decent, but not great.

2009 Tap. Get ready to be punched in the throat! The hops in this IPA easily do the job of "shock and awe" with your tastebuds. Similarly to Stone Ruinator IPA, as the palate adjusts to the hops, other flavors begin to pop. Particularly, a very floral, soapy flavor (not naggingly soapy) comes through. Overall this is a good brew, but I found it to be a little lacking just before swallowing. As it settles in the mouth, it seems to get a little watery. Overall a wonderful beer.

Had at the GABF. I don’t know. There was a lot of buzz around this. I didn’t see why.