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Oskar Blues Gordon

Percentile
98
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9253.86/5.03.85/5.08.7%90.5Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Gordon is a dry-hopped hybrid strong ale somewhere between a Double IPA and and Imperial Amber Ale (IAA). Brewed in tribute to the late Gordon Knight, Gordon is brewed with massive amounts of American hops and features about 85 IBUs and 8.7% alcohol by volume. Once a winter seasonal, Gordon is now a year-round, limited-supply offering.
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 plovmand (1714), Helsinge, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/517/20
May 31, 2009  
Can. Bit hazy amber body. Medium creamy white head. Wonderfull grassy aroma with lots of pine and earthy notes backed up by a great malt base. Flavour is very fruity and dry with pine, citrus, peach and caramel notes. Great variation of hops in this brew. I loved it.


 beerchugger (297), Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
May 28, 2009  
Deep amber color with a thin, yet dense head. Smells of wonderful citrusy hops! Other notes of earth and pine are also noticeable. The flavor has loads of pine and tremendous sweet grapefruit to it. However, the flavor is a little subdued and it doesn’t have that typical DIPA punch. Still, a very delicious beer.


 dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
May 21, 2009  
Thanks lb4lb for this. Pours a deep amber orange with thick off-white head. Aroma of is a bit more balanced than most IIPAs, but obvious of citrus and floral hops, strong malt, and grass. Flavor matches, but just doesn’t have that oomph you would be looking for from an IIPA.


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
May 17, 2009  
Pours dark amber with a modest off white head and a good amount of lacings. Aroma is malty and a good amount of hops. Taste is very bitter leathery fruity hops with a very large amount of sweet candy like malts. I would have pegged this as a big red ale. Not in the same league as many of the super impy / double IPAs. Decent beer but reminds me some of their Old Chub with more hops. The amount of sweet malts hides the 8.7% abv quite well. Worth a taste and I did enjoy it.


 IndianaRed (1555), Boise, Idaho, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
May 16, 2009  
Can Deep mahogany with a huge dense light tan head. Big aroma of sweet, carmel malts and thick hoppy goodness. Sweeter and heavy than an IPA, or a double even, but not as bitter either. The hop flavore is woody and heavy, not bright and crisp like a west coast IPA. Lingering thick malty palate as well. Good stuff.


 mesperon (139), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
May 15, 2009  
Clear copper with thin head, and nice lace. Woodsy hope aroma. Twangy bite to start, bitter orange, and a little, followed by woodsy, grassy bitter finish. Sweetness of the malt lingers a little. A lot going on with this beer, very interesting.


 Beardface (1018), Eugene, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
May 12, 2009  
12 oz can from Bier Stein. Pours out a nice amber color with a solid beige top that fades quickly leaving almost no lacing. Very nice balance between citrus, floral and light pine hops and a sweet caramel malt finish. Very easy drinking especially for the abv.


 TampaBrew (825), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
May 10, 2009  
Pours a deep amber. Nose is floral citrus hop bomb. Full flavored malt and hop balance. Hides 8.7% well.



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