Three Floyds Alpha King

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Munster, Indiana USA

I picked this up today and while it doesn’t have a date on it, the bottle of Gumballhead beside was dated 2003, so it’s a good chance this is also from that year. The hop aroma has mellowed considerably and a sweet malty backbone is showing itself now. Good head with large bubbles. The hop flavor is exceptionaly well balanced. A truly wonderful APA.

Bottle poured deep amber, quickly dissapating head, and excellent lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, hoppy, some bread, citrus, spice, and some sweet malt. The taste is an amazing balance of the aroma, hops, and smooth aftertaste that leaves your mouth tingling. A definite favorite with the right amount of sweet malt, hops, floural aroma, and piny aftertaste.

Bottle and Tap at FFF. Sweet, strong hop aroma. Pours a clear orange with a small white head. Flavor is strong of Centennial hops. Smooth and easy to drink but almost closer to an IPA because of the hop characters.

Bottle opened by owner of Oldsmar Tap House (Florida). Pours a golden amber color with a thin white head that gracefully laces the glass. Aroma is deep citrus, hops, bread and flowers. Flavor is much of the same, with notes of grapefruit and citrus, spice and hints of malt with a bitter finish.

Amber pour with a soapy white head. Hoppy aroma. Flavor is up front hops with a nice malt balance, some citrus. Finishes mildly bitter, very drinkable. I miss you alpha king, come back to iowa city some day please.

Thanks again to Haslinger for bringing along this brew. Pour was medium golden with white head. Aroma was real hoppy accompanied by some malt. Flavor has a nice floral and citrus character. Very smooth brew with a nice balanced hop character. This was delicious. I would buy again.

Deep red brown pour with a thing white head. Clear with lots of carbonation and nice lacing. Really intense aroma of floral hops and lots of fruit - grapefruit and citrus. Great flavor. A touch of sweetness and lots of hops and citrus. A touch of malt and alcohol and a piny dry hop aftertaste. Very very good!

Pours a clear deep copper with a small bubbly head that dissipates quickly leaving minimal lacing. A few bubbles sit out on the top for the duration of the session. A big floral, citrus hoppy aroma dominated by grapefruit and pine. Nice sweet malty aroma in the background to balance this out. Just as in the smell, the taste is dominated by the huge floral and citrus hops - orange, grapefruit, pine, etc. Despite the big hop profile, the balance in the taste is provide by the subtle sweet malts that take over after the initial hop blast. Medium bodied, creamy with a perfect moderate carbonation that just tickled the tongue. Not too sticky but definitely syrupy sweet with the perfect hop bitterness contrast. This would be a staple in my fridge if I had access to it. It is an extremely drinkable APA and I could drink a few of these in a sitting. Highly recommended!