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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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 Ungstrup (14724), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 3, 2007    Updated: Jan 7, 2007
A deep red beer with an orange head. The aroma is very hoppy combined with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, and light notes of hops, and even wood in the end, which is dry.


 Papsoe (14613), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Nov 21, 2006  
(Bottle 75 cl) Hazy, orangey golden with a handsome, tall and dense light brown head leaving laces. Fresh aroma of hops and caramel. Surprisingly only a medium body with lots of caramel and then a distinct, hoppy finish. 211006


 omhper (12147), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 30, 2007  
Canned at The Rover, Göteborg. Clear orange-brown, small head. Striking lychee aroma. Sweet and rounded with medium body. Bready and lightly fruity, very hoppy. Lingering very bitter finish where some light saccharine disturbs a little. Best beer out of a can?


 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 21, 2007  
12 fl oz can. Pours clear and amber with a 2 finger thick light orange head. Dry, woody, grapefruity and peachy aroma. Flavour holds a solid sweet malt base with a nice fruityness on top. In the finish a nice liqourice note appears. Simple and very flavourful, great stuff.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Nov 2, 2007  
Can. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, citrus, lemon, light malty, caramel. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (121007)


 oh6gdx (8795), Vasa, Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 24, 2007  
Canned (thanks heemer77!). Dark coppery colour with huge offwhite creamy head, which leaves a lot of lacing behind. Aroma is big time hops (grass, hay as well as freshly cut wood). Flavour is very much the same, strong hops along with a slight creamy touch and some slight stinging alcohol in the finish.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 29, 2006  
Can. Clear orange coloured with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, hops and pine needles with notes of butterscotsch. Flavour of hops and pine needles with notes of butterscotsch and light acidic notes.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Date: March 04, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RateBeer SE Gathering, 2005
Appearance: dark amber
Aroma: strong hop aroma with lots of citrus grapefruit character
Flavor: nice sweet malt flavor well balanced with lots of hop flavor, nice mild bitter finish

Date: January 19, 2006
Mode: can
Appearance: dark amber with suspended yeast particals, thin cream head, lots of lace
Aroma: sweet grapefruit aroma with lots of carmel sweetness creating that targeted sugar coated grapefruit
Flavor: big carmel malt flavor with a nice dose of hops, carmel sweetness holds its own against the hops, long bitter finish
Overall: a good drinking big IPA but lost by today’s standards

Date: May 12, 2006
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
all sweet pine, nice pepppered hops, great lace, lots and lots of pepper

Date: January 24, 2007
Mode: can
after a year in a cold fridge the hops fall off as expected but in their place is a great rich dark caramelized caramel sweetness that nicely offset by earthy bitterness, different but no better or worse after a year

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4



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