Three Floyds Barrel Aged Alpha Klaus with Plums

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

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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23rd September 2012
Opaque black - brown beer. Tidy tan head. Light bourbon nose. Palate is crispy and fresh. Minerals. Bourbon! Smooth and a little tangy. Mild dark malts underneath. Touch of fruit as well but not really getting a clear plum from this. Smooth finish and a smooth beer.

660 ml bottle - shared by Dennoman at the DL Vertical Tasting at the Cellar of Chez Moeder Lambic Saint-Gilles - thx man!. Taken from notes. Pours deep brown, no head. Typical 3 Floyds molasses aroma, some coffee, little fruity acidity. But all in all, quite unbalanced.

Thanks to Randy and JR for breaking this one out. Opened right after the BA Cherries, this one had a ton more fruit qualities. This one just seemed to have better balance between the bourbon and the fruit qualities of the plums.

Bottle. Pour is dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma fills the room with loads of brandy, light fruit, roasted malt, and light vanilla. Flavor is brandy, light vanilla, light wood, dark fruit, lots of dark roasted caramel. Really nice. I like this a lot.

750 ml bottle served in a Southern Tier tulip. Bottle # 79/391. A: Pours a dark black color with some lighter brown edges. A light khaki head forms on the pour and recedes to a thin ring. Some splotches of lace are left down the glass. S: Roasted malts with a bit of the barrel. Mild bourbon with light oak. Some fruity plum sweetness with a little chocolate malt. T: As with other BA FFF offerings there is some mild acetone notes, but this is the least offensive amount I’ve come across so far. Nice roasted malt presence with some light chocolate. Trace amounts of bourbon. M: Medium thin bodied with a medium low carb. Sweet finish. O: This was alright. As with all the other BA Alpha Klauses the base was overwhelmed and the barrel seemed kind of mute as well. Serving type: bottle

750 ml bottle shared by birchstick- thanks again, Jonathan! Bottle 108/391. Pours a super deep amber color with a small tan head. Massive aroma of bourbon, vanilla, plums, brown sugar, chocolate, and sweet bread. The plums come across like sour mash and give just a faint bit of tartness to complement the sweetness. The flavor has more plum, with fruitcake, berries, coconut, vanilla, caramel, oak, and bourbon. Medium-bodied, with a sweet, juicy, boozy mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. So underrated. This is awesome.

The pour is a murky dark brown/black color with a khaki head. The booziness is really overwhelming. Tons of oak, roasted malt, and a pronounced acidity. Mild plum, a touch of solvent, and plenty of green apple. Tastes of roast, alcohol, green apple, and bourbon. A fair amount of acidity, mild to moderate caramel/toffee sweetness, some raisins, plums, and cherries. Kind of sour on the finish.

Bottle shared at Matt’s tasting, poured a black color witth aromas of light coconut, chocolate, booze, light plum, and some roast. Flavors follow suit, not as boozy as the aroma suggests, light sweetness in the aftertaste.

bottle. pours black tan nose of dark fruit vanilla caramel flavors of dark fruit chocolate, good

Bottle shared thanks to Adam at DLD ’12. Black pour with a thin head. Plum dark fruit aroma along side some roast. Some tart dark fruit flavors. There seems to be a lot of plum and dark cherries with some booze and roast. The hops are long gone but this is a pretty decent beer. Boozey but solid. 8/3/8/3/15