IPA
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
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- Style:
- IPA - American
Ranked #1,380 - ABV:
- 6.43%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #9,235 - Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 8.59%
- Reviews:
- 318
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- Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
- Colorado, United States
- Avail:
- Year-round
- Wants
- 35
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- 432
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Notes:
Also known as Blue Dreams
Reviews: 318
| Ratings: 1,392
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stevoj from Idaho
3.41/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz can from Brewers Haven. Finally getting around to this. This is another case where it probably was the shit when it came out, but has since been surpassed. Pretty standard all the way through, classic IPA. Here's to the trailblazers!
May 09, 2020
3.41/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz can from Brewers Haven. Finally getting around to this. This is another case where it probably was the shit when it came out, but has since been surpassed. Pretty standard all the way through, classic IPA. Here's to the trailblazers!
May 09, 2020
Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
3.83/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can into a tulip.
Pours a pleasant hazy-gold with an excellent pillowy head and solid lacing.
The aromas are mixed and light but every note is recognizable. Grapefruit, mango, papaya, pineapple. Hints of resin and grass.
The brew has a nice well-balanced mixture of caramel malt sweetness, tropical fruit and present but not bracing hop bitterness.
A nice medium body mixes with good carbonation.
Tasty but not a standout, this one is still worthy of a try.
Feb 01, 2020
3.83/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can into a tulip.
Pours a pleasant hazy-gold with an excellent pillowy head and solid lacing.
The aromas are mixed and light but every note is recognizable. Grapefruit, mango, papaya, pineapple. Hints of resin and grass.
The brew has a nice well-balanced mixture of caramel malt sweetness, tropical fruit and present but not bracing hop bitterness.
A nice medium body mixes with good carbonation.
Tasty but not a standout, this one is still worthy of a try.
Feb 01, 2020
maddogruss from New Jersey
3.42/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
(can)
A: pours golden body with small white head with nice Retention and lacing
S: sweet, floral hop notes
T: earthy, bitter taste; some lemony, grassy notes
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth
D: nice Feel and taste combo; pretty decent IPA
Sep 07, 2019
3.42/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
(can)
A: pours golden body with small white head with nice Retention and lacing
S: sweet, floral hop notes
T: earthy, bitter taste; some lemony, grassy notes
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth
D: nice Feel and taste combo; pretty decent IPA
Sep 07, 2019
GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned 9/10/15; drank 9/26/15 @ the Yarchives.
See-through pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a HUGE bright white head; frothy lace.
Lemon & fresh flower notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Lemon & fresh flower flavors up front; mild orange citrus & soda water bite on the finish.
Refreshing.
Apr 24, 2019
3.84/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned 9/10/15; drank 9/26/15 @ the Yarchives.
See-through pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a HUGE bright white head; frothy lace.
Lemon & fresh flower notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Lemon & fresh flower flavors up front; mild orange citrus & soda water bite on the finish.
Refreshing.
Apr 24, 2019
HorseheadsHophead from New York
3.84/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear gold, with a creamy white head. Good retention and lacing.
Notes of grapefruit peel, orange zest, lemon peel, pineapple, honeydew melon, cracker, and grass. Clean, crisp, and lightly dry with a touch of lingering grapefruit and lemon peel bitterness on the finish.
A solid IPA, but this one is a bit old. I'll change the ratings if I find a fresher can.
Feb 17, 2019
3.84/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear gold, with a creamy white head. Good retention and lacing.
Notes of grapefruit peel, orange zest, lemon peel, pineapple, honeydew melon, cracker, and grass. Clean, crisp, and lightly dry with a touch of lingering grapefruit and lemon peel bitterness on the finish.
A solid IPA, but this one is a bit old. I'll change the ratings if I find a fresher can.
Feb 17, 2019
rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania
4.23/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
12 ounce can poured into a tulip glass.
L---Just the slightest touch of haze. Beautiful, rich golden color. Gorgeous fluffy white head with very good retention and excellent lacing. This is what other beers hope to look like.
S---Tropical fruits & citrus. Mango, lemon, papaya & pineapple.
T---Follows the nose to a tee. Usually something is stronger or weaker in the nose than the taste, but this one follows through perfectly.
F---Fairly thin feel. Juicy & wet, though
O---Really good beer. My first from this brewery, but I'm looking forward to trying more from them. They seem to know what they're doing.
Jan 25, 2019
4.23/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
12 ounce can poured into a tulip glass.
L---Just the slightest touch of haze. Beautiful, rich golden color. Gorgeous fluffy white head with very good retention and excellent lacing. This is what other beers hope to look like.
