IPA | Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Brewed by:
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Colorado, United States
oskarblues.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.43%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Also known as Blue Dreams
Added by superspak on 06-28-2015
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Ratings: 1,333 | Reviews: 305
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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3.18/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
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.
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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.
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2.5/5 rDev -36.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
No good.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
No good.
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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!!
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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!!
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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!
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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!
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3.93/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.5/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
IPA from Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
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