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Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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100
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Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Munster, Indiana USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
12784.26/5.04.25/5.09.5%99.8Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
A hophead’s dream beer. This Imperial India Pale Ale has an opening salvo of mango, peach and citrus hop aromas that sit atop a pronounced caramel malt backbone. Although Dreadnaught is a strong and intensely hoppy ale, its complex flavors is both smooth and memorable. 9.5% ABV, 100 IBUs.
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 bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
May 23, 2008  
Bottle. Amber beer with a thin off-white head. Summer/tropical fruit aroma with some grapefruit and pine. Tropical fruit and pine flavor with some grapefruit and a bit of caramel. Medium-plus body. Lingering fruit, malt, and a bit of dusty earthiness.


 davidpl (435), Santiago, Chile
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/519/20
May 11, 2008  
Appearance: amber copper color. Little head but lasting. Aroma: intensive, complex and nice hoppy aroma (similar to Behemoth Barleywine), with resinous touch. Liquory and sweet malty notes with reminiscences of whisky and cognac. Flavor: caramel malts in the start, progress of the complex hoppy with grassy, mint, menthol, cedar, pine, eucalyptus and grapefruit peel reminiscences. Other sweet touch like candy, honey, red tea and tea with lemon. A lot of reminiscences and complexities. Warming final. Aftertaste with menthol, caramel and hoppy notes. Palate: medium body and smooth texture. Remark: incredible beer. Acknowledgement: thank to <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/View-User-13456.htm>sprinkle for this wonderful beer.


 haukur (682), Reykjavik, Iceland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/516/20
May 10, 2008  
huge aroma, mango, pine, hops, some citrus, orange peel, spices. Orange beige with a small but firm head. Very full taste, obvious hop bitterness, but very balanced, I was maybe expecting something over the top but this is very delicate. Loads of apricots and mango blended with bitter and some sweetness. Very very nice brew and big thank you to Tim for bringing this to Iceland.


 joekfsu (138), Boardman, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
May 8, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Pours a deep orange, cloudy, with almost no head. Aroma of, you guessed it, hops, citrusy hops. Initial flavor is somewhat sweet, with fruits that come out as it warms a little (I think it is apricot, but it could be mango or some other fruit). Flavor turns drier with the hop presence. After taste is very hoppy and you tend to keep that taste in your mouth for a while. Light to medium body, limited carbonation, limited lacing, and obvious alcohol involved. Very drinkable, wish I had a fresher bottle, but you take what you can get.


 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
May 8, 2008  
22 oz. bottle, golden orange color with small soapy head, delicious aroma of fruit spice citrus and evergreens, great body and great hop finish


 General66 (164), Streator, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
May 8, 2008    Updated: May 18, 2008
Bomber shared with Illini08 and nimrod. Thanks, Nimrick! This beer poured a beautiful hazy orange color with a very nice white head. This is by far the best looking IIPA I have seen. The aroma consisted of a lot of apricot and citrus fruits wiith subtle hop character and a lot of malt. I was expecting a lot more hops out of this one. The taste was also predominately apricot based with a lot of malt character and hops in the background. Finished with me wanting more! Thanks Nimrick for sharing this tasty beer!


ccoburn (22), Leawood, Kansas, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
May 7, 2008  
Very nice solid orange appearance. Head was nice but diminished. Aroma of grapefruits and maybe some lime and cotton candy. Lively carbonation and great citrus bitterness from the hops and very well balanced with the malt. Maybe a little more malt than hops is there, but the bitterness lingers longer than the sweetness. I enjoyed this one a lot and would never turn another one down.


 TaktikMTL (2739), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/516/20
May 7, 2008  
Bouteille de 22 oz partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez Cathschlag. Arôme: Odeur d’houblon herbacé et de pin. Apparence: La couleur est dorée. Présence d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblon herbacé et de pin avec une pointe de coriandre. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Pin en arrière goût. (Rating #1665)



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