S---Tropical fruits & citrus. Mango, lemon, papaya & pineapple.
T---Follows the nose to a tee. Usually something is stronger or weaker in the nose than the taste, but this one follows through perfectly.
F---Fairly thin feel. Juicy & wet, though
O---Really good beer. My first from this brewery, but I'm looking forward to trying more from them. They seem to know what they're doing.
Jan 25, 2019
Ricochet from Ohio
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Lighter orange, a bit hazy. Small carb bubbles. Thicker head resolves to decent head/lace
S: Lemon citrus
F: Nice effect of cream, bitter on the tongue and slight swallow burn.
T: Pleasant, flowery, light. Like a session, but this one hits the notes. Flavor well balanced. Grapefruit hops, with tangerine and lemon.
O: Well, it is it's name, but with a lighter approach, welcome. Great entry to the style.
Dec 11, 2018
4.08/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Lighter orange, a bit hazy. Small carb bubbles. Thicker head resolves to decent head/lace
S: Lemon citrus
F: Nice effect of cream, bitter on the tongue and slight swallow burn.
T: Pleasant, flowery, light. Like a session, but this one hits the notes. Flavor well balanced. Grapefruit hops, with tangerine and lemon.
O: Well, it is it's name, but with a lighter approach, welcome. Great entry to the style.
Dec 11, 2018
Parmesan from Colorado
3.87/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours a copper gold color with a medium white head and lots of lacing around the glass.
S: Floral with notes of citrus and some yard weeds, some caramel and light malt in the background.
T:. Sweet citrus, some floral hops, a strong bitterness, notes of sweet caramel.
F: Creamy carbonation and medium body.
O:. This is a nice west coast style IPA.
Sep 09, 2018
3.87/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours a copper gold color with a medium white head and lots of lacing around the glass.
S: Floral with notes of citrus and some yard weeds, some caramel and light malt in the background.
T:. Sweet citrus, some floral hops, a strong bitterness, notes of sweet caramel.
F: Creamy carbonation and medium body.
O:. This is a nice west coast style IPA.
Sep 09, 2018
BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
3.6/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Taste: mild crisp hops, spiced malty backbone. Nice semi sweet grain nose. Golden hue, semi clear, with white foamy head and ring of lace. Medium body. Balanced. 70 IBUs
Aug 13, 2018
3.6/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Taste: mild crisp hops, spiced malty backbone. Nice semi sweet grain nose. Golden hue, semi clear, with white foamy head and ring of lace. Medium body. Balanced. 70 IBUs
Aug 13, 2018
Claude-Irishman from New Jersey
3.88/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Looks straw golden with a white lingering foamy head.Smell is not very pronounced for An IPA. Some mild pine,citrus, earthy. Tastes like a good IPA. Citrus overtones with a mild hop bite and a caramel malt finish. Feels semi crisp,finishes on the dry side with sufficient carbonation. This beer is good , but not outstanding. I would drink it again.
Jul 13, 2018
3.88/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Looks straw golden with a white lingering foamy head.Smell is not very pronounced for An IPA. Some mild pine,citrus, earthy. Tastes like a good IPA. Citrus overtones with a mild hop bite and a caramel malt finish. Feels semi crisp,finishes on the dry side with sufficient carbonation. This beer is good , but not outstanding. I would drink it again.
Jul 13, 2018
mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.56/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a grip shaped goblet: color is straw, a bit of haze, head is off white with fine bubbles, presents 1/2 inch thick and then lingers with a solid top at least 1/4 inch thick; good lacing on the glass sides.
Smell is full of tropical fruits, but low on intensity - subtle mango, pineapple and maybe some passionfruit; very subtle malty bread component.
Taste follows the tropical fruity hops with a bit more bitterness presenting: mango, pineapple are dominant flavors but not overpowering or overdone. Moderate sweetness presents as you finish but limited malt depth, not bad just a bit thin in malty flavor.
Mouthfeel starts fairly soft to moderate then transitions to the bittering edge with some dryness.
Overall a good ipa but just bit out of balance with limited malt character to back up the tropical fruit and bitter qualities.
Jul 12, 2018
3.56/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a grip shaped goblet: color is straw, a bit of haze, head is off white with fine bubbles, presents 1/2 inch thick and then lingers with a solid top at least 1/4 inch thick; good lacing on the glass sides.
Smell is full of tropical fruits, but low on intensity - subtle mango, pineapple and maybe some passionfruit; very subtle malty bread component.
