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Three Floyds Brian Boru

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5203.7/5.03.68/5.0Special5.9%100English pint
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Ireland's first and last Ard Ri (high king) of the whole Gaelic race, Brian Boru was born in Munster Ireland around 940. His mother was killed by Vikings when he was a child. He spent his life uniting the Irish tribes to become the first king of Ireland, only to be killed at Clontarf on Good Friday, 1014 putting down a rebellion by the King of the province of Leinster. Brian Boru Irish Brand Red Ale is a very rich caramelly ale with toffee, citrus, and pineapple aroma. Brian Boru is brewed with several malts and Amarillo hops. Slainte!
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 Lubiere (4551), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/514/20
Jun 12, 2009  
A dark amber ale with a thin off white head. A nice treacle malt aroma, light butterscotch, roasted notes. In mouth, a nice caramelly malt with loads of nuts, nice and tasty. Thanks Goldorak. Sampled June 4 2009.


 dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 24, 2009  
Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing! Pours a clear brown-amber with a small bubbly white head. Huge aroma of malt, pine, hops, herbs. Clean taste of malt, hops, wood, grass. Lingering malty bitterness. Very tasty.


 j12601 (1340), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
May 21, 2009  
Bottle thanks to StFun, thanks man. Pours a clear crimson with a large tanned beige head. Loads of citrus hops, with a predominant pineapple note, backed up with a little bit of toasty malt and caramel. Thick, slightly sweet, with a nice clean malt note. Finishes with a little bit of honey, and a nice light bitterness. Surprisingly refreshing for such a big hoppy aroma. Really tasty stuff.


 dchmela (1458), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
May 21, 2009  
22 oz bottle courtesy STFun. Copper red pour with a thick creamy head. Big orange, grapefruit and pine style hop aroma. Very big malt body with lots of bitter citrus hops and a hint of caramel and toffee. Another solid offering from 3F.


 Hudspart (374), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 19, 2009  
Very good and drinkable beer. 22 oz purchased in Chicago on vacation. Made my night.


 mcmd (146), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
May 10, 2009  
Pours a deep amber red with a decent off white creamy head. Smell is caramel, sweet bread, malt, and sweet fruity amarillo hops. Flavor is more of the same - sweet bready malt, caramel, brown sugar, and a subdued portion of hops in the finish. Very drinkable and enjoyable beer. Definitely my favorite of the style.


 WeeHeavySD (3041), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Bomber via trade with someone recently but who i can’t recall. shared with dalekliz. Pours rich orange with a tan head. Nose is sweet, hoppy and with a nice malty citrus edge. Taste is sweet, hoppy, citrussy and yummy. This is a great beer with a lot of balance, but I’m not sure if this feels like an irish ale to me. Nice beer indeed.


 fidelis83 (729), Clinton, Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/517/20
Apr 27, 2009  
Pours a crisp medium copper with a 1 finger creamy beige head that has awesome retention.Aroma is citrus, lotst of buttery toffee, creamy caramel, hints of pine, crusty white toast, some biscuit and blood orange. Flavor is lots of toast, biscuit, and toffee, caramel, citrus, a little pine and some herbal and spicy qualities. Palate is medium-thin with the perfect carbonation level and a slightly dry finish. Overall this is a great beer, has a very crisp and clean palate while having a really tasty and fairly "big" flavor profile. If this were available around here in 6 packs I could see this being a go-to beer for me, of course Alpha King would be ahead of it.



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