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Three Floyds Alpha King

Three Floyds Alpha King

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Three Floyds Brewing Company

Munster, Indiana USA

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11034.04/5.04.04/5.00.426%100 Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Big American Pale Ale with citrusy aroma- a hop lover’s cult beer and Three Floyds’ flagship beer Brewed with Cenntennial, Cascade & Warrior Hops.
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 mgermani (506), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/102/514/20
May 16, 2008  
Pours a cloudy golden amber with a thin head with poor retention and some minimal lacing. Aroma is butterscotch and resinous hops - yum! Tastes more alcoholic than it really is, very fresh and resinous with a nice lingering bitter finish. Body is a bit thin, which gives it the feeling that it’s less carbonated than it really is. A good, strong (but not necessarily balanced) IPA, surprisingly hoppy if considered to be an APA. Oily, nice finish, bold and enjoyable.


soccer290 (15), Highland Park, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
May 14, 2008  
12 oz bottle (purchased for only 99 cents a bottle), poured into a lager glass. Appearance is a dark amber color. Little to no head from the pour. Aroma is a typical pale ale smell, full of hops. Taste is much like a typical pale ale, with a bit more hop bite than your average PA. Palate is very smooth, a slight alcohol taste to it, but still smooth, definitely not overpowering. Good beer, nothing special, but a solid 3F staple.


 CharlesDarwin (1248), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
May 13, 2008  
12oz Bottle. Pig barn and Amarillo nose. What’s all that earth doing in there? A nip of alcohol and a cloak of balsam fir. Peculiar. Pours a clear ruddy amber, with a soapy lace in off-white. Flavor develops a rather complex grain profile. There’s toothy oats, chewy bread crust, and some sweet nuttiness. Hops fight back with a fist of resin-filled cones and a bough of pine. Light acerbic quality. Heavily grasses. Hop flavor is rather complex as well. A bit of that FFF soapiness climbs through the hops and malt to scent my nostrils in the alcohol flow. I can’t decide if that’s okay. Medium-bodied. Not as light as I expected, but not too rich or dense. Smack is phenomenal, with a long citrus peel parch. Well-hopped, well-malted, and well-brewed, with a rather interesting recipe. Thanks Sean!


ThaBobfather (88), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 11, 2008  
It smells like delicious flowers. It pours a strong golden wonderfulness. It’s hoppy flavor is amazing. It leaves a great flowering taste on my mouth. I am highly impressed with Alpha King’s pale greatness!


FunkyBrewster (10), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 9, 2008  
Sweet malty body, nice deep amber color. The hops aren’t as pronounced as some other pale ales. A strong example of a pale ale that doesn’t need an overwhelming hop presence.




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