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Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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100
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Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Munster, Indiana USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12784.26/5.04.25/5.09.5%99.8Snifter, Tulip
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A hophead’s dream beer. This Imperial India Pale Ale has an opening salvo of mango, peach and citrus hop aromas that sit atop a pronounced caramel malt backbone. Although Dreadnaught is a strong and intensely hoppy ale, its complex flavors is both smooth and memorable. 9.5% ABV, 100 IBUs.
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 SSSteve (2049), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Dec 18, 2007  
very excited to try my first 3 floyd’s beer at the SE winter yeha. actually 6 floyds! so that would make it 18 floyds?? anyway....... 2003 - cloudy orange, almost milky looking. hops and bready malt aroma. flavor is hops and butterscotch. extremely smooth and full bodied, milk-like palate. 8/5/9/5/17. 2004 - cloudy orange with a small head. smooth palate. sweet caramel flavor with some burnt toffee and butter. slightly less "milky" than the 03. 8/5/9/5/18. 2005 - cloudy orange. not as smooth as 04 but still great. 8/4/8/4/17. 2006 - hazy orange with a small head. apricot, caramel, hint of alcohol. hoppier and more bitter than the previous years. 8/4/8/4/16. 2007 - hazy orange with a small head. even less smooth and more bitter than previously. 7/4/8/4/16.


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bomber courtesy of alexanderj, shared with kleyland before the Liverpool v. Manchester United match. Pours a hazy orange color with a good amount of floaties. Medium sized off white head. Very sweet grapefruit aroma. Body is nice and thick. The flavor is a really nice balance of sweet malts and the citrus hops. I would have prefered a bit more hops near the backend, but maybe my palate wasn’t ready to work at 7:00 a.m.


 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bottle, many thanks to bu11zeye for this one. Pours a clear orange amber color with a small off-white head. Malty and very hoppy grapefruit aroma. Sweet malty very bitter and slightly harsh flavor with lots of citrus hints. Long hoppy grapefruit finish going over to a long bitter aftertaste. Very good!


 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bottle at RBNAG 07. Golden / orange colour with an off- white head. Aroma is hop , citrus. Flavour is sweet, hop, citrus, malt, flower. Nice beer.


Smahler515 (8), Chicago, Illinois, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/516/20
Dec 14, 2007  
Had this numerous times. Pours a very pale orange. Not so much head but the aromas take over all my senses. The apricot and grapefruit rise up from my tulip. The flavor was great and is one of the best IIPA I have ever had.


Vav (13), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/517/20
Dec 10, 2007  
22oz. Growler. Pours slightly cloudy pale orange, like an IPA should. Thin head, which is surprising since they add yeast to prime. The nose is a knockout...it smells like a harvest ale, with strong grapefruit. First few pulls are so bitter your palate has to adjust. Cascade & Chinook hops outdo all flavors with the grapefruit, though you can taste the sweet malty backbone. Finishes with a cloyingly sweet tang, which fades into a buttery ester that isnt all that unwelcome in this style.


 bryandhargrave (165), Richmond, Virginia, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Dec 7, 2007  
i took a special trip to indiana just to have this beer. i had been reading about it for quite a while and just felt like i needed to have it in my life. this is a PERFECT beer. i was told by my traveling partners that i even had a whole new look of joy on my face when i tried it. a case of 12 bombers set me back 100 bucks even but it is worth every cent.


 Taverner (827), San Ramon, California, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/519/20
Dec 7, 2007    Updated: Jul 15, 2008
In the movie ’Beerfest,’ there’s this scene where they are first trying Germany’s greatest beer. This must have been that beer, except it isn’t from Germany - its from Indiana. It poured like liquid honey into my half-yard. Immediately I could smell the mangoes...the grassy earthy hops that you could smell if you were around the bottle. The first taste - and its sweet. Not the brutal dominatrices out here on the West Coast, but a sultry soft Midwestern girl. It peels back into a welcoming bitter, that lets you know it’s an IPA. But at no time does it feel like a IIPA - but it is. Oh brother, it is. ON SECOND ANALYSIS: This is an even better IIPA fresh. You really get the spicy, dank hop notes that make a truly perfect IIPA.



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