Three Floyds Black Sun Stout

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

22 oz bottle. Served at cellar temperature. Relatively thick pour (but not as thick as Bell’s stouts). Color was opaque black. Head was foamy with stippled milk chocolate and oatmeal colors. It reduced rapidly to a lasting cap and left only scant lace behind. Attractive marriage of roasty/chocolatey malt and flowery hop aromas. Slightly sweet on the tongue with flowery hop flavor throughout. The hops are joined by malty chocolate, some blackened toast, and toffee. Finished with subdued roasty bitterness that lingered lovingly with flowery hops. Good stout.

I was stunned that this wasn’t an imperial at first taste. Very bitter. Full of roasty coffee goodness. Very delicious.

22oz. Bottle: Lightly sweet and lightly bitter aroma. Smells of roasted malts and some resiny hops. Poured dark black with a big brown head. Good lacing. Opaque. Flavor is a little sweet and a little bitter. Starts quite malty, but then becomes hoppy and a little bitter, before ending with a nice balance of hops and roasted malts. Light to medium body. Watery texture. Soft carbonation. Long, roasted, malty, slightly bitter finish. Very well balanced.

Chicago Trip. Saturday 23:59. Bottle at the motel. Black liquid. Coffee brown foam and lacing. Strong coffee aroma. Smooth dark fruit. Rubbery sourness. Lots of warm coffee. Intriguing sugary finish.

Bottle from Capones. Thanks Stegosaurus. Nice ebony pour with modest tan head. Nose is of roast and pine. Roast taste with a hoppy finish. Very dry but smooth. I enjoyed this one alot.

22 oz bomber via trade with EddieG. Thanks. Second Beer Lost Season 3 Finale, following DFH Red and White. Pours black duh, with a half finger light brown head. Very dry aroma lightly roasted. Roasty malt with a bit of chocolate on the end. Good dry stout, why did I wait so long to pop this. On to the rest of Lost.

This is a solid dry stout...but I honesty expect a little better from Three Floyds. This beer has tons of bitter hops and malt present, and if you close your eyes and smell the aromas, it smells like an IPA...HOWEVER, I believe that their signiature hop presence and taste was neglected a little....this dry stout needed a better hop backbone to fulfill my taste...but definitely a great stout nonetheless. Dark, creamy, satisfying.

Some hops is an otherwise roasted malt nose typical of stouts. Opaque brown color, fluffy head. Licorice middle, bitter chocolate sweetness. Some hops in the end and a little salty. Drying bitter end. Big beer for sure. Good stuff.