Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter

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

This dark brown ale poured with a 2 finger tan head. There is a very pleasant chocolate malt aroma and a creamy and slightly carbonated mouthfeel. The malt and hops are so well-balanced that neither is dominant, and the large dosage of both results in a full and satisfying flavor. This is a very well-crafted version of the porter style.

Bottle poure black with a huge, thick and creamy brown head. Aroma is a rich and roasty malt and chocolate. Flavor is roasy malt and chocolate with the flavor of tobacco on the finish.

I poured this beer into my glass for a second and it was like a rocket shooting into outer space. I mean the carbonation was 100%. I had foam all over the counter. After the foam had subsided (about 25 min. for the whole bottle), I could smell some coffee, chocolate, rye and hops. Taste of some coffee, chocolate, hops, hops and more hops. Also some malt and a nice bitterness at the end. For being almost 8 months plus, this was a very good porter when it aged. I had a bottle when it first came out and it was good but not as good as this one. Excellent!

Pours dark brown with a thick, tan head. The aroma is rich with dark chocolates, molases, figs and light citrus. The flavor is milk chocolate, brown sugar, some pine. The mouthfeel is soft and creamy.

(22 oz. bottle via trade with BBB63, thanks Mike!) Christmas in July! Pours very very dark brown, color of black coffee. Pour is 95% foam and 5% liquid. Big, tan, foamy head recedes to about 1/8". Sloppy gobs of lacing. Aroma strongly hoppy, mostly pine, also some citrus. Nose also has coffee, chocolate and hint of caramel. Mouthfeel is smooth, lightly oily, full, fairly prickly upfront. Flavor starts with the pine and citrus hops leading to wonderful rich bittersweet chocolate and coffee, finishing with the expected bitterness and black coffee roast. Touch of quick grassiness in finish as well. Pretty nice.

Opaque dark brown with brown head. Huge hop aroma. Juicy citrus. I was surprised by how powerfully the chocolate malts held up under the pressure of the heavy-handed hops. The chocolate and hops are entwined so wonderfully, I don’t care to try for any other aromas/flavors. Read other reviews. A simple premise turned out a magnificent final product.

My 1st Three Floyd’s!!! Dark black, tan head. Very inviting appearance. Very big taste for a porter. Maybe I’ve been deprived to date. Pine (hoppy) aroma along with nuts, toasted notes. Oily palate, italian coffee roast feel, dry, lots of hops. I’ve had weaker Imperial Stouts.

bomber. Aroma: chocolate, citrus, toffee, and a delicious roasty aroma. Also got some hints of nutmeg or cinnamon. Appearance: Voluminous, creamy, light tan head. Beer is black in color with almost no highlights when held to the light. A fantastic looking beer. Flavor: coffee, chocolate, and some malt sweetness at first, and then an intense roasty flavor which almost crosses into a smoky flavor. Bitterness seems to be a combination of hops and the natural bitterness of heavily roasted malt. Detected notes of citrus in the hop finish. Palate: Medium-full bodied. Carbonation seemed a bit high. Slight astringency in the finish. Overall: An excellent porter and another success from 3F.