Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Munster, Indiana USA

One of the hugest beers to roam the Earth. Massive hops and massive malts. Everything here: grapefruits, grapefruits, grapefruits, citrus oils, mouthmenacing bitterness, chewy caramel, sweet rich pale malt fruitiness, massive hints of alcohol lurking underneath. So damn good since day one. I’m happy that so many have now had the chance to try it. Newest editions, since late 2005, are crock full of the sickest and illest Mango flavors. This is the best on-tap beer in the World. Hand down. Nothing beats Dreadnaught. NOthing. Werd.

Draft, at the brewery. It's like a trip to the emergency room because you've stuck a whole bag of hop pellets up your nose. If you thought Alpha King was getting a little too tame, this'll put you back to rights. Big citrus/grapefruit hop aroma twists your tongue while masking an insidious bunch of alky-hol. I see many people have rated this even higher than I have, in a field that inspires a lot of high-rated beers. I'll agree with everything being said here, I just find it hard to reserve my highest rating for something extra special when 3F has so much great stuff.

One of the top three IIPAs I’ve ever had. Great grapefruit and citrus floral aroma whets the appetite. Great cloudy brooding color, seems to be roiling and churning in the glass. Tastes of intense hops (citrus and pine) with a sweet malty undertone. Great bitter finish, but never out of control or over the top. These guys know what they’re doing. (Sampled fresh at the brewery tasting room.)

Very frothy. A strong burst of floral and gingery hops. Flavor is deep and very strong with grapefruit and continuing floral. Continues with a very rich and creamy bread and yeast. Alcohol is pretty well hidden with a good rounding factor. Malt plays an important role in keeping this beer balanced, with some caramel showing through. Finishes up with a touch of fresh ruby red grapefruit and vodka on the palate. A beer with strong depth and complexity and not just burning hops. This is much more palatable for myself. Enjoyed by the shores of Lake Superior thanks to robertsreality and badgerben!

Sharp initial intense nasal sensory attack of hops followed by caramnel and crystal malts. Bitterness on the palate, turning sweet and sugarry (much more sugarry than I could say of any WCIPA). Turns toffee appleish towards the end without the challenging bitterness. Pretty well balanced between hop assault and sweetness.

22 oz bottle. Slightly hazy orange body with a big creamy head. Aroma is citrus hoppy – lots of it! Flavor is of course hoppy but also very well balanced fruity and malt. A great experience that clearly shows it’s possible to make fine beers at extreme IBU. Enjoyable.

Bottle thanks to StFun. Clear golden orange, off white puffy foam. Light lacing. Aroma is a thick citrusy, resinous hop aroma, crystal malt, caramel. Taste is again nice and creamy feel, smooth caramel, oranges and grapefruit, line pine and resin.

A great IIPA no doubt...but I think I expected too much from this. I must try another bottle. The taste and aroma was all floral hops with little malt. The bitterness is listed as 100 IBUs but it didn’t taste like it. The Alpha King tasted more intense than this. This is a league of it’s own...but in the 3 Floyd League I must admit it’s not as potent. Will try again.