 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dec 6, 2007 A fantastic smelling beer. A dark brown with a little bit of a ruby color. Thin head. Well balanced, one of my favorite IPAs. Lots of hops...well done!
OleR (2007), Oslo, Norway
Dec 6, 2007 Updated: May 9, 2008Clear orange-golden body. Low head. Delicious and strong fruity hop nose. Full malty taste with a perfectly balanced hopbitterness. Oily mouthfeel. Full body. Awesome! (Bottle @ RBNAG’07)
drseamus (103), Troy, New York, USA
Dec 4, 2007 Dreadnaught pours an amber color with a slightly off white head. It has a sweet aroma that isn’t as full as hops as I would have assumed. There are some hop aromas, but it is mostly malty sweet aromas. The taste is similar to the aroma. There is no blast of hops that I would expect from a double IPA. There is a very strong sweet malty taste and enough hops to balance and stand out, but again, they don’t dominate the flavor. I think that I’m getting more accustomed to hoppier beers, so it might be a bit before I can get a stable base to review from. That being said, it is still a good beer. It tastes fairly full bodied for a lighter beer, and is pretty good to drink. I would definitely drink it again.
Edit: On the second half of the bottle as it warmed up, it got hoppier and got better.
Alldaydrinker (557), Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
Dec 3, 2007 22 oz bomber courtesy of Ughsmash, thanks Jason! Drank at 55.4 degrees (courtesy of my little temp laser) Poured into a tulip glass with an hazy amber colour and a medium creamy off white head. Carbonation bubbles suck to the sides of the glass. Nose of grapefruit hops, dark fruits,sweet malts, and a touch of alcohol. Initial taste of light tingly bubbles over the tounge touched with a velvetly sweet malts covering the mouth. Oily and slight chewy. Caramel malts begin to surface. Finising bitter hops and sweet malts on the palate. The balance of hops is good and doesnt outweigh the begining malts. Palate duration is warming and good. Some head retention and nice thick sheets of lacing. Medium body. Chalky finish. Very drinkable.
Phil (100), Kent, England
Nov 26, 2007 Second time I’ve had this, first at the Chris O bash, then just this evening. Lovely IIPA. Malt and hop balance in the extreeeeeme. Yeah there are the heavy citrus/Pine and zesty notes - but they are together as one, rather than leaping like misguided springs. I love the oilyness - more a note that I’d expect from a RIS, weird, but in a good way.
obguthr (986), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
Nov 25, 2007 Yeasty cashew and walnut aroma. Hazy copper color, floating sediments, and no head. There is a strong bitter flavor of orange, pine, and yeast. Pine needle finish. Full bodied, more than strong enough, decent balance, but not great tasting.
Enjoyit (1695), Vadum, Denmark
Nov 23, 2007 [ Thanks to fonefan ] Amber of color with a beige head. An aroma of pines, frash fruits, hops and notes of malt. A flavor of malt, hops and pines.
jezmez68 (332), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
Nov 22, 2007 Probably one of the better IPAs out there. Nice bright orange, little head. Very nice floral smell, fruity. Good hoppy aftertaste. Left flavor on the tongue minutes after drinking.
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