Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

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

(Bottle, thanks to Marsiblursi) Sampled at a tasting night at Marsiblursi’s place. Dark brown to black color, brown head. Chocolate, green apples and hops scent. Sweet coffee taste, very high roasted coffee aftertaste. Spritzy mouthfeel from high co2. Medium high bitterness.

(Bottle, thanks hopscotch) Pours beautiful black. Juniper, burned coffee aroma with fruits, berries and chocolate. Undertones of liquorice and dark bread. Very hoppy, pine and citrus and some sugary notes. Very nice roastyness. Very smooth mouthfeel. Roasted flavour with burned coffee, some dark chocolate/cocoa and dark bread. Alot of dark malt but also very hoppy. Bitter aftertaste of citrus and pine. medium to full body.

I had to try the 22oz of this. At first I thought it was black then held it up to a light and it’s a very dark ruby red. The aroma was sweet and malty. The flavor caught me off guard because I could taste the maltiness of it yet the sweet hoppiness. It’s still a good brew.

Black pour. Head is huge and creamy throughout. Contained within are giant cavernous bubbles popping randomly to create a rocky head with light brown, fluffy lacing. Pretty roasty aroma, hoppy too. Dried coconut husks are a welcome addition to a straightforward nose. Unmistakeably American. The chocolate smell is very creamy and sweet, just killer. This seems like it’s going to be very dry. Flavor is indeed quite dry, with more of the same and some light smokiness. Balanced taste leads to a dry finish, good bitter chocolate and roast character. This certainly begs the next sip. Overall reduced one point because it just didn’t prove to have a satisfying mouthfeel, my only sizeable complaint.

22 oz bottle. Pours black with full brown head. Aroma coffee and chocolate and sweet hoppy. Hoppy, chocolate and coffee taste. Very Good beer.

22 oz from Sprinkles. POurs a beautiful dark red with a thick creamy head. Smell of malt and hops. Taste was of dark chocolate, malt and some more hops.. I loved this beer

i feel like this is one of those beers i just wont understand. maybe i just dont understand the use of hops just for hopsake. im sorry, but a porter shouldnt be an IPA with some chocolate malt and black patent thrown in for color. to me thats how this beer comes across. this is the first FFF beer ive tried, and i was thoroughly disappointed. not because it tasted bad per se, but because it just didnt fit the style. i can tell when i try their IPA im probably gonna love it. the hops are well done...just when i want a porter i want to taste the roast, maybe some sweetness, maybe some chocolate...i tasted none of that...i just tasted hops, hops, and more hops.

22 oz. Pours a very deep mahogany with a thick white head. A wonderful aromatic quality of hops and burnt malts. Almost I would think this was an IPA if it didn’t have that slight burnt nose to it. Nice flavor, but its very one dimensional, just bitterness, from both the hops and burnt malts. Its a good beer, but it could be much more, and almost $10 a bomber, I expect more.