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Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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

Munster, Indiana USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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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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Commercial Description:
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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 sprinkle (114), Carmel(Indy), Indiana, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20

Jan 10, 2006  
Semi-cloudy orange/gold in color. Decent head and nicely sticking lace. Nice sweet and spicy hop nose. A good malty sweetness upfront then a big piney hop bite, but very well balanced. Long lingering finish.

Oddefellowe (24), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Translucent amber with a lasting cream colored head and thick lacing. Strong hops scent with mild floral notes. Hoppy nose with sour fruit notes. The hops mellows out while progressing through the beer. Awesome.


 stobbe74 (655), Denmark
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/519/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle, 22 fl. oz. Pours a reddish golden beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is good hops. The flavor follows the nose with a lot of hops. The palate is good balanced and complex. Overall a fantastic beer.


timbeer (41), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Bottle courtesy the kid - thanks man. Nice coppery coloring with a small head. A rich pine pitch aroma. Lots of hops well balanced with the caramel malt and a good amount of bitterness. Not as sweet as some of the DIPA’s that I’ve tasted - which is good by me.


 MatSciGuy (627), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 29, 2009  
[Bottle] bonused to me by Beernbourbon, thanks! Pours a thick looking clear copper with a finger thick beige head that rapidly dissipates. Aroma is strong with resinous and piney hops, lots of caramel malt for the backbone, and some floral honey as well. Flavor has a strong hop presence up front and a bracing bitterness on the back end. The alcohol presence is strong and numbing. The finish is quite dry and is making things congeal in the back of my throat. Overall, the bitterness is just a little too coarse for my tastes. I love over the top hoppy DIPA’s, but there is just something too ungraceful about the brash bitterness to make this one as enjoyable as it could be.


 NDbeerdrinker (164), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 27, 2009  
Pours a deep amber color with a big head that sticks around for a while. The aroma is huge hops (sweet citrus). Hops hit big up front on the taste, but the caramel malts follow it up to balance it nicely. Mouthfeel is thick, but smooth. Just an incredible beer.


Sammer (23), Plano, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Three Floyd’s never disappoints, and this beer is no exception. Perfect blend of citrus hop taste (bitterness) combined with a slightly sweet mango fruit taste. Just a great, full bodied IPA.


 TheBeerOrg (1563), Kentucky, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/515/20
Oct 17, 2009  
Sampled at GABF 2009 - Pours light golden, with a thin white head. Notes of intense citrus aromatics, grapefruit, pine, and tangerine. Full bodied with lively carbonation. Very nice.


 boamr (112), Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/517/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Bottle from StFun. Pours a golden amber with a fluffy white head. Has a strong citrus hop smell to it. Has a hoppy citrus pine taste up front with a nice smooth malt backround. Perfectly balanced.



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