Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

btorsdog

Ohio

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

Cool Name - Cool label, love the artwork! Now lets kick the tires on this bad boy!
pours a deep almost burnt golden orange with a minimal short lived head, fair amount of lacing.
not a real pronounced smell on this one, kind of a ying-yang of sweetness and hops happening.
taste is interesting with the hops bitterness and the sweet maltiness battling the whole way down for control, in the end it's the alcohol that wins, with a nice splash of warmth at the very end.
decent mouth with a slight lingering effect that turns to a warm glow,nice!Moderate heaviness,low carbonation.
Could be REAL happy drinking these babies all day, nice tasting and with the warming alcohol effect would make for a great day! :D

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2010 00:47:42 | More by btorsdog

Josiah2729

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-25-2013 08:20:12 | More by Josiah2729

RayUF07

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -15.7%

05-25-2013 05:50:24 | More by RayUF07

Larrygto

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-24-2013 21:05:12 | More by Larrygto

oso

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-24-2013 19:47:12 | More by oso

wezzul

Michigan

4/5  rDev -10.1%

05-24-2013 16:33:49 | More by wezzul

Beer_Drinker

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-24-2013 16:32:07 | More by Beer_Drinker

WKole81

Illinois

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-24-2013 02:53:06 | More by WKole81

Jeremy_H

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-24-2013 01:51:28 | More by Jeremy_H

bigbeerfan

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-24-2013 01:18:13 | More by bigbeerfan

msinger1002

Ohio

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-23-2013 23:31:03 | More by msinger1002

AaronBricking

Kentucky

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-23-2013 05:01:56 | More by AaronBricking

nasastrums

New York

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-23-2013 01:46:28 | More by nasastrums

tgeorgf

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-23-2013 01:14:37 | More by tgeorgf

davesway10

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-22-2013 18:15:38 | More by davesway10

Soloveitchik

New York

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-22-2013 12:29:11 | More by Soloveitchik

JamesShoemaker

New York

4.18/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

22 oz bottle purchased from the brewery yesterday. No bottling date, but no doubt they keep things fresh. This is my third DIPA from FFF (Permanent Funeral and Arctic, the other two); so far Zombie takes it.

A - good looking beer, dark oranges, ochers and ambers. A little sediment in the bottle, but it doesn't get kicked up on the forced pour. Slightly over an inch of foam recedes slowly, carbonation evident from the bubbles rising from bottom to top.

S - there's something off here. I keep searching for the hop/malt heavy notes, but I get this weird, wheaty, lager aroma right up front. Some sweetness on the back of the nose. It's definitely not unpleasant, but it's not what I expected.

T - the weak nose is even stranger after the taste, which is really strong. The hop profile is either extremely well-blended or completely unilateral, I can't tell. It hits first as honey and sweet stickiness, later fading pretty quickly into bitterness. The bitterness lingers with the malt, which isn't as caramel-heavy as the bottle suggests. Good, I like beers that take me on a journey.

M - the bitterness lingers a little too much. The alcohol, though high, doesn't play a role, but that's understandable given the IBUs. A little sticky.

O - this is my favorite DIPA from FFF so far, and it's available all year, so I'll be sure to pick up a bottle when I make it down to Munster.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 02:26:18 | More by JamesShoemaker

h0ppster

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -10.1%

05-21-2013 23:53:03 | More by h0ppster

pmoore311

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-21-2013 22:07:16 | More by pmoore311

aleman39

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-21-2013 21:20:46 | More by aleman39

Beerandboards

New Mexico

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-21-2013 19:02:38 | More by Beerandboards

TheBattousai

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-21-2013 01:49:06 | More by TheBattousai

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-21-2013 01:41:54 | More by mikeincharleston

ackeeper

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-21-2013 01:07:05 | More by ackeeper

MarshallBirdhouse

Kentucky

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-20-2013 23:56:20 | More by MarshallBirdhouse