 shigadeyo (1500), Southwest Ohio Area, Alabama, USA
Aug 9, 2006 Updated: Apr 6, 2007
<b>8/09/2006:</b> Tasted with OhioGuzzler... After everything I kept hearing and reading, I just had to go out and get a bottle of this. This is an amazing IPA. It is like drinking an excellent IPA with more alcohol and flavor perfectly blended in. It is vibrant orande in color and has a wonderful orange and floral hop aroma. Moderate carbonation. The flavor is amazing with a perfect blend of sweet, orange, apricot, peach, and hops. A nice hop finish with the perfect balance of bitterness. You absolutely must try this beer. If you can find a better IIPA, please let me know as I would love to try it - I don’t think anything can beat this one! 22 oz bottle, $8.99+tax from Dilly Deli.<br /><br />
<b>4/02/2007:</b> I had a couple pints of Dreadnaught on draught at Fries Cafe (Cincinnati, Ohio) during the Bell’s Oberon Release Party... This stuff is killer: Sweet, sticky, and lots of hop flavor and bitterness. Rich, full-flavored, precisely balanced, and full and creamy on the palate. Insanely good and great deal at only $5/pint (cheaper than buying a bottle)!<br />
bassbuckeye (75), Ohio, USA
Nov 30, 2008 Thick amper opeque poor small head. Pine and citrus to the nose. This is a balanced double IPA very nice sweet with bitter hop finish. Has a grapefruit taste to it as well. I like it but its not my fav double believe it or not.
teamrassas (9), USA
does not count  Nov 29, 2008 Super nose of pine chased by sweet citrus. Hazy amber. Definate malted nut taste nut covered up by the hops. This is such a good IPA
DSG (997), Yuvalim, Israel
Nov 28, 2008 (10/16/08) Bottle at friends’ house in Philadelphia. Slightly hazy amber color with a medium beige head. Aroma full of hops, citrus, some piney notes and some balancing caramel and biscuits. Sweet flavor with quite a bit of malt, caramel, some biscuit notes, a bit of honey and some nutty notes. Continues bitter and hoppy with nice grapefruit and lemon notes but the malty background is always apparent. Medium to full-bodied. Very good and quite balanced.
BREWMUSKCLES (817), WEEHAWKEN, New Jersey, USA
Nov 27, 2008 fine balance is what first strikes me about this fine brew. then a refined and subtle straw and malt backbone that supports a strong yet mellow hop character that for my money holds absolutely zero harshness within it. fruity yet hardly sweet it still seems a bit syrupy but in fact it is more a hearty body and an interesting fruit character that you experience. alcohol is well hidden here. this offering is an education in fine alemaking.
ilherps (93), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Nov 21, 2008 As soon as the beer is poured, aromas of citrus and piney hops come out and flood your senses. The smell reminds me of a walk through a pine stand on a rainy spring day. Grapefruit and orange come forward on the nose as well. The taste is huge, first it hits you with hoppy grapefruit, with a nice dry finish. The beer is also balanced a bit with some nice malt flavors like a bit of chocolate and caramel.
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