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Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter 4 759

Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7594.01/5.04/5.0Winter7.5%95.2Snifter
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Alpha Klaus is Alpha King’s cousin. A big American X-mas Porter brewed with English chocolate malt and Mexican sugar and of course tons of strange American hops! Cheers.
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 cfrancis (414), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 7, 2010  
Thanks to Santa for this. Pours a deep dark brown with a brown head. Aroma is sweet malt and chocolate. Taste is well balanced and complex. Roasted malt, chocolate and faint coffee. There is even some mild hop bitterness in the aftertaste. A really good beer and I’m not a big porter fan but I’ll drink this any day.


Sabrinic (15), Hometown, Illinois, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/518/20
Jan 11, 2010  
Draft. Super dark espresso brown color. Toasty caramel aroma. Strong coffee flavor. Roasted malts, chocolate, a hint of citrus, and vanilla. Each sip is a delight. Definitely characteristic of three Floyds - it’s Alpha King’s stonger tasting brother. Dry, hoppy and bitter. Doesn’t leave an unpleasant aftertaste. Love it!


 phaleslu (696), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Jan 11, 2010  
22 oz. bottle picked up for me by shawnm213 at City-Wide in South Bend- thanks, Shawn! Pours a very dark brown with a 1-inch thick brown head. Nice aroma of citrusy hops, dark chocolate, coffee, ripe mixed fruits, earth, and roasted malts. The flavor also has more hops, fruit, and chocolate than a typical porter, with notes of dirt, smoked meat, and roast. Medium-full bodied, with a chocolaty mouthfeel and good hop bitterness to offset the chocolate and fruit sweetness. Dry finish. I expected more winter spices, but this went a totally different direction. Awesome imperial porter.


 GeneralGao (3108), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 3, 2010  
Bottle. Poured an opaque black color. The head was tall and brown with good retention and lacing. Smelled of equal parts molasses, chocolate, and coffee. Medium bodied and slightly sweet with moderate to high carbonation and moderate bitterness. I tasted chocolate, pine, and roasty malt.


 drseusszb200 (235), Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 1, 2010  
poured very dark with a nice tan head smelled of chocolate, hops and toasted malts. tasted alot of roasted malts with slight alcohol and some hop character. very good


 AGAquino (114), San Juan, Puerto Rico
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Dec 31, 2009  
22oz bottle from Whole Foods Chicago. Intense thick brown colour, with tan head. Aroma of toasted malt and strong hoppy character. Flavor is roasted malt, coffee dried fruit and noticeable hops. Slight traces of spice. Lingering finish and aftertaste, with slight astringent character..


 MJGG (433), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Dec 30, 2009  
Bouteille de 22 oz. Arômes de houblon floral et de chocolat. Robe noire, légère mousse moka et effervescence moyenne. Moyennement ronde en bouche, une très belle touche de cacao est accompagnée de céréales et d’un houblon floral aromatique. Finale relativement douce de chocolat et légèrement amère. L’alcool est très peu apparent. Une très bonne porter.


 Frauditor (152), Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/519/20
Dec 30, 2009  
Hot damn! this lived up to my expectations. second three floyds beer i’ve had and so far they are 2 for 2. dark brown porter with overwhelming amount of hop taste and aroma.



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