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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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 pinkzambia (989), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2009  
Can: Dark copper, amber color with a nice light brown head. Super hoppy nose full of fresh hops, grapefruit and hot leather. It has a pleasant taste which starts out smoth and sweet but finishes off with robust hop bitterness. The body is thick and smooth and sticks around for a bit. Delightful. Thanks Indiana Red for hooking me up with a can.


 Acknud (772), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Jul 10, 2009  
Enjoyed this brew at the Publick House Boston. Weird dipa. It grows on you. I’ve not had such a balanced dipa. The hops are present bit don’t overpower the malt. Very heavy on the tounge. Would not drink too many of these.


 TeamTrappist (378), jericho, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2009    Updated: Nov 18, 2009
Tap at Rattle and hum. Poured a deep orange with A foamy off white head. Piny hop nose. Mouthul is thick and chewy. Like biting on hops. Robust and full flavored with some sweetness in the middle and a long bitter finish.somewhat unbalanced. Imperial yes, great , not so much.  


 biznizness (934), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Fantastic. I love a DIPA with a malt spine, instead of those over-the-top, burn-your-tongue CA DIPA’s. Tremendous brew.


 Elwood (677), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Jul 7, 2009  
12 oz. can. Pours a hazy brownish-orange with a thin, off-white head. The head is very quick to fade. Big hop nose with notes of pine, citrus (particularly orange), and sweet malt. Medium carbonation with a medium, yet dry mouthfeel. Orange, pine, grass, alcohol, malt sweetness, and a bit of wood on the palate. The orange sweetness comes through first, then a bracing bitterness, followed by a dry finish. Medium finish with some lingering bitterness and a touch of orange. Overall I found it a wee bit understated for an DIPA, but that really made it all the more enjoyable.


 6ROW (253), corpus christi, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Jul 4, 2009  
amber pour with a dense med off white head. big hops aroma with a warming hops taste (cascade ?)


 hophead21112 (117), Louisville (LEWISville), Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/517/20
Jul 4, 2009  
Clear copper pour with an off-white head, nice retention and lacing, lively carbonation. It has pine, citrus (mostly grapefruit) with a sweet malt aroma that I can’t quite put a finger on. Whatever it is it balances out the bitterness, and I expect that in the flavor as well. Has hop bitterness up front that slowly fades to a mildly grainy sweetness in the middle and a dry resiny finish. Moderately low carbonation, medium body, just a touch of alcohol warmth in the finish, but not solventy at all. Nicely done on this one, the Amarillo dry-hop does a beer good. Gimme this and Ten Fidy, please.



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