Taste follows the tropical fruity hops with a bit more bitterness presenting: mango, pineapple are dominant flavors but not overpowering or overdone. Moderate sweetness presents as you finish but limited malt depth, not bad just a bit thin in malty flavor.
Mouthfeel starts fairly soft to moderate then transitions to the bittering edge with some dryness.
Overall a good ipa but just bit out of balance with limited malt character to back up the tropical fruit and bitter qualities.
Jul 12, 2018
rex_4539 from Greece
2.88/5 rDev -27.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
L: Slightly hazy golden color, massive four finger white head, good lacing, light carbonation.
S: Hops, some weird nasty smell...
T: Hops, malts. Slightly bitter. Strange taste for an IPA.
F: Light bodied.
O: Very disappointed. It tastes nothing like a good IPA.
May 11, 2018
2.88/5 rDev -27.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
L: Slightly hazy golden color, massive four finger white head, good lacing, light carbonation.
S: Hops, some weird nasty smell...
T: Hops, malts. Slightly bitter. Strange taste for an IPA.
F: Light bodied.
O: Very disappointed. It tastes nothing like a good IPA.
May 11, 2018
metter98 from New York
3.87/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is quite hazy yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high white head that died down but left a short head covering the surface and a coating of bubbles down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of pineapples, papayas and citrusy hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, but the pineapple stands out in particular and there are additional notes of passionfruit and the underlying malts with subtle hints of peppery spices. Only a light amount of bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The taste of this beer has a lot of different flavors going on. While none of them really blew me away, they stimulate your taste buds.
Serving type: can
May 06, 2018
3.87/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is quite hazy yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high white head that died down but left a short head covering the surface and a coating of bubbles down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of pineapples, papayas and citrusy hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, but the pineapple stands out in particular and there are additional notes of passionfruit and the underlying malts with subtle hints of peppery spices. Only a light amount of bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The taste of this beer has a lot of different flavors going on. While none of them really blew me away, they stimulate your taste buds.
Serving type: can
May 06, 2018
omahawk from Nebraska
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Beer poured from can into glass. Slight haze on this otherwise pretty, light golden beer with an amazingly resilient head and lacing. Smell is floral and light citrus, very aromatic. Taste is hop forward and soft malt palate. Not bitter at all. Hop flavor is contained dankness, lemon and a touch of ripe tropical fruit in the background. Not my favorite hop combination whatever it is. Malt is lightly sweet and well done to support the hops. This is really well made, despite my preference for differ hop flavor.
May 03, 2018
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Beer poured from can into glass. Slight haze on this otherwise pretty, light golden beer with an amazingly resilient head and lacing. Smell is floral and light citrus, very aromatic. Taste is hop forward and soft malt palate. Not bitter at all. Hop flavor is contained dankness, lemon and a touch of ripe tropical fruit in the background. Not my favorite hop combination whatever it is. Malt is lightly sweet and well done to support the hops. This is really well made, despite my preference for differ hop flavor.
May 03, 2018
EmperorBevis from England
3.95/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Canned, love how it says STRONG BEER
pours an ever so slightly hazy wheat coloured body with massive sticking white foamy head
strange aroma of corn syrup and shaving foam, strange but nice and appealing
sweet then citrus then bitter carried by a great body
its not the IPA I deserve but the one I need
May 02, 2018
3.95/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Canned, love how it says STRONG BEER
pours an ever so slightly hazy wheat coloured body with massive sticking white foamy head
strange aroma of corn syrup and shaving foam, strange but nice and appealing
sweet then citrus then bitter carried by a great body
its not the IPA I deserve but the one I need
May 02, 2018
jkblr from Indiana
3.99/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz canned 2/19/18 (37 days ago) poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass at fridge temp 6.43% ABV. The beer pours bright golden straw yellow with abundant & sticky off white head. The head eventually settles to a nice cap and leaves a substantial lacing. The aroma is a mix of tropical and citrus with grapefruit peel being predominant. The taste is an herbal bitter punch up front with some faint caramel body coming in behind. Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied, well carbonated and mostly dry in the finish. There is some definite resin/hop stickiness that keeps the finish from being truly dry. Overall, very good. This is a very nice, but bitter, example of a new twist on a west coast IPA.
Mar 30, 2018
3.99/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz canned 2/19/18 (37 days ago) poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass at fridge temp 6.43% ABV. The beer pours bright golden straw yellow with abundant & sticky off white head. The head eventually settles to a nice cap and leaves a substantial lacing. The aroma is a mix of tropical and citrus with grapefruit peel being predominant. The taste is an herbal bitter punch up front with some faint caramel body coming in behind. Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied, well carbonated and mostly dry in the finish. There is some definite resin/hop stickiness that keeps the finish from being truly dry. Overall, very good. This is a very nice, but bitter, example of a new twist on a west coast IPA.
