Three Floyds Alpha Kong

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Munster, Indiana USA

(bottle from 2007 or 2008) Too sweet, too alcoholic - but for if you know this one is going to be slow and contemplative, pretty good. Honey caramel doughiness with a present but pleasant alcohol backing. Some banana and bubblegum - but really it hits you with a solid punch of intensity.

22 oz bomber, thanks to jsquire. Dark caramel in color with small amount of off white head. Rich yeasty aroma. Very little carbonation Honey sweetness dominates this belgian strong ale almost to the point of being over the top, with some bready malts. The ABV is well hidden initially but as it warms the alcohol becomes very warming. This is a HUGE belgian, just not my favorite.

Massive thanks to oldstylecubsfan for passing this one along. Pours a hazy caramel brown that shows bright orange in the light, with a small off-white head that doesn’t leave much lacing, just some sticky legs after each sip. The aroma is massively sweet - vanilla, caramel, bananas, booze-soaked plums, caramelized sugar, fruity ester galore. It’s all surrounded by the ever-present alcohol presence. The taste is just as huge, definition of a sipper. It’s got the shockingly sweet molasses and caramel backbone with chewy sugary fruits just exploding on the palate. The finish has a hint of wood but much, much more than a hint of alcohol. The mouthfeel is thick, chewy and, of course, sugary sweet. This is a seriously big beer with tons of flavors (mostly sweet) fighting for attention with the alcohol. I’m not sure I’d peg it at 15%, but it definitely feels higher than 10%. In that respect, it’s fairly drinkable for the ABV, but I wouldn’t recommend chugging this one...or really even drinking the bomber by yourself. Overall, it’s an excellent beer.

14th December 2008. Hazy dark brown beer, no head. Low carbonation. Aroma of malt and port. Sweet start - intense toffee and bubblegum with a little spicy port wine. Dry aniseedy warming finish. Some estery peach and banana tones as well. A complex and very tasty treat!

Bomber- pours a deep hazy orange/copper with a smallish head- lasts a bit. Aroma is citrusy, grassy, tons of thick sweet honey, very sweet toffee, big bready malts, toast, and some alcohol heat. Flavor is fruity- pear and peach, hoppy, earthy grassy orange zest, Belgian phenolics and bit fruity esters- light apple as well- huge honey sweetness, syrupy, bready and doughy pils and pale malts. Alcohol is apparent, but lots going on- not too bad.

Bottle:   Caramel in color, slight ruby hue, hazy, small spritzy off-white head, dies quickly, sparce lacing.   Heavy Tripelesque like aroma, bready, slight biscuit, dull floral aspects.   Fairly similar on the tongue.   Wow, this one is really really meaty.   It is very viscous and thick.   Warming but not alcoholic.   Sweet, quite sweet, almost over the top.   Body and mouthfeel are quite big.   Thick and syrupy on the finish, warming, very warming.   This is very much like an Imperial Tripel or something.   Could be hard to finish for most, but not for this pro.   Finishes very much like a high octane kick in he nutz.   This one is pretty much just over the top.   Its like a Belgian Tripel on steroids.   Many thanks to JPDIPSO for the bottle!

bomber - thanks TAR!! slight pop and pours murky dark orange; very abrasive with heavy booze in the nose and flavor; mixed with oranges, grain, lemons and booze; overly strong and boozy; did I say boozy? the fact that I still drank the whole thin by myself on a wednesday night is proof of my drinking problem

22oz bottle from shawnm213, thanks for knocking this off my want list after along time on it. Rating #255. Dark orange color, with a kind of dull glow to it. Very potent and rich aroma, very heavy duty. Sweet, big grain flavor, really hard to describe and not nearly as hot as I though it would be. 񡹴)