Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Munster, Indiana USA

2 or 3 yr old vintage courtesy of tpd975. Pours dark brown with garnet edges and thin tan head. The aroma is crystal malts then turning dark to burnt malts, a bit of dark chocolate along with some pine hops. The taste feels thin with some highly roasted to burnt malts, sweet malty to caramel-ness and a river of muted pine hops running out in the back. Into the finish the roasty malts and burnt malts linger deep into the after taste.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti, moyen de café et de chocolat noir, de houblon herbeux aux notes résineuses et florales, léger de chocolat au lait et avec des notes d’épices (cannelle) ainsi que des traces de fruits (cerises noires). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture crémeuse et aux notes huileuses. Léger goût de chocolat au lait accompagné de notes fruitées (cerises noires, traces de cassis et de mûres) et épicées (cannelle) ainsi que des traces de fumée de bois lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt assez rôti (petites notes brûlées), un goût de chocolat noir sucré, des notes de mélasse sucrée ainsi que des traces de sucre brun. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve une amertume asséchante de houblon herbeux aux notes résineuses, terreuses et florales jusqu’en finale (plus résineuse et terreuse en finale) accompagné d’un goût de café noir ainsi que de notes d’alcool. Post-goût long et moyen-sec, plutôt amer de rôti, de café, de houblon herbeux et légèrement résineux, léger de chocolat et avec des notes d’alcool.

Bomber thanks to Mike. Pours a deep black body with an immense beige head, be careful pouring this one it’s almost an Guinness sized head. The aroma is roasted malts and coffee, brown sugar and some hops. The flavor is just great; smooth and rich roasted malts along with a sweet chocolate and toffee mix. This beer has a unique bitter finish of hops and coffee. A top porter for sure.

Big thanks to BDR for sharing this one! Bottle. Intense dark pour with creamy white head. Strong coffee aroma with some chocolate and spice. Sweet flavor of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and cinnamon. Wonderful mouthfeel!

Christmas ’05 Edition. Black with a stunning tan head leaving excellent lacing. Complex smell of pine, coffee, currants, and chocolate. Coffee starts you off, then pine with a dry roasted and chocolate finish. Low carbonation and light bodied, I could stand a little more body. I enjoyed it and look forward to trying it again.

Sampled from 22-oz bottle and shared by BDR, pours an opaque dark brown brew with a thin tan head that has some nice retention, some spotty lacing and some brown ring highlights. Aroma of toasted dark malt, some coffee, dark chocolate and a touch of berry. Taste is smooth, creamy with a nice balance of roasted dark malt, chocolate and some sweet molasses. Finish has a slight metallic texture, some alcohol presence but has a sweet chocolate and toasted dark malt aftertaste that lingers after the finish.

(bottle, thanks BDR!) Pours black with a tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, marshmallow, and some hops, but not really that strong. The tastes are strong on chocolate, coffee, roasted malt. As this warms some dark fruit flavor shows up as well. Further warming allows some alcohol to be present on the finish, which imparts almost a candy-like taste. Mouthfeel was medium to full, with a roasted finish. Pretty good.

Bottle served at 50 F pours a dark brown color with tan head. Has a very chocolatey aroma to it. Also has some hop on the nose as well. Mouthfeel is medium light. Has bold malt flavors. I pick up a ton of chocolate, some coffee, and a slight sweet hop presence in the middle. The finish is dominated by sweet chocolate. Overall this is probably one of my favorite porters. The only downside is for a name like alpha klaus I would have expected more hops in the brew. I picked this up at Darklord day so I am guessing it should be fresh considering I bought it at the brewery. It was stored upright in my fridge until consumption. Still a nice brew overall.