 Nate (2209), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 3, 2006
On tap at Mad Mex, Monroeville. Wonderful aroma of apricots and orange blossom honey, papaya and pine resin. Smooth and sweet nose with light candy sugar. This aroma makes me smile. Iced tea clear, amber-brown with thin off-white foamy lacing head. Medium watery body with medium-soft carbonation. Smooth, with some alcohol warming. This is like drinking hoppy carbonated apricot nectar. Delicious. Well rounded and not bitter in a harsh way. Has fruity complexity throughout and finished with a nice mellow bitterness that’s not overpowering. A really mellow, enjoyable double IPA.
NomDeBeer (129), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Pours a light copper color with a sizable white head. Nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of crisp, pine hops. Taste is more pine hops, a bit of citrus, and caramel malt. Alcohol is well-hidden. Flavor is more mild than I expected considering the ABV. Tastes like a good pale ale.
sstackho (242), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 17, 2008 Four 12oz cans purchased from Bauer Wines in Boston for $12. It’s not too often I get to enjoy Oskar Blues beers after having an Old Chubb explode in my checked suitcase on a flight. But I was spending a full week in Boston this time, so I took the opportunity to drink some cans while in town. I had to choose between the Gordon or the Ten Fidy, and was in a hop mood. Pours a clear dark red with a big fluffy head and a hoppy aroma I can smell from over a foot away. A plethora of lacing. The flavour is well balanced with a solid malt base and hops that linger long after the beer is swallowed. Taste is perhaps slightly lighter than expected for the alcohol level, but it’s still a nice bold brew. I was planning to say that the beer perhaps didn’t warrant its $3/can pricetag, but this last one is making me rethink that.
fiver29 (274), Strongsville, Ohio, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Can pours dark amber with a white head. Has a nice hoppy, citrus aroma. I can detect some malt in the background. Has a medium mouthfeel with the right amount of carbonation. Taste is mostly citrus hops and some malt on the finish. Overall I really enjoyed this double. The only downside to me was the malt finish. I like hops throughout in this style. Still a solid beer.
DKTN (97), Mc Donald, Tennessee, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Dark amber with a large off-white head. Hop aroma with grass and pine notes. Slick on the palate with a clean finish. Great drinker!
oakbluff (198), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Aug 15, 2008 Pours a hazy orange marmalade colour with half a finger of off white head and nice lacing. Nose- caramel, and pine. Taste- a chewy caramel pineapple candy. Mouthfeel is very full and creamy. Caramel and sweet cookie dough are front and center. Hops certainley don’t overpower- pine needle, earthy hops meld very well with the malt. Finishes dry and puckering from the hops with still some lingering sweetness but not too cloying. Nice stuff
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