Dreadnaught IPA - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

yeastsipper

California

3.95/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Lugged this one home in a checked bag. Happy to give it a try.

Big, orange beer. Nice looking, though not much head. Smell exhibits tons of apricot and peach. Nice as it is different from a lot of the piney/citrusy west coast IPAs. A lot of what I would describe as perfume. Quite a lot of malt for a DIPA and very sweet. Beer is very balance as the bitter hops are balanced by the malt. I am sure this is a good quality, but I tend to like the hop bombs. Very fruity taste, but again, a bright floral peach/apricot rather than grapefruit. Mouthfeell and drinkability take a hit for me as Dreadnaught is a bit thick and syrupy, which is a huge knock in my book. Might just be a style preference, but there are a number of West Coast IPAs that I prefer to Dreadnaught. At $12 a bomber? Good stuff, still....

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2009 04:59:34 | More by yeastsipper

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

roostor07

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -10.1%

05-18-2013 14:40:02 | More by roostor07

Mersh

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-18-2013 14:11:18 | More by Mersh

NJB145

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-18-2013 12:13:26 | More by NJB145

Mayo2323

Colorado

5/5  rDev +12.4%

05-18-2013 02:59:47 | More by Mayo2323

BradSillars

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-18-2013 01:14:35 | More by BradSillars

Supergenious

Michigan

4/5  rDev -10.1%

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EGolfer4

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-18-2013 00:10:20 | More by EGolfer4

SilentNature

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-17-2013 22:28:03 | More by SilentNature

twenty5

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-17-2013 16:04:37 | More by twenty5

eliz108

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +6.7%

05-17-2013 14:38:36 | More by eliz108

myersk27

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-17-2013 03:48:57 | More by myersk27

Fcolle2

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-17-2013 00:25:12 | More by Fcolle2

carlosega

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-16-2013 18:33:16 | More by carlosega

Westuh

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-16-2013 18:19:47 | More by Westuh

BigbROB

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-16-2013 17:39:47 | More by BigbROB

kustard

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.1%

05-16-2013 17:35:57 | More by kustard

deekyn

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-16-2013 04:00:11 | More by deekyn

somethingcreative

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -27%

05-16-2013 02:02:10 | More by somethingcreative

cmdmzmjm

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.5%

05-16-2013 01:59:55 | More by cmdmzmjm