Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Munster, Indiana USA

Bottle with sashanovkov, from Sam’s on Clybourn. Poured a bright gold. Really gold... it looked like it was putting out its own light. Standard IPA aroma, hoppy with citrus. One of the more interesting IPA’s I’ve had. You could tell there was something milky in it, but it wasn’t gross like I was expecting. Instead, it complemented the beer very well. Highly recommended if you’re jaded with bland IPA’s.

Bottle. Vibrant clear orange pour, little carbonation and a very sweet herbal/floral aroma. Flavor was very sweet/syrupy/creamy hops, plenty of malt, citrus and plenty of warm alcohol on the finish. Very good, but I still prefer the FFF Dreadnaught more.

unbalanced & hard to drink, very viscous & imho... please keep the lactose away from all i.p.a.’s

7/23/2009: Apocalypse Cow is amber-colored, mostly clear, and has a diminishing, off-white to light beige head that leaves thick lacing on the glass. Honey malt, light citrus, and some pine resin come through in the soft aroma. This beer tastes sweet with plent of pine and spruce hoppiness layered on top of the light caramel maltiness. The sweetness of the malt and lactose nearly offset all ofthe bitterness though. This medium-bodied beer is very smooth and mellow. Overall this is an interesting beer. There are some unique characteristics imparted by the added lactose, but I would have liked more bitterness. This beer is probably best on tap and is quite sessionable except for its hefty price tag ($12.99+tax/bomber)!

22 fl. oz. bottle () shared by ShareANevada [BA]. Rating #72 for this beer.

Tap. The beer pours to an amber gold body with a nice haze and glow. Thin white head. The aroma is peaches and pine. A flavor of sweet juicy fruit hops. Palate has a bitter kick.

Bonus from Stfun thanks Josh! Pours a gold/orange with a creamy off white head. Aroma is tons of citrus and pine with some other tropical fruit. Hmm, I was expecting the flavor to be very bitter, but it’s very subtle. Smooth and creamy... like a fruit cocktail. Good, but different. Full mouth and easy to drink.

Bottle shared by JCB. Pours hazy bright orange. DIPA from 3F sounds great, right? One would think. Nose was oddly herbal, like basil and oregano added to some citrusy, earthy hops. Herbs aren’t so present in the taste, thankfully. Part of the taste reminds me of sugared dried orange peel. Good bit of malt. Not as good as expected.

22oz from StFun - thanks, Josh! Pour is handsome and inviting, thick and robust orange with a creamy head. The nose is herbal and aggressive, defying my expectations for this beer. Grassy and citrus flavor at the outset, complemented later by orange peel and some spice. Bready malts to sustain some balance, but missing is any floral quality, and any of the smoothness I thought would accompany the lactose. Good enough on its own merits, but it doesn’t distinguish itself from a lot of middle-of-the-road DIPAs.