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Oskar Blues Gordon

Percentile
98
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9293.86/5.03.85/5.08.7%90.4Snifter, 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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 MesandSim (5939), London, Greater London, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 20, 2008  
A Mes rate: Bottle at the Tom’s awesome Twickenham Brewery tasting.
A gorgeous rich amber colour with a thin off white head. Massive cheesy and resinous hops with some lovely fruit. Bitter finish. A little over the top. Straight forward but not amazing.


 jbrus (4890), Delft, Netherlands
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Can@Home. Aroma of red grapefruit, orange and light grassy. Light hazy, amber color, beige head, good lace. Very sweet, very bitter, very fruity, obviously malty, grassy. Thick, syrupy, cloying, warming. Very nice balance.


 Hophead22 (1105), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/518/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Fantastic beer, especially from a can. Nice dark amber color, big hop aroma. Very well balanced, nice and smooth too. Nice beer to take to the lake.


 ilovedarkbeer (1367), Dallas, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Pours a deep amber color with a medium sized puffy off white head. Nose is floral, with some tobacco and cedar, and lots of very fresh malt, straight out of the grinder. Fairly hoppy. Mouthfeel is moderate and the finish is slightly acidic, warming, and somewhat lasting. The taste is hard to define. I would say wood, cherries, malt and pure bitterness. Very well balanced and not overdone in any aspect. Reminds me quite a bit of Alpha Kappa King from 3F.


 Homer321 (127), Rockledge, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 17, 2008  
aroma is, umm, hoppy, but not overpowering. Color is a nice shade of caramel, slightly hazy. very nice head and lacing. flavor is very toffee-like hidden behind the hops. A very, very well balanced beer. This is dern good beer.


 bdigital (590), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/510/105/519/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Can: Courtesy of my boy Major0429 by way of SoLan...thanks to both of you. Pour was a light amber with a minimal cream head and fine lacing. The nose on this is ridunculous...notes of red apple, light malts, mild caramel hints and a wonderful citrus hop offering. Perfect mouth feel. Flavor is fantastic...sweet caramel, citrus, floral hops and light fruity esters. The thing that makes this beer so damn good is the balance that it has...the hops don’t overwhelm it and the malt characteristics hold their own. Everything about this brew is beautiful. Damn near perfect.


 skoisirius (584), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 14, 2008  
On tap at the brewery, elsewhere, and in the can! Skoi like Gordon. Really enjoy how you can’t really tell if this is a DIPA, a strong red, or both! Regardless the malt characteristics blend joyfully with a huge hop cone flavor throughout the body and finish. At $3.99 a can most place, I do believe it is a bit over-priced though.


 SudsMcDuff (1702), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 14, 2008  
a wonderful awesome sexy beer .. very very nice head, lacing o’ plenty .. lots of hop and piney and sweet flavours... this beer just flows down the gullet .. smooth as silk .. no more locked doors, gracias ... this one good ruby red radical brew!!



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