Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

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

22oz bottle from Parti-Pak Liquors (Indianapolis, IN). Pours a fairly clear dark amber to copper color with a one finger off-white head that settles slowly but still provides lacing on the glass. Aroma is floral and sweet with notes of hops, citrus, grapefruit, citrus, honey and hints of toffee. Flavor is sweet and floral with notes of citrus and hops, grapefruit, honey, caramel, and hints of spice. Generally medium body with a hoppy finish.

Bottle. (Zeno’s - Thanx guys!) WOW!!! What a aroma! Very citrusy with lots of hops. Appearance is awesome, keeps a great head. Flavor is jampacked with citrus and hops, you don’t taste the alcohol. Very drinkable. Creates a sense of euphoria! Re-rate: This beer has been inconsistent for me over the last few months with a few bottles. One time it’s awesome/almost perfect. The next it is a little flat with a decent taste. Still one of the best IIPA’s I’ve ever had! Maybe second to Double Simcoe. Cheers!

4/4/2006 January ’05.22oz bomber from captain cougar. I thought the first day of spring would be as good a time as any to finally crack one of these babies. A nice warm day for a nice cool ass kicking beer. Tried this immediately after trying the ska decadent ( a not so balanced Dipa). Malts overpower this baby, but the hops come right back at ya to create a heavenly treat. like another rater, i think some of the best double ipa’s (stone ruination, dfh 90 minute, yulesmith) all have traits that makes them great and its difficult to hold one of these beers over the other. I guess its a matter of what you like to taste. in any case, Im glad I have one of these in the cellar that i can taste again down the road and maybe do a vertical of some favroite 2ipa’s. thanks again captain! 10/11/2006 second January’05 bomber. i enjoyed this one more. too faded to comment.

Sampled at GABF 2009 - Pours light golden, with a thin white head. Notes of intense citrus aromatics, grapefruit, pine, and tangerine. Full bodied with lively carbonation. Very nice.

From a 22 oz. distinctive labeled brown bomber bottle with a blurb about the D/IPA on the side of label. Made a good appearance, poured a hazy golden hued amber with a small, sticky pale tannish/white head. Had a big tasty hop aroma, a sweet piney and grapefruity, a faded tropical fruitiness and bare whiffs of alcohol. Moderate carbonation and a chewy, creamy medium bodied mouth feel, very good drinkability. Sweet piney at the start, then comes in a sour grapefruity, a gentle rolling hop bitterness in the palate, grainy and buttery malt flavors towards the end and a sweet, puckering piney bitter finish, the alcohol content only makes it’s presence known in a slightly burning, lingering bitterness in the aftertaste, a delicious hopped up IPA.

Smells of sweet, sweet, clean grapefruit- wonderful! First sip is tart, sweet grapefruit. Alcohol well hidden. A big, big beer.

Wow, what a beer, Its hop flavor jumps out at you! It got better as it warmed, took me two hours to drink, and I loved both hours! Pine, fruit, and hops dominate! would absolutely love to drink again! top notch.

On tap at the GTMW. Definitely the best offering I’ve had from FFF to date. Amber with an off-white head that leaves some lacing along my glass. Aroma is a citrus bomb with nice amounts of caramel malt and some fruity notes to boot. Taste is fairly balanced though nice and big like a DIPA should be. Plenty of citrus, orange and other assorted candy hops to go with a big amount of caramel malt.