Oskar Blues Gordon

Brewed by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Lyons, Colorado USA

Can pours deep copper with a creamy off-white head. Aroma is heavy in caramel and pine. Flavor shows the same but leans more towards toffee and peaches. Overall body is moderate and sticky with soft carbonation. Oskar Blues, king of the can.

Oskar Blues Gordon is a clear, dense, copper ale with a foamy, chunky, yellowish sand colored head that has rainbow bubbles. The head retention and lacing are outstanding. The aroma is very strong. As soon as the can is popped, you can smell it across the room: grassy, floral, spicy, citrusy and fresh. It’s velvety smooth and pretty full bodied. The finish is clean and delicate. It’s well balanced; not terribly bitter, but very hoppy. There are flavor notes of grass, flowers and citrus peel. The alcohol flavor waxes to provide the finish and a long, hot aftertaste. Wow. It’s really bold.

RnH: tap: Pour was slightly hazy brown with a red hue leaving a thin layer of tan head.... decent lacing though. The nose had strong citrus notesm very bright. Also some sugary malty tones. The taste carried alot of that citrus/ young fruits but also some darker, maybe even roasted sugars. Alcohol was present but not overpowering, good balance bordering on mushed together. A bit creamy in taste yet dry and crisp in feel. Nice brew.

Pours rich amber/golden with a thick, creamy head into my friend’s plastic cup, but I’m drinking this one straight from the can on Miami’s South Beach: Nose of sugar coated pine dipped into a batch of high octane, liquified hops. Creamy smooth mouthfeel, with a crisp bite of that American Cascade. Drinkability: Earthy flavors really deliver (yet aren’t overstated) in what could be one of the strongest DIPAs I’ve had to date. Rebuy: Yes. #221 on 28112009, DG.

Discount Liquors Milwaukee, WI. 4-pk $9.99 11/09. Caramel aroma, and notes of plum. Dry-hopped with Amarillo. Nice amber color with minimal head. Medium sweetness at first leading to a light sourness and a well balanced bitter finish. Nice medium body, flat carbonation, leaves a very nice taste in my mouth. I would buy again, very nice beer.

Pours a light brown, some sticky lacing, gives off a sweet nose almost barley wine like, first sip is bitter sweet like a strong ale. but finishes like a double IPA. Some thing about this beer makes me want to get drunk (which I never do, any more) Any way, nice beer.

THOUGHTS: I was amazed that this come from a can. Great balance. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a cloudy, light, orangey brown with a small, off-white head that mostly diminished and left fair lacing. The aroma was moderate caramel malt; moderate to heavy piney, resinous and grapefruity hops; a little more orangey hops; light to moderate yeast with a slight funk to it; brown sugar and alcohol. The initial flavor was rather sweet and lightly bitter; while the finish was sweet and rather bitter with an average to long duration. There was caramel, brown sugar, citrus hops, pine hops, alcohol, orangey hops and a little resinous hops. Everything blended together. The medium to full body was somewhat oily and then a little dry with fizzy carbonation and a lightly alcoholic and slightly metallic finish.

Can. Clear dark red color. Creamy head. Hoppy aroma. Citrus/orange. The taste is of orange cest with bitter caramel in the aftertaste. A bit thin (or old?) for being a DIPA.