Three Floyds Brian Boru

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

22 oz. bottled. Pours a reddish amber color with a nice off white head. Aroma of hops and light spices. Has a good hop flavor with it being over powering as a lot of three floyds beers are. Taste of malt and citrus on the palate as well.Very easy to drink with clean crisp semi sweet finish.

My first Three Floyds. Nice pour, the head fades quickly. Nice mouthfeel. Caramelly, roasty and toasty. The fruity aftertaste has a tropical feel, something similar to pineapple. This is a quaffable brew. Would go nice with a hearty meal, like a stew or a potato dish.

Name: Brian Boru Irish Brand Red Ale
Date: May 04, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: dark amber, whispy head
Aroma: huge sweet grassy pine citrus hop aroma
Flavor: lots of piney hop flavor, touch of sweetness but it’s all about the hops, long bitter finish

Name: Brian Boru Irish Brand Red Ale
Date: May 19, 2005
Mode: bottle
Score: ii to iii
Appearance: hazy orange, whispy tan head
Aroma: sweet piney aroma
Flavor: flavor has a big malt backbone loaded with lots of hops, just the right amount of sweetness which continues to grow into a great carmel balance

Name: Brian Boru Irish Brand Red Ale
Date: October 19, 2006
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
Appearance: rouses to a big tan head and leaves drops of lace
Aroma: not near the big aroma of prior samples
Body: creamy body
Flavor: very earthy quality to the hop flavor

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Poured a deep red with off white head. Aroma of citrus. Nice hoppy citrus start that mellowed into a sweet malt background. Good balance.

Bottle: Pours a rich mahogany with the subtle aroma of many leather bound books? A blend of citrus fruit and caramel maltiness as well. The flavor is rich with fruitiness, mostly citrus, caramel, toffee, and hints of peat. Just a hint of alcohol even with the lower abv. Nice wet mouthful. Thanks to Eithcubes for sending this in trade!

Bottle poures out a redish chestnut brown, with a light tan head. Earthy and spicy with some alcohol in the aroma. Malty sweet and peaty flavor. Moderate bitterness and a full smoooth palate. Nice. Thaks to Jake65 for this one.

Bottle: Ruby mahogany, light head and lacing. Nose of sweet melanoidins, lots of fruit and alcohol blends, fairly hot on the nose, very malty and fruity though. The flavor is very nice, smooth, light acidity and bitterness but not much sweetness as the spicy nose suggested. Very light smoke comes up over the fruitiness, very light oxidation. Compliments. Delicious. Fat and juicy.

Clear ruby red/amber pour, well-retained light beige head, light lacing. The aroma is loaded with crystal malt. While that would normally seem mundane, it’s a great base flavor for the components that follow. Notes of fresh caramel, light tropical fruits including pineapple, tangerine and sweet sugar-coated grapefruit, hints of flowers, smoke and perfumes rounding out the tantalizing nose. Alcohol is marvelously disguised. The flavor is mildly hoppy, with low to mild bitterness and very low acidity. Sweetness is medium, toffee introduces itself after caramel flavors subside. This is incredibly drinkable, albeit one dimensional due to such soft integration of like-minded flavors. The finish is lightly bitter, soft and fruity/flowery. The palate is very smooth, mildly but adequately carbonated, medium bodied and excellently organized in a soothing mouthfeel. This is an immensely enjoyable Irish Ale, certainly the most exciting example of the style I’ve encountered. That said, it really is just a soft, engaging American pale ale, but who’s complaining? This style is typically so incredibly boring, though not here. Fantastic.