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Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

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An Imperial/Strong Porter brewed by
Three Floyds Brewing Company

Munster, Indiana USA

bottled
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on tap
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6264.02/5.04.01/5.0Winter7.5%88.2Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
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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 verymerrymonk (212), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20

Jan 15, 2007  
Pour is a deep brown with a small head. That’s the only thing small about this beer though. Aroma and flavor contain lots of hops, roasted coffee, and chocolate. Very bitter for a porter. Absolutely delicious, but too expensive.

 ratman197 (2366), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Bomber poured aclear dark brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of milk chocolate, vanilla, light spice and a hint of coffee. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of cocoa, vanilla, carmel and light coffee with a smooth moderatly bitter malty finish.


 Magic_dave6 (4012), London, Greater London, England
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Bottle at chris_o’s pre beerexposed tasting. Alround rating: Roasty bitter porter, citrus, lemon. Not really my style, but drinkable enough.


 BMan1113VR (934), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Bottle thanks to zathrus13. Pours with a large, light breown, creamy tight head with a black or extremely cloudy dark brown body, with awsome lacing and good retention. Aroma has nice alcohol, creamy chocolate, light coffe grounds and some ripe fruits. Taste is chocolatey and toasty with roasty coffee notes, slightly flowery and fruity aswell (similar to Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter). Mouthfeel is lightly creamy with somewhat lively carbonation. Some light coconut flavor appeears when it warms, well hopped. Very smooth taste, which is better than the harsh coffee grounds of a normal porter, but not quite as decedant as the other Imperial porters I have had (Black Butte XX and Decedance 2007).


 thewolf (3983), Kolding, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle @ Chris_o’s Pre-Beer Exposed Tasting, September 2008.
Pours completely black with a small, creamy, film head. Aroma is softly sweet, good maltiness, good hoppiness and lots of coffee. Nice, dry mouthfeel. Flavour is great. Lots of dryness, chocolate, good hops. Coffee and cocoa in the finish. Very nice beer.


 Sparky27 (607), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 24, 2008  
Bomber courtesy of StFun. Pours an oily dark black with mahogany hues and a billowy 3 finger tan head and slippery lacing. Nose is roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate and some dark fruit hidden as well. Taste is ashy toasted malt, black coffee, powdered cocoa and some bittering hops in the finish, but the coffee lingers more than the hops. Smooth, creamy mouth feel. Very good porter – thanks Josh!



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