Three Floyds Bob Da Broot

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Munster, Indiana USA

On tap at the brewpub. I have to say I wanted to like this more than I did. Pours nice and dark with a thin head that was quickly fading as it made its way to my table. The aroma was mostly malts. At first, there was not much taste... but as it warmed, anise, caramel , and molasses all made appearances. Good, just not great.

Tap, very cloudy sample. Muddy brown body. Tomato, pear, unfermented wort. Apple and muddy, medium-brown malt, a touch of earthy peach in the flavor. Leaves a thick nasty coating on the glass.

On tap at three floyds. Amber in color, clear with no head. Syrupy and clean more sweet than not in the taste. Sharp nose sour. I am picking up just a bit of fruit but more maple than anything else. Dab of smoke.

On Tap @ the brewpub- Pours a dark brown, no head, aroma of fish, toffee, english hops and cherries. Flavor is cherries, grassy hops, and marashino(Sp?) cherry juice! Not alot of smoked/peatty flavors in this one, fairly straight forward, with of course the patented 3F’s hop kick!

Draught at the Brewpub: incredibly opaque dark chocolate brown with violet highlights and a thin cream coloured head. Crisp aroma with smoke, cedar, vanilla beans, chocolate and rich toffee. Black current and truffles are quickly evident on the tongue with a heavy, creamy texture that mingles the richness of the chocolate and the sweetness of the fruit masterfully. Caramel malt sweetness lingers in the finish while the alcohol covers up a subtle bitterness. Certainly one of the best offerings I have ever had from 3F that isn’t a hop monster, wow. A delicate sipping ale that reminds of (and rivals) Traquair Jacobite.

Tap at 3F: Good looking thick, dark brown ale with a creamy beige head. The aroma is caramel and toffee with a very light smokiness to it. Very malty in the mouth, sweet with dark brown sugar and chocolate, touched by peat and some earthy hopping. Tasty stuff.

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Tap at FFF. Pours to a dark black/brown body with a tan head. The aroma is malty and peaty. Light smoked wood and sweet powdered sugar. The flavor is malty and peaty. Earthen. Light powdered sugar. The beer is coating and medium-bodied. Fits well.

Dark, solid and deep brown in color, and nearly opaque. Slightly grey-tinted head fades into a galaxy swirl formation, along with a white rung around the outskirts of the goblet. Campgrounds aroma joined by scotch and pine resin. A mild waft of chocolate and Frangelico liqueur signals a toffee and caramel nougat flavor to come. Additional contributors include slight barnyard bliss and black cherry cordials. This is one complex scotch ale. Heavy, chocolatey toffee flavor comes to fruition, as if the horses’ quarters have been remodeled by installing a layer of crumbled 100 Grand candy bars on the stable floor. Mr. Floyd’s malt clinic is once again in session, with a syllabus centered on chocolate and caramel malts. Subtle allusions to almond and amaretto help to create a Brown Cow caramel chew motif. Thick, palate smacking and milk chocolate tendencies are everywhere, highlighted by brown sugar and pralines. Hint of peat, but it’s fairly a supporting role in this rendition. Such an enjoyable, pleasurable experience.