Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Munster, Indiana USA

Serve in Snifter

A: Looks like a glass of Coca-Cola. An impenetrable blackish brown, with a light tan-ish head. better than average retnetion level with a wonderful amount of lacing. S: wow thats a funky smelling porter. smells like a great breakfast, pot and coffee. or a pot of coffee ;) huge roasted malts, some chocolate notes, but a ton of hops leading to a MJ aroma and a little coffee. T: great flavors. tons of roasted malts, chocolate, toffee notes, and some coffee and caramel. big hopped up flavors. wow this is delightful. its like smoking a J and taking a big sip of black coffee. Merry Christmas to me. M: big and bold for the style. medium carbonation level. full bodied for the style. very sharp. D: major credit for creativity with the style and flavor combination. 7.5% makes it a bomber only for me but a great one at that. Absolutely wonderful, believe the hype.

Thanks for DosBeerigos for sharing this one. The pour was dark brown and was a little transparent when held up to the light. The aroma was sweet with roasted malts, chocolate, and coffee grind. Definitely a beer for Christmas.

Bomber; thanks to deyholla for the bottle and chance to revisit; pours dark cola brown and clear with thin tan head; sweet, raw choco powder with brown sugar and rum; plenty sweet on first sip with a nutty, dry chocolate finish; a little tobacco and sweet chocolate with thin texture and light body overall; some caramel and mild milky-ness; candy malts, raw and thin; a little ashy with a thin, caramel sweetness; good stuff, but less impressed as I was previously; dry nuts, peanut shells, bitter chocolate

Original Rating 4/16/08 (Score - 4.2): 22 oz. bottle; thanks SQNfan!!! was eager to try this for a while and it didn’t disappoint; pours thin and slightly off white head fades immediately; aromas of coffee and dank fruit; thin body with flavors of bitter chocolate and a dry finish; everything improves with temp; hop aromas come out at the bottom of the glass as it gets more syrupy; a great porter and FFF strikes again

Thanks to thirdeye11 for sharing this bottle. The beer pours a dark brown color with a tan head. The aroma is strong toffee malt and coffee. The flavor is coffee and roasted malt. The flavor is pretty basic American porter. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

thanks to Hophead22 for the tasting.,From a 22oz bottle,Malty smell and black in color.

Pours a dark black with a ruby color with a very big dense tan head (around 2 inches). Aroma has a strong chocolate malt, mild toasted malt note, some spicy notes and a strong citrus hops presence. Flavor has a strong sweet chocolate up front that moves into a light spicy and toasted malt note with a strong finishing happiness that adds a little sweetness and a mild orange citrus like flavor. Body was heavy with a low fine carbonation that produced a nice head retention and great lacing. Overall a very solid brew in which the chocolate really stands out with a fantastically matching hops flavor.

Sampled from a 22oz bottle. Pours a rich bark color with a tan head. Aroma is rich and creamy, chocolate, smooth, very nice. Quite drinkable.

22oz bottle thanks to peter. Pours black with lively tan head. Aroma is abit astringent, dark roasted grain, licorice and faint smoke. Flavor is the same with an added hop kick, chocolate and a bit of brett. Mouth feel is medium body with high, fizzy carbonation. Overall, not bad at all!