Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

Bottle thanks to my secret santa. Aroma of chocolate malt, chocolate, pine. Flavor primarily of milky chocolate notes, a touch of vanilla. Milky and creamy. Nice stuff.

bottle courtesy of shawnm213, thanks! super dense ruby pour, black for practical purposes. very little head that dissapears quickly with minimal spotting. nose is excellent, of a huge roasted, woody hopped coffee. taste is nice and warm, roasy and chocolaty. strong coffee and burnt aftertaste, but not burnt coffee.

Pour starts off a bit weak, the liquid is dark with some red highlights, the head is disappointing. A crown forms with some good lacing which saves this from average territory. Smell is good and robust, I can smell it with the glass a few feet away. Chocolate, Molasses, a bit of a hop background. Milk, cream, a light roasted scent are also present. Tastes fairly different than most porters I have had, because there is a hop presence, but unlike gonzo porter which I felt was more a dark IPA than a hoppy porter, they intermingle rather well with the chocolate and creamy tastes, neither really overpowering, but working in a balanced fashion. Interesting and good. Mouth is medium in body and carbonation. No complaints here. I realize it isn’t a stout, but I think this would be interesting in a thicker fashion.

Bottle. Pours black with a thick light tan head. Aroma of sweet roasted malt, very sweet. Flavor of sweet malt, chocolate malt, some lactose notes. Pretty bland and boring really; I’m quite underwhelmed. Too sweet and not complex at all. Meh 6/4/6/3/12 Ɠ.1/5)

Black in color with a large tan head. Aroma is of hops, coffee, and roasted malts. Taste is of roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee, and hops.

22 oz bottle. Pours black with a very large tan head. Aroma is rich, deep chocolate and vanilla, some dark fruits. Strong flavors of smoke, coffee, and bitter cocoa backed by vanilla and cream. Lasting bitter coffee finish. This is exactly what an imperial porter should be.

Bomber. Pour is deep brown/black with a small dark brown head. Huge roasted malts, coffee, and some piney hops to the nose. Flavor is damn good with roasty goodness throughout and finishing with coffee. Very nice brew and damn drinkable.

Bottle 66cl. @ home.
[ Trade by Bobby91w ]. Clear dark black color with a large, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090606]