Three Floyds Alpha Khan Mongolian Pale Ale

Formerly brewed at Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Munster, Indiana USA

always see it on tap but never tried it till DLD.a more hop up version of alpha king this is a solid awesome beer if you like the KING you will love the KHAN CHEERS to the guys for alittle experiment I love when they try new stuff they always do good with it.

This was a more interesting version of alpaha king. BIG flavor of malt here. Major hops. FFF makes some wild and original stuff.

This beer introduces itself with an aroma consisting of hops, malt, pine, and citrus fruit. The glass is filled with an amber solution that resides under a thick cashew colored head. The mouth is perked to attention with the flavors offered in this beer. There is a strong hops that presence tingles with a vigorous intervention of pine. The beer flows down the throat leaving a nice robust citrus pine hops taste lingering long after the swallow. I couldn’t get enough of this beer! I held my friends up, who wanted to stop by Flossmoor on the way home, by always going back and getting another glass of this sensational solution of suds. Flossmoor didn’t matter anyway because my taste buds were blown.

Deep red hue gives way to a dense off-white head. The aroma is sweet with elements of dried fruit and only slight hints of pine and citrus. The lavor si sweet and tart, bitter and easy to drink. These hops are unusual (Glacier), hard to pin down. Overall a unique adn unusually refreshing beer for an alcohol laden hop monster. Rerate. Much more balanced with a definate pine and juniper nose and flavor. The second go araound definately hightened the malt profile to balance the unique pine flavor.

tap at the brewpub while hanging with a few hundred kindred spirits and TAR. dark clouded orange body and a tough grey white head. grapefruit nose hit me first, then pine wandered in and slapped me. rich mouthfeel, not lopsided at all, the flavor balance was great. a hopped up pine resin and citrus monster with a strong malt side to keep it in tune.

Tap: 5-30-06. Dark copper, huge frothy head, great lacing, entire glass is coated. Great aroma, huge orange, mango, grapefruit zest, plenty of backbone. Flavor again, very zesty up front, orange, mango, grapefruit. Huge caramel through the middle, floral character cleans the palate in the finish. Great balance for a big brew. Well done.

This one was whacky. Tasted like they took Alpha King and dumped a bunch of extra malt into it. Don’t get me wrong, it was tasty, some major fruit feelings with a lot of carmel going on in there. Got this one on draft while at the pub...will get again next time.

Draft @ 3 Floyds DL06: Nothing beats fresh 3F on tap. Amber color with a big off-white head. Huge fresh grapefruit and pine dry hopped aroma. Big grapefruity hop flavor. Plenty of citrus. Is there malt in there? Who cares! (and yes there is some burried but giving balance) Smelled and tasted great. The finish kept the bitterness light. Medium bodied. More please.