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Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

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A Porter brewed by
Three Floyds Brewing Company

Munster, Indiana USA

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6114.02/5.04.02/5.0Winter7.5%99.4 English pint, Stem glass 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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 RCL (964), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20

Jul 22, 2006  
Damn tasty beer. As advertised, lots and lots of hop: a FFF trademark. Nice balance, with aftertaste of very dark chocolate and hemp. Very nice.

 Ibrew2or3 (1596), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 15, 2008  
2 or 3 yr old vintage courtesy of tpd975. Pours dark brown with garnet edges and thin tan head. The aroma is crystal malts then turning dark to burnt malts, a bit of dark chocolate along with some pine hops. The taste feels thin with some highly roasted to burnt malts, sweet malty to caramel-ness and a river of muted pine hops running out in the back. Into the finish the roasty malts and burnt malts linger deep into the after taste.


 Viper666 (401), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti, moyen de café et de chocolat noir, de houblon herbeux aux notes résineuses et florales, léger de chocolat au lait et avec des notes d’épices (cannelle) ainsi que des traces de fruits (cerises noires). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture crémeuse et aux notes huileuses. Léger goût de chocolat au lait accompagné de notes fruitées (cerises noires, traces de cassis et de mûres) et épicées (cannelle) ainsi que des traces de fumée de bois lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt assez rôti (petites notes brûlées), un goût de chocolat noir sucré, des notes de mélasse sucrée ainsi que des traces de sucre brun. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une amertume asséchante de houblon herbeux aux notes résineuses, terreuses et florales jusqu’en finale (plus résineuse et terreuse en finale) accompagné d’un goût de café noir ainsi que de notes d’alcool. Post-goût long et moyen-sec, plutôt amer de rôti, de café, de houblon herbeux et légèrement résineux, léger de chocolat et avec des notes d’alcool.


 douglas88 (610), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bomber thanks to Mike. Pours a deep black body with an immense beige head, be careful pouring this one it’s almost an Guinness sized head. The aroma is roasted malts and coffee, brown sugar and some hops. The flavor is just great; smooth and rich roasted malts along with a sweet chocolate and toffee mix. This beer has a unique bitter finish of hops and coffee. A top porter for sure.


moelikebeer (89), New Brighton, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Big thanks to BDR for sharing this one! Bottle. Intense dark pour with creamy white head. Strong coffee aroma with some chocolate and spice. Sweet flavor of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and cinnamon. Wonderful mouthfeel!


 badbeer (391), Iowa, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Christmas ’05 Edition. Black with a stunning tan head leaving excellent lacing. Complex smell of pine, coffee, currants, and chocolate. Coffee starts you off, then pine with a dry roasted and chocolate finish. Low carbonation and light bodied, I could stand a little more body. I enjoyed it and look forward to trying it again.




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