Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Munster, Indiana USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Date: January 20, 2012 Mode: Bottle Source: Trade with StFun Description: Opaque orangish pour with some head that faded rather quickly and decent lacing. Aroma was sweet malt, floral and citrus. Taste was whoa loaded up on the hops and malt. Smooth and creamy, but a little too sweet and sugary for me. Split a 22 with the little lady and couldn’t even finish my share.

Poured from a bomber into a snifter. Aroma is loaded with juicy citrus and a sweet fruit I can’t quite place...kiwi or passion fruit perhaps. Taste is a direct copy of the aroma with the juicy citrus and sweet kiwi/passion fruit playing a beautiful medley on the tongue. This beer really isn’t a bitter one like I figured it would be, but I think that really helped the beer in the long run as it turns out to be one delicious beverage. I wish I had another case of this, but alas, I will wait until the next release.

22oz bottle. First thought - Incredibly smooth! The aroma is magnificent - true to form on an imperial IPA and pretty unique. I usually compare all double IPAs to Hopslam and while this is really really good, Hopslam is still king.

bottle, orange golden pour, orange toffee notes in the aroma. Sweet rich toffee malts, aging & declining bitterness, orange & tangerine notes. Good would like to have fresher

22 ounce bottle into tulip, no bottle date. Pours hazy golden amber color with a nice 2 finger dense off white head with amazing retention that reduces to a lacing cap. A fair amount of lacing clings to the glass as well. Aromas of big pine resin, orange, bread, caramel, spices, light tropical fruit, and some malty sweetness. Some very nice and balanced aromas, and a bit different than most DIPAs I have had in the past. Taste of big lemon, orange, pine, bread, caramel, spices, and some tropical fruit. Big fruity sweetness on the front with a decent amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit. Some great balance, but the sweetness is definitely more prominent thanks to the lactose. Lingering notes of pine, citrus, and spices on the finish for a while. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very nice and creamy mouthfeel. For a beer of ~10%, the alcohol is hardly noticible other than a slight warming on the finish. Dangerously smooth and drinkable stuff. Overall this is an outstanding and interesting take on the style with the milk sugar. I would say they do a nice job with experimentation.

Appearance- Poured into a snifter, pours a hazey orange color with two fingers of thick white head. Some bit of lace left behind. Smell- citrus notes on the nose. Slightly grassy, with some sweetness underneath. Taste- Actually starts out fairly sweet, with a light hoppiness. Citrus hops and taste of lemon/orange. Very slight aftertaste of milk from the lactose sugar. Mouthfeel- Medium body and carbonation. Incredibly smooth and creamy. Easily drinkable despite high ABV % Overall- Not your typical Imperial IPA. Definitely stands out from the rest of the Three Floyds fleet of beers. Arguably the best they brew in my opinion as they stray away from their typical solution of just adding a ton of hops to what ever beer style they are making. A Must try.

Bomber, pours hazy gold w/ demse white head, resiny hop aroma, sweet malt and some lactic notes, resiny hop throughout, tasty

A: The beer pours a cloudy orange color with a finger or two of off-white head. S: A lot of sweet citrus aroma to this, mostly oranges and tangerine. A touch of pineapple, some grapefruit, too. Sweet malt and toffee aroma, maybe a bit of sugar and pine. T: The flavor is definitely on the sweet side, too. Lots of sweet citrus and malt. There is a nice citrus component to it, but there is a bit too much sweet malt/sugar flavor. A moderate bitterness and pine, but it’s still too sweet. M: Medium bodied with a medium level of carbonation. O: While it has Some nice citrus notes, this was just way too sweet.