Three Floyds Black Sun Stout

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

Geez, another whiff by 3F tonite (Boru the other). Poured a pitch black (some mahoganey edges) with a nice chocolate colored generous head that laced quite well. The aroma was messed up for a dry stout: hops all over the place (grapefruits and piney notes) and some smoke. The flavor was dry roasted malts with hops over the top (again, grapefruits and pine). Boy, do I want a Guinness right about now, as 3Floyds just killed the style with this one. Ok, the mouthfeel wasn’t bad, they hit the style there and kep the gravity fairly low (but this smoke.... too much roastedness for a dry stout).

Overpowering hop aroma, which follows into a hoppy flavor. Sticky sweet, juicy hop flavor. Too bold to be just citrus. Comes off more like tropical fruit. Then, in the back, it is a roasty, dry stout. A bit thin, and with notes of molasses and roasted nuts. Almost no bitterness, despite the huge hop presence. The combination of hops and dry malt just doesn’t work for me. It’s like two different beers mixed together, clashing.

Bottle. Very dark pour with a small tan head. Taste is roasted and malty with a nice hoppy kick. Very light and easy to drink for a stout. Cant hold up to an imperial stout by any means, but it does very nice for the style. I would drink this all the time if I didnt have to drive to Virginia to buy it.

Tasted blind at Sk8vikings amazing Porter/Stout tasting - Black body, light brown head, some laces; IPA like nose (if I was blind I would guess this to be an IIPA). Pine, sweet flowers, far behind it soft coffee, soft chocolate and soft licorice; Very soft velvet like body with balance and a little bitterness; Into medium long bitter, dry, flowery, hoppy finish with complexity, depth and everything, the only thing it lacks is a bit of balance within each elements and between nose, body and finish.

Bottle. Pitch black colour with a nice head. Hoppy aroma with notes of roastedness and citrus. Very tasty flavour of hops, roastedness and coffee. Ends up very nice and easy to drink.

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours black with a large cola colored head. Aroma of roast, hops, and citrus. Flavor is citsy, roast, and hops. Very enjoyable brew.

Deep dark blackness like an overused metaphor involving a troubled soul. Opaqueness breaks only at the very bottom of the glass, only when held against a lamp. Sorry--I got tough standards when it comes to stout pours. No five for you! The scent, however, is stout dry stout perfection. HOPS. Roasted malt. Dear god this is bittersweet tastiness all perfectly cooked and melted down. Taste transfers over. Yummy yum yum. Big warm hops welcome you in, very dry, backed up by almost-as-strong dry, roasted bitter stout malts. These give way to a very smoky middle, but it’s a unique smoke. Not meaty or chessy. It tastes like stout grains being smoked. Wonderful. All this ends on an inexplicably sweet malt finish. This is one of my very favorite beers. Grab this if you can find it. It makes life worth living.

Bottle. Black colour with a brown head. Dry dusty chocolate, coffee aroma and a light dry roasted, coffee taste. Medium body with a very dry finish.