Mar 30, 2018
wasatchback from Bahamas
4.13/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is truely an amazing beer considering it’s abundant availability. Drinking one that’s more than 2 months old with zero signs of oxidation! Great job Oskar Blues. Not many IPAs hold up this well nowadays. This is an awesome representation of Enigma hops. I believe this was the first commercial beer to use them and they really shine here. Great balance and drinkabity. Smooth mouthfeel, maybe a tiny bit high on the carbonation but other than that this is a really well executed beer and props to OB for doing such a great job packaging it!!
Mar 27, 2018
4.13/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is truely an amazing beer considering it’s abundant availability. Drinking one that’s more than 2 months old with zero signs of oxidation! Great job Oskar Blues. Not many IPAs hold up this well nowadays. This is an awesome representation of Enigma hops. I believe this was the first commercial beer to use them and they really shine here. Great balance and drinkabity. Smooth mouthfeel, maybe a tiny bit high on the carbonation but other than that this is a really well executed beer and props to OB for doing such a great job packaging it!!
Mar 27, 2018
CamuMahubah from Nebraska
4.07/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
It's nice and light for the abv. Very subdued. Good mix of hoppery. Pay attention IPA wannabees this is how you make a smooth IPA that is balanced and very very drinkable. If you have a buddy that wants to try IPA's with some punch this is a good one to start them on! So balanced. The balance is incredible. Nice mix of citrus and pine. Very good acidic aftertaste. This one is just right. An IMPERIAL VERSION OF THIS WOULD BE LEGENDARY!
Mar 23, 2018
4.07/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
It's nice and light for the abv. Very subdued. Good mix of hoppery. Pay attention IPA wannabees this is how you make a smooth IPA that is balanced and very very drinkable. If you have a buddy that wants to try IPA's with some punch this is a good one to start them on! So balanced. The balance is incredible. Nice mix of citrus and pine. Very good acidic aftertaste. This one is just right. An IMPERIAL VERSION OF THIS WOULD BE LEGENDARY!
Mar 23, 2018
Suds from Missouri
3.83/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This brew, from a twelve ounce can, is a golden clear color with an amazing head. Beautiful, stable, and brilliantly white with great lace. The aroma has a little citrus, along with soft pale malt. Nice. The taste is lightly better with lots of hop flavors throughout. Full in body and very smooth.
Dec 17, 2017
3.83/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This brew, from a twelve ounce can, is a golden clear color with an amazing head. Beautiful, stable, and brilliantly white with great lace. The aroma has a little citrus, along with soft pale malt. Nice. The taste is lightly better with lots of hop flavors throughout. Full in body and very smooth.
Dec 17, 2017
FLima from Brazil
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden color with a huge thick head with great retention and leaving some laces.
Mild aroma with notes of grapefruit, some pine, lemongrass, a bit of mango and malt sweetness.
Flavor with notes of pine, caramel malt, grapefruit, fresh oranges, dank hops, minerals, some passionfruit, a bit of lychees, mango, melon and spices. Dry and bitter aftertaste. It feels milder than its 70 IBUs.
Light body with appropriate carbonation.
Complex American IPA with somewhat traditional approach, still without the bells and whistles of the contemporary types. This one felt a bit tired. I still prefer their classic APA top notch.
Dec 03, 2017
3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden color with a huge thick head with great retention and leaving some laces.
Mild aroma with notes of grapefruit, some pine, lemongrass, a bit of mango and malt sweetness.
Flavor with notes of pine, caramel malt, grapefruit, fresh oranges, dank hops, minerals, some passionfruit, a bit of lychees, mango, melon and spices. Dry and bitter aftertaste. It feels milder than its 70 IBUs.
Light body with appropriate carbonation.
Complex American IPA with somewhat traditional approach, still without the bells and whistles of the contemporary types. This one felt a bit tired. I still prefer their classic APA top notch.
Dec 03, 2017
Harrison8 from Missouri
4.11/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a murky, cloudy orange with two fingers of stark-white head. Great head retention and lacing left behind. Aroma is citrus, pine, and resin, which form a classic, but balanced IPA. Flavor profile is more pine and resin right up front, but smooths out with a little dose of citrus, and tropical fruits towards the end. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a semi-grainy, velvety texture. Overall, a lovely IPA that is the complete package.
