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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
common

on tap
available

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6604.01/5.04.01/5.0Winter7.5%90.6Snifter 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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 hombrepalo (568), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20

Dec 10, 2007  
22oz, Very dark brown, could not see through it. very light head. nutty and chocolaty taste, sweet but hoppy too. Smooth finish, dry aftertaste. Liked it alot! Another good Three Floyds beer. these guys know how to make good beer!

 Slipstream (479), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/515/20
Jan 5, 2009    Updated: Jan 6, 2009
Huge foamy, Swiss Cheese like head. Great herbal, hoppy aroma. There is something unique in 3 Floyds hops. Flavors of coffee, malt, pancakes, cereal, and some astringency. There are some odd herbal, vegetal flavors too, which hold it back a little. Coffee and hops in the aftertaste. An unusual porter, but a good one. Thanks again to Adrian for this, and for many other excellent beers I have rated lately.


 dkachur (1201), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/516/20
Jan 4, 2009  
22 ounce bottle shared by cdumler. Pours a very dark and very opaque brown color. Medium head with average head retention and lacing. Aroma is chocolate, toffee, coffee and spicy, herbal hops. Minty hops, roasted malts, caramel and chocolate in the taste. Full bodied and extraordinarily well balanced.


 aplusbreaks (185), , Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 4, 2009  
22oz bomber pours a dark brown with a one finger tan head, good retention, not much lacing. A lot going in the aroma here, first up is the hoppy aromas lots of pine and citrus, so much citrus I wasnt sure I was drinking a porter. Other aromas included, coffee, roasted malts, and chocolate. Flavors are chocolate and roasted malts with an absurd amount of hops in the finish, also some lingering coffee notes. I have never had such a hopped up porter, with that being said I absolutely loved this beer!


sundevil27 (26), , New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Poured a nice dark brownish color. More hoppy than expected, but very good none the less. Some hints of chocolate and I believe coffee. Overall, a solid seasonal from Three Floyds.


 sebletitje (705), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 1, 2009  
courtesy of kiefdog. Pours brown with beige head and nice yellow lacing. Aroma has plenty of pine hops and light roasted malts with coffee. I really got the feeling of dipping my nose in a pine forest. Taste is roasted malts with coffee and chocolate, light floral hops. After taste was a lot closer to a stout than a porter. Highly drinkable.



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