Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

dboon

Florida

4.93/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Sasquatch just booked his flight to Munster Indiana. He’s heard the rumors of amber colored brew with an amazing balance of piney hops and malt. Three Floyds came thorough for our Northwest brethren with this Imperial IPA masterpiece. The nose is duped by the overwhelming aroma of hops. The palate also never identifies the high alcohol content of this bad boy. This is due to the fact that the initial blast of pine, citrus, and hops is quickly counteracted by a rush of malt. A perfectly balanced Imperial IPA, Deadnaught just up the ante for the rest of the field...

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2011 21:45:43 | More by dboon

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

seplo

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-20-2013 23:56:05 | More by seplo

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%

05-20-2013 01:24:45 | More by thaghost

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%

05-19-2013 15:11:02 | More by ShawnMH

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%

05-19-2013 14:41:28 | More by craft_shannie

nick_asian

Nevada

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-19-2013 06:45:40 | More by nick_asian

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%

05-18-2013 21:42:20 | More by BrySoChi

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-18-2013 16:49:06 | More by eyeenjoybeer