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Oskar Blues Gordon

Percentile
98
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9313.86/5.03.85/5.08.7%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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 beerbill (1988), Laurel, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Nov 19, 2008  
12 oz. can. Pours a clear amber with a moderate off-white head that lasted through the first quarter of the glass and left partial lace. Very pleasant aroma of citrus and pine, with more emphasis on the citrus. The flavor is again citrus and pine with more emphasis on the citrus, along with a bit of caramel. I especially like the hops contribution to the flavor without being prickly on the palate. The mouthfeel is somewhat resinous and fairly smooth. Very nice beer.


 mar (1981), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 9, 2008  
nice deep amber pour with a 1 finger cream head. nice hop scent with a small amount of malts being noticeable. wow, that’s a lot of hops. good thickness and the hops taste like they were put in yesterday.


 travita (1970), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 28, 2009  
The look is orange to amber in color with a pretty good beige head. The smell is hoppy, caramel, grainy, malty, and bready. The taste is just about the same as the smell. Good beer.


 MIBRomeo (1966), Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 2, 2006  
ok an IIPA in a can.. i"ve now scene it all.. oh and it’s good too. Dk golden color nice tan head decent lacing. Nice hopped aroma reminds me of terrapin rye squared a bit but not quite as nice. Citrus and a good amount of malt. full creamy well coated palate. Nice grass & grapefruit dominated by sweet carmels yet finishes dry. Very good.


 altonbrownd (1966), Amsterdam, Netherlands
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 19, 2009  
Can from Whole Foods (Bowery/E Houston). Dark amber body with thick white head. Nice hoppy nose. Rich taste of hops and pine. Really smooth and well done. A delight and another fantastic beer in a can by the guys and girls from Oskar Blues.


 hophead75 (1964), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 18, 2006    Updated: Dec 19, 2006
can. Amber in color, slightly hazy with a small off white head and sticky lacing. sweet citrus/malt in the aroma, as well as the beginning of the taste. Lightly bitter in the finish with lingering citrus notes. Soft to medium carbonation. Really good for a IIPA with malts actually in the fore front. Although at 17 bucks for a four pack of cans, I probably won’t experience this beer again.


 Terminus (1955), Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 6, 2004  
Salida, CO Beer Fest-bottle-The guys at the Oskar Blues Table were so greatful to bring a few bottles of this stuff to sample at the fest. Its a very limited bottling here and there they said. Pours a deep crimson amber hue with minimal tan head. Aroma is sweet malt, hops, sugar and alcohol. Lots of caramely malts with a nice piney finish. Alcohol was a little hot for a IIPA. This is almost a barleywine. One year of aging would do this one wonders. Long, piney finish.


 scraff (1955), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/516/20
Jan 3, 2005  
Bottle - Deep dark hazed ruby, thick creamy off white head. Aroma was bursting with loads of evergreen, lemon rind, grapefruit, some tangerine, with slight hints of caramel and touches of chocolate and smoke. Was very well balanced with the sweet malt integrating nicely into the hop world we now live in. Full bodied, prickly carbonation, drying bitter hop finish. Good stuff....



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