Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

Jason

Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12(?)oz mini-growler from Half Time Beverages. A thanks to VENOM for the sample.

Appearance: Nearly pumpkin orange in colour, slight chill haze. Thin cropped white lace does an excellent job of sticking to the glass.

Smell: Big wafts of fresh hop oil smack the nose around a bit; sweet pine sap and some citric rind. Light fruitiness, faint esters and some diacetyl in the aroma as well.

Taste & Mouthfeel: Light carbonation but real smooth and creamy with a slickness in the mouth. A constant barrage of hops hits the palate right from the get go and does not cut any slack. Sweetness does come from an ample maltiness but more so from sweet hop oil that borders and overwhelming pungent sensation. Higher alcohols are held to a minimum but it is quite warming. Touches of bready grain and buttery flavours, the hops just keep coming with a huge wall of bitterness and piney citric flavour. Finishes slightly on the sweet side but still puckering from the hops.

Drinkability & Notes: Very deceiving alcohol, hops are out of control but done in a perfect way. An amazing brew that warmed me up on this cold winters day.

Serving type: on-tap

02-11-2003 10:54:58 | More by Jason

powz87

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-20-2013 17:19:22 | More by powz87

AL89BR

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-20-2013 14:52:52 | More by AL89BR

benz08

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-20-2013 07:54:31 | More by benz08

sirsteve42

New York

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-20-2013 03:17:11 | More by sirsteve42

Stevedore

Wisconsin

4.09/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle which should be relatively fresh since it just showed up on the shelves just this past week. Poured into New Belgium snifters and shared with a friend today, 5/19/2013.

Aroma: Dank and grassy. Smelled sweet honey and bread, with earthiness surrounding it. Pretty decent nose, but not the most pleasant and juicy fruity, like Permanent Funeral is. (3.75)

Colour: Pours a hazy golden orange body with some minute sediment scattered throughout. The head is heckuva fluffy, filling up 3cm of glass and takes 5-10 minutes to recede into a thick 1cm white film. Lots of sticky lacing. Appetizing if not for the tiny sediment flakes floating around. It reminds me a little of Goldschlager... nasty! (4.5)

Flavour: A little citrus, but mostly malty breadiness with a good bitter pine and grass bite. As it warms up, you can feel increasing heat along with an increasing straight up dank sweetness- I like the sweetness but not so much the heat. Pretty good but not mindblowing. (4.25)

Mouthfeel: Pretty smooth medium bodied beer that comes down well. Resinous, coats the palate in pine and earthy bitterness at the end of the swallow. Good carbonation, tasty but not out of this world. (4)

Overall: Pretty good DIPA. It's a bit more drinkable, but not explosively hoppy compared to APW. I remember this beer being a bit better on draft at FFF when I had it last year; it was smooth, hoppy and sweet all at once. It is not a hot mess like some DIPAs can be, which is a nice plus in my book. More balanced than APW, even fresh. Solid DIPA but I'd take a good number of it over Dreadnaught- like Pliny, Heady Topper, Sosus, Permanent Funeral, IIPA, etc. Very good DIPA but FFF makes better beers. (4)

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 02:59:56 | More by Stevedore

Benish

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-20-2013 02:41:20 | More by Benish

thaghost

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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BeastLU

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-19-2013 22:14:29 | More by BeastLU

TreeBeard

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-19-2013 20:30:02 | More by TreeBeard

Dyelawn

Maine

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-19-2013 19:12:46 | More by Dyelawn

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

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MJSJr

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-19-2013 15:07:11 | More by MJSJr

craft_shannie

Indiana

4/5  rDev -10.1%

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nick_asian

Nevada

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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haknort

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-19-2013 03:31:28 | More by haknort

JohnnyMc

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This gets compared with Arctic Panzer Wolf a lot...will it be better?

Pours out a very clear golden orange with 3 fingers of white head.

The aroma has huge hop notes; peach, mango, apricot, papaya, citrus with a slight hint of floral notes too. There is some definite caramel in there along with bready notes.

The taste is also definitely hop forward. There are big notes of mango, peach, apricot, papaya, grapefruit and some orange peel with a bit of pine. There is a pretty solid malt backbone too with big notes of caramel and some bread as well.

The body is medium and the mouthfeel is crisp and clean. The ABV is pretty hidden and only has some warmth as it goes down.

This is a fantastic IIPA with a good amount of balance, but I still love Arctic Panzer Wolf over this. This is a great beer, but I'm not one for balance overall and love an assault of bitterness. Still definitely worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 00:55:53 | More by JohnnyMc

jakeox

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-18-2013 23:57:14 | More by jakeox

BrySoChi

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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roostor07

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -10.1%

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Mersh

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +12.4%

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NJB145

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

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Mayo2323

Colorado

5/5  rDev +12.4%

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BradSillars

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

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