Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

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

Pours a very dark brown in color. There was at least a two inch head sitting atop this beer. Smell is subdued hops and some chocolate malt. Taste is much more of the malt with a little bitterness as well. There is a grassy and pine flavor of course coming from the hops. Pretty decent medium full on the mouthfeel.

Poured from a 22oz bomber and served in an English pint glass. This porter poured an almost solid black with a thin, dark tan head that quickly faded away. Not much lace to speak of. The aroma of the beer was made up of light roasted notes, sweet milk chocolate, light vanilla, and also just a touch of earthy hop notes. The flavor included roasted chocolate malts, vanilla, crisp notes of pine, light sugary caramel, and also some mild citrus. The mouthfeel was creamy and full-bodied with light carbonation. An excellent porter. The hops were not overdone, and the flavor was nicely balanced throughout. A great beer to celebrate the holidays with. Well done!

22oz bottle from crizay. One of my favorite porters. Aroma of sweeter, slightly charred, roasted malt. Just a bit of citrus and pine from the hops. Mint. Liquorice. Anise. Milk chocolate. Demarara sugar rum. Pours nearly pitch black with a very rocky khaki head. Lots of lightly toasted, semi-sweet, creamy malt on the tongue. Vanilla. Liquorice. Grassy and citrus hops. Some chocolate as well. Medium to full bodied. Quite creamy and lush. Finishes with a toasted malt and hoppy dryness.

Bottle. WOW. What a beer! Pours very dark, with garnet color, and one of the thickest, creamiest, longest lasting heads I’ve ever seen. The aroma is intense and complex. Chocolate and spice. Flavor is chocolaty, holiday spice, and very well balanced with hops. What an intense, interesting beer. Palate is firm and creamy, just wonderful. A fantastic beer all around, and I’m so happy to have another bottle waiting for another night. Special beer.

Drinking this on Christmas Eve as I am waiting on the little ones to drift off.... Black as midnight with a caramel head about 2 1/2 inches thick. Beautiful and dark. Very rich looking. Smells very similar to some of the better Imperial Stouts that I’ve had. Dark chocolate and coffee all the way here with a nice piney hop smell lingering in the background. If this was thicker in body, I would swear that this is an Imperial. Extremely tasty porter here. Lots of porters seem to concentrate solely on being smoky but this one has a nice hop presence as well that I really like. To this point, this is the best porter that I have ever had. That being said, I have an Olfabrikken in the fridge that I will be trying in a few days so I should have a reference point there. Simply amazing beer. Looks great, smells great, tastes great... What more can you ask for? Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me....

Pours black with ruby highlights when held to the light, the most rediculous amount of head Ive seen and slow to die before it laces, dammit it spilled over a little. Wheres the warning label Wowza! Awesome smells of some floral...hops perhaps? roasted malt, molasses, chocolate coffee? This is a treat to the senses. Tastes every bit as good as it smells with a little spice and a carousel of flavors. Medium in the mouth with some nice carbonation. Drinkability? I could make quite a night out of these. Went in with good expectations, came out a believer. Cant wait to try a fresh one.

Bottle from 2006. Black with fizzy tan head, and a small amount of lacing. Roast & espresso on the nose. bittersweet chocolate all over, hints of coffee. malty finish.

Black with good, creamy tan head / Roast coffee nose / Full, chewy, creamy body with good, hoppy finish / Roast, slightly bitter flavors of bittersweet chocolate, dark roast coffee, and vanilla / Somewhat simple, one dimensional flavors, but great body.