Served in a 12oz snifter from a 12oz can.
Nov 30, 2017
4.11/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a murky, cloudy orange with two fingers of stark-white head. Great head retention and lacing left behind. Aroma is citrus, pine, and resin, which form a classic, but balanced IPA. Flavor profile is more pine and resin right up front, but smooths out with a little dose of citrus, and tropical fruits towards the end. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a semi-grainy, velvety texture. Overall, a lovely IPA that is the complete package.
Served in a 12oz snifter from a 12oz can.
Nov 30, 2017
MrRB from Connecticut
4.16/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very good (and particularly well-priced) IPA. Well-balanced and suitably bitter. Pale gold with a pleasant, fairly open structure. The eclectic hop profile is exciting: pine and spearmint come through distinctly, with ripe tropical fruit in the background. Dry and refreshing. [12 oz. can into a goblet glass]
Nov 04, 2017
4.16/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very good (and particularly well-priced) IPA. Well-balanced and suitably bitter. Pale gold with a pleasant, fairly open structure. The eclectic hop profile is exciting: pine and spearmint come through distinctly, with ripe tropical fruit in the background. Dry and refreshing. [12 oz. can into a goblet glass]
Nov 04, 2017
ABabbidge from Kansas
4.16/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
L: Opaque straw color with a sticky 2 finger head.
S: Very citrusy with some pine and earthy-ness.
T: Citrusy and bitter, like orange or lemon rind. Fair amount of malt in the background. Some herbal flavors in the finish.
F: Moderate body, finishes dry.
O: Not much to say other than it is a solid IPA.
Oct 15, 2017
4.16/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
L: Opaque straw color with a sticky 2 finger head.
S: Very citrusy with some pine and earthy-ness.
T: Citrusy and bitter, like orange or lemon rind. Fair amount of malt in the background. Some herbal flavors in the finish.
F: Moderate body, finishes dry.
O: Not much to say other than it is a solid IPA.
Oct 15, 2017
mothmanscott from Georgia
4.11/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a bright, crystal clear, medium amber producing almost 3 fingers of frothy, moderately lasting, glowing white head that leaves a webby coating of clumpy lacing, thick chunky cap & collar. Low effervesce streams from the bottom but it is an absolutely beautiful brew! Aroma is a nostril tingling, volatile hoppy tropical fruit forward mix of orange, tangerine, citrus pith, melon, berry, earthy floral & faint pine all mixed in a caramel, wheat dough & biscuit background. Taste is a fruity mix of orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, melon, pepper & some pine resin sitting on top of sweet, biscuit, cobbler-like dough & caramel. Bittersweet up front but transitioning to sweet before mid-sip into the finish where it rapidly gravitates back to a moderate bitter producing a shortlived, bitter citrus & pine aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation with a faint prickliness, slick & wet in the mouth but drying after the swallow. A very pleasant & drinkable East Coast style IPA.
Oct 12, 2017
4.11/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a bright, crystal clear, medium amber producing almost 3 fingers of frothy, moderately lasting, glowing white head that leaves a webby coating of clumpy lacing, thick chunky cap & collar. Low effervesce streams from the bottom but it is an absolutely beautiful brew! Aroma is a nostril tingling, volatile hoppy tropical fruit forward mix of orange, tangerine, citrus pith, melon, berry, earthy floral & faint pine all mixed in a caramel, wheat dough & biscuit background. Taste is a fruity mix of orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, melon, pepper & some pine resin sitting on top of sweet, biscuit, cobbler-like dough & caramel. Bittersweet up front but transitioning to sweet before mid-sip into the finish where it rapidly gravitates back to a moderate bitter producing a shortlived, bitter citrus & pine aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation with a faint prickliness, slick & wet in the mouth but drying after the swallow. A very pleasant & drinkable East Coast style IPA.
Oct 12, 2017
andrewh995 from Arizona
3.81/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a mostly clear gold with a white head. Smells of hops, citrus, tropical fruits, and some malt. Tastes of sweet tropical fruits, mildly bitter hops, citrus, and malt. Medium in both body and carbonation. Overall its a pretty standard style IPA that I would put a little above average.
Sep 28, 2017
3.81/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a mostly clear gold with a white head. Smells of hops, citrus, tropical fruits, and some malt. Tastes of sweet tropical fruits, mildly bitter hops, citrus, and malt. Medium in both body and carbonation. Overall its a pretty standard style IPA that I would put a little above average.
Sep 28, 2017
IPA from Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
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