Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

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

Thanks a lot Daniel/TheCheeseMan for this very nice beer. It’s dark orange-golden with a red hue and a small head. The aroma is wonderfully hoppy with notes of oranges, pine needles, apricot, papaya and mango. The flavour has a smooth bitterness and is very complex and fruity. I find notes of papaya, mango, oranges, caramel and a light sweetness - it’s not easy to describe the balance, it seems so perfect. The finish has a slightly dry grapefruit note.

Surprising amber color, very hoppy nose. An IPA for hop lovers. Extremely well balanced and smooth. Minds me of a better version of dogfish heads 90 min. IPA. Very sweet flavor. No lacing, extremely small white head. Thick beer, syrupy.

Bomber. Dark gold with no head. Super hop bomb nose-dry hop on the finish. Smooth body with an over the top hop flavo. Syrupy and very sweet. Well done beer but not real subtle. Hop monster good for it’s style.

Bottle, poured a nice red/amber color. Small white head that left a nice lacing around the glass. Smelled hoppy with a burst of citrus. "Once it hits your lips" flavor takes over your taste buds. You can taste the mango! Realy sweet, yet not girly or candy sweet. It still has a nice bite from the bitterness. Perfect texture, easy to drink. It was the great beer I was looking for and did not dissapoint at all. Best DIPA out there! Thanks Josh!*****UPDATE****Josh recently sent me a fresh bottle, cant get any better IMO!

May 2006 - Now this is a big beer! Beer poured a pale yellow color, nice big head and lacing all over the place. The aroma and flavor was big pine, HUGE grapefruit and a lot of bitterness to complement the a lot of sweetness going on. Really thick syrupy-like mouthfeel. I can see why the hopheads dig it and whilst I didn’t think I’d enjoy it...I really did.

Rating #200. Poured from a bomber. Pours a murky orange, but there’s a bit of clarity that I’m seeing that others apparently aren’t. Not much head, but this was a fairly weak pour on my part. Aroma is just great...fruity hops dominate, and not being an IBU freak, the aspect of hops I appreciate most is the aroma, and this did not disappoint in the least bit! Definitely getting the peach aroma listed in the description along with some grapefruit and other citrus fruits, and a bit of piney hops in there as well. I think the wide range of hop aromas is what set this one over the top, and in a good way. Flavor is very crisp and clean, and FFF got a bit of malt in there to offset the crazy hops, and this malt is what makes this beer one to talk about. The malt backbone is balanced by beautiful levels of citrus hops: grapefruit, orange and lemon dominate, and the hop bitterness is at a solid, but not obscene level, throughout. Mouthfeel is pretty heavy and oily, but pleasant. Not much alcohol to speak of, and the bitterness is there at the finish, but in a very good way that just keeps you wanting to keep sipping until its gone. I left disappointed after trying my first Alpha King...but I’ll be singing the praises of the Dreadnaught for some time to come...great job FFF! Updated 9/1/08 - Fresh Bottle - Just had to add to my rating the amazing level of pineapple aroma that came out in the most recent bottle I opened...wow...this is one fine beer!!!

Nice and heavy IIPA. Just about perfect in every way. Hops and floral intenseness that smacks you like Walker: Texas Ranger. POW!

22 oz. bottle - no dread here as i cracked this open with much anticipation; cloudy orange with no head; thick aromas with thick hop and malt mix, but also lots of sweetness; tons of flavor that drinks smooth and not a hint of bitterness; slight alcohol burn and some nutty character; texture doesn’t disappoint as it’s very creamy and like the dark lord, has a velvety touch to it; delish