Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

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

Bottle via trade. Not sure what a Dreadnaught is but man do I like it. Pours a golden brown colour with a small white head. Aroma is mostly pink grapefruit hops with a little candy sugar. Honestly could not believe this rang in at 100 IBU. Super smooth for something that bitter. A great easy drinking IIPA that does not overpower you. Pretty simple to drink the entire bomber without much notice.

Color was a nice cloudy orange, aroma was hoppy citrusy, and slightly sweet. Unfortunately I tried this beer a little too cold, and at first it didn’t seem much like a double ipa to me. When, cold, the hops dominate, with citrus up front, subsiding to a piney dry aftertaste. Still, it is remarkably well balanced, and smooth. Again, it did not seem much like a double ipa, because it was lacking a strong malt sweetness to it. Then I let it warm up. This beer probably had the biggest change of any I’ve had when it came to temperature. After it had warmed, the hops seemed to intermingle with a nice warm sweetness from the malts. It became more balanced. The flavor became much sweeter and a mango-hop flavor appeared. Overall: a nicely balanced iipa, with wonderfull complexity that appears as it warms.

Aroma: Clean, balanced hop aroma with some alcoholic aroma. The aroma was strong full when I initially open poured my beer, but it quickly dissipated. Appearance: Golden amber with orange glow. Nice off white head with some lacing on the glass Flavor: Pleasant hop bitterness with mild maltiness. The maltiness was there, but it did not offset or balance the hoppyness. Mouth feel: Medium-light body, mild carbonations Overall Impression: I would like to have a more balanced approach with malt flavor, have the alcohol aroma decreased and a stronger hop present in the aroma. As I approach the end on the bomber it becomes more drinkable. I would not want to drink more than one bomber in sitting.

Appearance: Off-white, creamy head; haze from bottle conditioning; somewhat dark reddish brown Aroma: More malt than expected, less citrus; milky, nutty cookie from malt; orange, pine, and spruce from hops; seems like two independent components rather than unified; also possibly honey and butter. Flavor: A tale of two flavors! Initially, almost all malt, with moderate bitterness; finish is almost all bitter hops, malt almost completely disappears; would rather see good balance throughout than two separate temporal components

Thanks to Bobby91w for including this in a very generous trade! This brew has an incredible amount of flavor. Pours an orangeish honey color, with very little head - you can easily tell how thick it is during the pour. Tons of hops, but an even stronger contingent of malts on the nose. It smells sweet - I can certainly see where they’re coming from with mango and peach, although there’s more sweet grain, like a corn-based breakfast cereal. The flavor explodes when it hits your tongue - a lash of bitter hops (and plenty of them) is held in check by the sweeter, earthier flavors. Stays clean enough with the alcohol presence (covered well) and a crisp finish, though I wish it had just a bit more carbonation - it’s a bit sticky. This really is more along the lines of a barley wine, but it is utterly delicious.

Pour from a bomber revealed a orange golden color. Citrus of pineapple and lemon on the nose. medium body. Solid bitter hops with just a touch of malty sweetness. Alcohol well hidden. Finishes fairly dry and hoppy. Great balance and very tasty overall.

Grass, pine and citrus. Caramel, toast, toffee. These are all present in massive quantities, with a slight pear ester undertone and slight warmth. Medium bodied, and mouth filling. No session ale, this should be sipped to be enjoyed.

Delicious!! Haven’t had this one in awhile until the other night. Pours a dark orange color with tons of hop aroma. Big citrus taste follow by lots of malt. A perfect DIPA!