Three Floyds Black Sun Stout

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

You really have to chew the hell out of this beer to get any sort of complex malt character and even then, there is hardly a hint of goodness. It’s outrageously hoppy in both the aroma and flavor. It’s unbalanced for me, way too hoppy and i like hoppy beers. Not enjoyable, but finishable.

Bomber coutesey of cbkschubert. Coffee, dry coco and sweet roasty aroma. Black body with dark tan head.. Had the quaity basic ingriants of a stout with the chocolate flavor, sweet malt and roasty malts. Noticed some bitterness which wasn’t all bad but took away from some richness. Good brew.

draft at hopleaf. pours black with small creamy head. looks delicious. aroma is roasty with chocolate and mild piney hop aroma. flavor is extremely roasty with rather sweet chocolate notes. the roasted malts seem a little row and not have melded together well or yet. light carbination, mouthfeel is creamy smooth but finishes watery. that finishes very dry. i don’t care much for this style, but if the roasted malts didn’t seem so raw this would be killer.

22 oz bottle. Tan head on the edge with tiny bubbles. Chocolate hoppy nose and taste that finishes bitter. Creamy and full on the palate.

Bottle. Poured like motor oil with a thin beige head. Aroma is really hoppy. Lots of dark fruitiness (dates/fig), not balanced in the aroma department at all, but this beer is distinctly 3 Floyds. Weird citrus highlights in this beer and a kind of chemical component that I can’t put my finger on. Not a hugely complex flavor - immediately it’s too thin - decent hops and bitterness, coffee, roasted malts. Good, but not impressive.

Bottle poured black with a nice brown head and lacing. Aroma and flavor of rich, roasty malts, chocolate and coffee. Body is thick with a creamy texture and deep roasty finish. I wish I could get more of this!

Interesting charcoal and wine aroma with some plums. Fairly black and thin with a light brown pour. Delish. Lots of ink in the flavor, plums, roasted malts, and pleasant hoppiness. Tastes like a British stout. Thanks Timmy Immy!

Had this on nitro-tap on a recent visit to the brewery. Served in a pint glass. Appears a very inviting black color with a quarter inch head. This beer looks declicious. Smell is roasted malt and hops. I’m not a hop-head and prefer my stouts on the non-hoppy side, but the nitro tap takes care of most of this. This beer is so creamy and smooth, it’s very, very good. Very good dark choco taste with a perfect amount of hops coming through in the taste. This is a very solid offering from FFF. This is a great beer that I could drink for a very long time. The moderately low ABV makes this highly sessionable. I’m slowly becoming a very big fan of Three Floyd’s. Can’t wait to try more of their stuff.