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Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA 4.25 1293

Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

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12934.26/5.04.25/5.09.5%99.8Snifter, Tulip
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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 entertheiceman (242), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Dec 17, 2005    Updated: Feb 23, 2006
Nothings perfect, I guess, but this stuff is close. A better malt presence than I was expecting from the hop heavy Three Floyd style is what truly made this special.


 milewide (620), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/519/20
Nov 22, 2006    Updated: Jun 2, 2007
Cloudy amber color. Thick mouth feel. Bitterness is matched perfectly with malt sweetness. Alcohol well hidden. Expensive! Paid almost $11/ 22oz. bottle for special order in Terre Haute IN only 125 miles from brewery!


 mnurda (434), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Abosultely my type of beer. Overwhelming hops in this sample at the brewery. Can’t wait for Friday’s beer.


 JAXSON (246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/519/20
Feb 8, 2008  
Many, many fresh bottles consumed of this highest of worthies. Nose is breathtaking, brings you into a lush forest of pines, persimmons, and peahens. Explosions of grapefruit rind mingle with bright, vibrant pinecones and soft, light fruits to weave a delicious tapestry of a mysterious dream. Fresh indian spices seem to soar somewhere near the top, electric and exciting. Further underneath is a soft caramel and a quiet weeping. Vibrant, exciting, transcendent, and worthy of the highest respects and most solemn honors.


RoboHop (21), Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 31, 2007  
Orange and somewhat cloudy, with a very hoppy aroma. A very hoppy flavor as well, with a smooth, creamy palate. It reminded me of a "triple" IPA. Dreadnaught is a classic example of the American DIPA style.


jseremet (5), USA
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4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/519/20
Jan 4, 2008  
I love this beer. I live in soCal, so it’s nowhere to be found. Fruity, hearty and wonderful. Maybe a bit too sweet, but it’s a very, very minor complaint. Found it while with my girlfriend outside her folks’ place near Chicago. I had it to celebrate the Patriots going 16-0, and it did NOT disappoint. I have one more bomber left, and will drink it when the Pats (hopefully) go 19-0. Cheers! And someone tell these guys to broaden their distribution. All of their stuff is dynamite.


 CanIHave4Beers (913), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Mar 16, 2009    Updated: Mar 17, 2009
Bottle compliments of TearsForBeers. Pours a hazy orange color with a sold white head and a gorgeous lace. The aroma is strong and piney at first followed by orange and sweet melon with some mild floral notes. The flavor is wonderfully complex, very bitter and hoppy. Instantly fruity with notes of melon and mango with some good citrus and pine notes. This is wildly balanced with a big malty sweetness that in no way detracts from the big hop flavor but seems to work as a backdrop really allowing the hops to showcase their flavor all the while providing a pleasant balance for their bitterness. The mouth feel is big with a nice sharpness mid palate. Try this beer by any means necessary.


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.



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