Three Floyds BlackHeart English IPA

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

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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On tap at the brewery. Reddish amber color when held up to the light (outside) with a cream colored head. Caramel candy nose. The flavor had lots of applesauce sweetness balanced with mostly grapefruit bitterness. More like an English IPA, but still a Flyods brew.

Creamy coppery body. Strong fruit aromas of mango, banana, bubble gum and candy sugar. Sweet malt of caramel is present initially, subtle citrus undertones. The finish is extremely bitter in perfect imitation of the style, but may overwhelm the flavors a bit as it is aggressive and somewhat metallic hopping. Certainly, there is a lot going on in this brew.

Clear, amber body with a huge, off-white head. Big, sweet nose that is malty and subtley bitter. Berries, apricot, caramel, whole grains, some light citrus and maybe a touch of pine. The body is smooth and creamy, not too thick, but substantial. Fairly sweet elements to start, dominated by caramel and fresh baked bread. The finish shows a substantial hop bitterness that is unique for Three Floyds, at least in terms of hop variety. More balance and subtle character than most Floyds beers, but tasty, regardless.

Dollar per oz. serving at the Dark Lord release bash. Back porch wood sealant color with light beige head. Nice hoppy piney aroma. Simple bitter hoppy taste with a little carmel malt underneath. Solid IPA, but not even in the same class as 3F’s Dreadnaught (or Alpha King for that matter). Not a bad effort, but certainly not a unique beer to search out.

Pale brown body with small beige head. Straight from the tap at Three Floyds. Hoppy nose with citrus tones. Nothing exceptional. 3F certainly has better. Medium body, thin texture. Some caramel in with the citrus hops. Not a bad beer but certainly not one that should cost as much as it did. Odd, that. But it was a decent drink.

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Sampled at 3F’s. Amber color with a small head. Taste is mostly malty with some English yeasts. I’m not a fan of English style IPA’s and this stuff is no better than anything I’ve tasted so far. Six freakin bux for a six ounce pour costed out to be more than Dark Lord. Something is REALLY wrong with that.

Draft @ the DarkLord release, 2005: Basic looking IPA. Hoppy aroma with underlying lemony notes. Oily body with light malt profile and lots of hops. Snappy finish with more lemon rind notes. Blisteringly bitter and clean. Though this may be too much info for most, This led to some REALLY hoppy burps for about an hour and a half on my ride to Chicago!

UPDATED: JUL 7, 2009 This was pretty cool, had it on tap at the brewery. The nose is mostly hops and grass. The taste is just about the same with lots of like grapefruit that fades pretty quckly. I liked this quite a bit, not too complex but still very pleasant. Update 7/6/2009, bottle purchased from Sam’s Wine and Spirits in Downer’s Grove. Still pretty good, stands up well. Very pleasant and quite the kick even from the bottle.

On tap: Hazy golden hue with small lasting head and good lace. The aroma has notes of floral, grassy, and piney hops with some bready malts and pineapple esters. The taste starts crisp and lightly piney upfront with some fruity berry notes. Earthy and bitter on finish. The feel is lively and sharp, metallic finish. Solid EPA with the Floyds twist.