Three Floyds Black Sun Stout

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Munster, Indiana USA

Had a bomber and on tap at the brewery. Chocolate and coffee, but not overwhelming. Some alcohol taste and maybe some vanilla. Neither sweet or overly bitter. Pours dark brown with a light brown head that lingers a little. Very drinkable. Recommended.

Bottle courtesy of StFun poured into a snifter. This one was crazy carbonated out of the bottle with a huge light brown head that overflowed the glass. It pours black with no light penetrating. There is at least one inch of head throughout and great lacing. The aroma is very interesting for a dry stout and has a pronounced citrus hop kick up front before the roasted malts take over. There is a little bit of coffee bitterness in the nose as well. The taste has the same citrus hops up front but has a more roasted coffee flavor than the aroma would suggest. There is the dark malt backbone before the hops come back in the finish which is nice and dry, about the only thing that is strictly within style. The mouthfeel is very creamy with tons and tons of carbonation. There is a slightly dry and hoppy finish. This is one unique take on a dry stout and very, very good. It’s also extremely drinkable for a stout - a great session brew.

Dark dark brown with dark brown head. Coffee and bitter cocoa flavor. Spicy finish. Highly carbonated.

22 oz. Bomber. I picked this bottle up in 2006 and have been sitting on it for a couple years. Pours out a slick oily black with a minimal tan head. Aroma is complex and earthy with hints of chocolate, dried fruits, dry roasted malt and wet wood. Flavor is slightly sweet, but not excessive and is well balanced by a strong hop backbone. Mouthfeel is solid without being syrupy and has a subtle persistent carbonation. Finish is dry and slightly ashy. Overall an outstanding low alcohol stout that I wish I could find more often.

Getting notebook online. Bottle. Pour a rich thick black with a small tan head. Caramel and malt on the nose. Good malt flavors at first, give way to caramel and good coffee flavors. A nice bitter finish. Real good beer.

Bomber courtesy of StFun. Pours a dark brown with a 2 finger beige head. Spotty, delicate lacing. Nose is dark fruit, light chocolate and coffee and yeasty bread. Taste is more dark fruits upfront, with some smoked malts, cocoa and roasty coffee in the finish. Medium mouth feel. Interesting stout. Thanks Josh!

From a 22oz Bottle. Dark brown, cocoa hued pour with a thick layer of fine bubbled tan foam. Aromas of coffee, cocoa, and piney hops. This particular bottle has a little age on it, which actually seems to have made the roast and hop characters come into balance much better; additionally, there doesn’t seem to be any major oxidation effects. Hints of prune and molasses. Medium light bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel with a dry, roasty finish. Light bodied and easy drinking for a stout, but plenty of flavor. Roasty coffee and cocoa flavors with a touch of piney hops and hints of licorice. Clean and toasty, without any excessive malt sugars to cloud up the palate.

Wonderful stout! Aroma is that of roasted coffee with a hint of fruit and hops. Great balance of flavor! Overall has to be my favorite brew from 3Floyds.