Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

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

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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22 oz. bomber poured into a tulip glass. BIG thanks to joromiller for hooking me up straight from DLD 2013! I’ve got to say, I’ve been excited to get my hands on this behemoth DIPA for a long time! Pours a dark, hazy orange color with a thick, white, creamy head. Aroma is bursting with floral notes and resiny, piney hops. Flavor is grapefruit right up front on a nice, sweet caramel malt backbone. The finish has an elegant hop bitterness to it; not overpowering at all. The hop flavors really coat your tongue and leave a nice, lasting aftertaste. Texture is medium bodied & velvety smooth all the way down, with good carbonation. Overall, this brew is beyond amazing! Definitely right up there with Pliny and Hopslam for me. Great example of a DIPA. If you can get your hands on this, do it. Then send me some more. Please!

Huge piney citrus aroma. Color is orange and similar to most dipas. Feel like I have had a lot of good dipas lately and trying to sort through what makes each unique. This has a huge hop presence but extremely drinkable. a liitl oily however. Would have to have back to back with some of the other good one to truly be able to see rate but sure enough this is up there with the best. Only thing for me is that it lacks a little malt in the body to keep it a little better balanced. More i drank (22oz) I became a little less impressed.

UPDATED: MAY 17, 2013 On tap at Apex for Gigantic Beer Week. A: Clear copper color with bubbles drifting throughout. A thin ring of white head. N: Dried leaves, pine, damp moss. Biscuit and a hint of pineapple. Not very strong, and not really all that appetizing. T: Really, really sweet. More of that damp grass. Pretty sweet and then astringent. Where are the hops? M: Oily and heavy. Lots of alcohol. Needs a lot of work. O: Really unimpressive. Not wholly undrinkable, but I’ve given this beer three chances now, and it’s been a complete let down every single time. Pass.

Zeebra Extreme Beer Festival - Clear, dark blond. Aroma of caramelised tropical fruit. Quite sticky and sweet. Flavour is overly bittersweet. It doesn’t drink so well.

Tap at Mikkeller & Friends. Poured a hazy medium amber with a thin white head and lots of broken lace. The aroma is rich and hoppy. A sign of things to come. The flavour is strong bitter, rich and hoppy too. There is some liqourice bitterness,but what makes this such a great beer is that the the bitterness does not dominate and the palate is super smooth. A classic for sure which does deserve its rating.

UPDATED: MAY 6, 2013 Tap. Clear copper with a medium sized good lasting and lacing head. Aroma is mango, peach, light sweet citrus, white bread, rich caramel. Taste is medium sweet and bitter. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Delicious big chewy iipa that isn’t over the top, but tastes of more, more, more.

On tap @ Mikkeller & Friends. Pours amber with and off white head. Lovely aroma of citrus & tropical fruits. Lovely sirupiness with coats the tongue without being closing. Gentle bitterness in the finish

@ Zeebra Extreme beer festival Aromas of pine, mango Bitter taste with a hint of alcohol. Very nice beer.

Orange, white head. Nose is overripe mango, other sticky tropical fruits. Taste is overripe mango, tropical fruits, light stone fruits, good malt balance. Smooth, oily mouthfeel.

Draft at Mikkeller Bar. Orange amber with an ok white head. Fruity, spicy aroma of hops, abricot and malty caramel. Flavor is malty but not exactly sweet, leading to a very bitter finish. Some woody, herbal notes in the finish quite dry, alcohol easily felt.