Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Munster, Indiana USA

2008 bomber Thanks to Todd for this one. Pitch black viscous pour that leaves a molasses like stain in the glass! Very nice! Smokey Espresso on the nose. Big and malty smoke, wood, chocolate, dark fruit, and a hint of hops. I was expecting a little hops on a bottle this fresh.

2008 bomber thanks a million drewbeerme! Finally got my chance to drink this overhyped bad boy. Really not as impressed as expected. Too much going on in this beer and the bitter finish doesn’t help either. Powerful chocolate aroma. Thick black appearance. This is SO thick, thicker motor oil. Whoa! The flavor is intense! Heavily smoked, woody, chocolately, and full of coffee notes, some figs and dates too, adding to this complex mixture. Very nice, but it does get a bit much. Like KBS and Goose Island Bourbon Stout better.

completely well done such an amazing complex beer swet malty goodness mixed with slightvfruit and mollassess balanced with the right amount of hops so flippin good i want more perfect for the style thanks mcbackus

Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser II. Two bottle vertical (2007 and 2008) courtesy of Rustychiles. Both versions poured pitch black with minimal to no head. 2007: Nose is alcohol, salty soy and smoky bacon. Palate is salty soy sauce, molasses and brown sugar. 2008: Nose is vanilla, chocolate and alcohol. Palate has that soy taste but not as strong as the ’07. Brown sugar, coffee and a touch of hop bite in the finish. Amazing what a year of aging does to this brew. Thanks for the opportunity Rusty!

Sampled at Hellbillys Hellraiser II. Pours a thick viscous black with a medium sized rich brown head. Aroma of coffee, roasted barley, brown sugar. Flavor is molasses, coffee, powdered cocoa, burnt barley. A pretty good Imperial stout, but does not live up to the hype.

bottle 2007 from decatursteveo: pours oily black very dark with no head. aroma is fantastic chocoalte great dep dark roast, the aroma is just fantastic. flavour is huge, great coffee roast some chocoalte the malts in the background are also just awesome. the finish is thick and great. i can see why so many people like this one.

Bottle of the 2007. This stuff is like syrup. Super thick, super rich. Chocolate and a little espresso. Ridiculous and over the top.

2007 bottle. As I watched this beer pour into my glass, I knew this was something unique. Dark inky brown black pour that was almost disturbingly thick with only a trace of a dark brown head. Intense chocolate and coffee aromas with a pleasant malty sweetness. Flavor is a superb balance of black coffee and semi-sweet chocolate that warms the palate like a thin coffee flavored syrup. The thickness and body combined with its smooth malty and somewhat bitter finish complete the total experience that is Dark Lord. A unique beer that was as entertaining as it was delicious.