Oskar Blues Gordon

Corked bottle, 2004 Vintage. Pours a dark, hazey brown color with full creamy froth that slowly subsides to shallow puddle of heavy cream. Aroma is malty w/ citrus and slightly salted biscuits. Full nectar w/ soft residual effers. Flavors of lime rind are upfront w/ caramel and biscuits intertwined w/ roasted cocoa. Freakin awsome. The finish is long w/ malted herbs, citrus, leather, and a dose of asprin. Overall: This IIPA is complex with the big hops showing the full sip from start to finish. No grapefruit citrus at all, pure lime rind. It’s well ballanced and the alcohol is dangerously well hidden. I highly recommended this for the connoisseur. **REVISION 12-1-06** I had this brew a few nights ago and it has totally changed. The chocolate malts are really pushing forward and has become more creamy. The lime rind has turned to mellow citrus. Even the froth has turned from a shallow puddle to a tall Belgian style island that sticks like a dense, Detroit snow fall. I found out this brew is two years old now. The last time I had it was six months ago. Big changes have taken place in a short amount of time. Get this while you can. This stuff is amazing.

This is decadently delicious! my gawd. Had it this evening at the Bodega Brew Pub dowtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. Be nifty if they’d put this on draft also like their others. Very hoppy of course but so perfectly balanced and matched to the rest of the beers character. Some of the beer styles here are confusing so I won’t dwell on that suffice to say this is Miiiiiiiiiiiiiighty Fiiiiiiiiiiiine brew. Oh yes.

Though categorized as a DIPA, I would have to say that this awesome beer come off more in the spirit of a big barleywine. Great beer, definitely one for the cellar.

ABV: 8.7 % Calories: estimated at 200 C Volume: 12 fl oz can Glass: concave pilsner Purchased at: Circle Liquors Price: $4.25 Consumed at: home Impression: Aroma is overwhelming and richly hoppy. Beautiful yellowy head is bulbous and frothy atop a deep amber, deep red, almost sunburst body. Very clear. Good lacing. Carbonation is visible, threaded, present. Pine scent is thick. Taste does not disappoint. Oily texture and muted dry finish are wonderful. The flavors include the piney, citrusy hops. A syrupy depth, a bit cloying. Well balanced between alcohol, sweetness, hoppiness, and maltiness. More toasted than roasted. What an amazing beer. Aroma: 10 out of 10 Visuals: 5 out of 5 Taste: 10 out of 10 Palate: 4 out of 5 Overall: 19 out of 20

THIS IS THE BEST BEER YOULL EVER DRINK OUT OF A CAN!!! a friend i met in boulder advised me to try a can of this when in liquormart. i bought a 4 pack for a whopping $10. didnt think much more about until yesterday when i have my daily beer with my dinner. saw the shiny silver cans and said let’s try one of these mothers. popped the top, caramel brown color with a bubbly nice tan head. unlike oakes i had a big nose of grassy hops right off the get go. pine, spruce, earthen. over the lips and i almost fell on the floor , fuckn good ass nectar. very full bodied and rich on the palate, balanced perfection of nice pine fresh cascade hops popping all over the place . fresh peaches and slight grapefruit. well balanced malt backbone no alcohol taste even as the beer warms. very good brew. listed as imperial ipa...and probably should be, the can says nothing but ipa? get some, can beer never tasted so good.