Days of the Beer, February 10

The beer for today is Three Floyds Dreadnaught.

On February 10, 1906, the HMS Dreadnought was launched.

The Dreadnought was a battleship with the British Royal Navy that revolutionised naval power. It was armed solely with 12-inch guns and had a speed of 21 knots (24mph). The Dreadnought was the first battleship to have all guns of the same size, instead of having a few large guns and several smaller guns. Powered by steam turbines, it was the fastest battleship in the world when it was launched. When it was launched, it sparked a naval arms race as navies around the world tried to match it.

The reason behind the uniform guns was to assist the gunners in ranging their targets. With various sized guns, the gunners had to watch to see where the rounds splashed to re-aim their guns. With multiple guns on board, it was difficult to determine which splash was caused by which gun. Having uniform gun sizes helped gunners become more accurate.

The Dreadnought was so revolutionary that an entire generation of British battleships became known as "dreadnoughts".

As to the beer:

A hophead’s dream beer. This Imperial India Pale Ale has an opening salvo of mango, peach and citrus hop aromas that sit atop a pronounced caramel malt backbone. Although Dreadnaught is a strong and intensely hoppy ale, its complex flavor is both smooth and memorable.

Dreadnaught is 9.5% ABV and is 99 IBUs.

Dreadnaught sells out really quick if it ever gets down to CU, which is appropriate since it was the fastest battleship at it's time.