Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

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

22 oz bomber poured into a clear pint glass. A piney citrus aroma that pours a golden amber with thick frothy white head. I’m am not a big fan of IPA’s, as I don’t like the bitterness of hoppy beers, but I really enjoyed this. I am more of a stout drinker, but this was a great change!

Lovely sweey hop aroma, tropical fruit on top of a perfectly balanced nutty, caramell malt base with deep notes of toffe and fruit. Nice full body with a good little doose of carbonation. Flavour is full of piney hops, exotic complex layers of fruit and lovely nuttyness and caramell. Ends really piney and bitter, refreshing yet powerfull.

Hop Fest part of the tasting shared with the Hop Czaar Drbayern, NC’s version of Magnum, P.I. Celticbrew, Uncles Steve and Tom, Our new Beer pimp Brian, and Dancin’ Paul. Poured a dark yellow that was hazy, leaving a nice white lace on the outsdie of the glass. A citrusy Hop Aroma prevaled. The mouthfeel was impressive. The Hop flavors were well balanced. Great aftertaste!

Bottled sample, thanks to Andersand. Hazy golden, nice head. Very fresh citrus hoppy aroma with tropical fruits, apricot, grapefruit and other nice things. Flavour is about the same with lots of tropical fruits, some light caramel sweetness and big bitterness. Refreshing, filling, fullbodied mouthfeel. A treat! But this was just a sample, would have been nice to taste a whole bottle.

Bomber, drank in celebration of my second to last colleagiate golf tournament! Pours clear orange with a small creamy head. Aroma has pine sol, flowers, and soapy hops. Flavor is spicy-sharp, initially, something I wasn’t expecting. Palate is medium, not overly chewy or dry. Starts with ripe orange, citrus, and lemonade. Mid-palate rounds with caramel and malt sweetness while maintaining fruit profile. Finish gains in spiciness again almost like a rye-IPA, with some soap and alcohol to boot. Aftertaste is warming. Overall, this is a fabulous, powerful DIPA. I was not expecting the sharp hops and evident alcohol, but who said FFF was going for “balance” here?

pours copper with a nice white head. aroma is citrus fruits like orange, grapefruit, lemon. other aromas of pineapple, peach, pine, sweetness. drinks with a nice hop bite and mouth watering citrus that leads to some floral pine hops and finishes with a nice malt back bone. very tasty

Bottle. Hazy golden body with a medium creamy white head. The aroma is very fruity. I catch banana, peach, pine and citrus. Sweet malty flavour with lots of fresh fruit like banana and peach. Ends up piney and fruity. Medium bodied. Overall its very well crafted and is very balanced.

Pours with a luscious copper-orange color with a thick head. An amazing aromatic hop bouquet. A huge floral sticky-lips hop flavor of citrus and pine, a little alcohol burn with a sweet malty finish. Great lacing. This is easily one of my all-time favorites, and perhaps my perfect beer.