Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout

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

completely well done such an amazing complex beer swet malty goodness mixed with slightvfruit and mollassess balanced with the right amount of hops so flippin good i want more perfect for the style thanks mcbackus

Sampled at Hellbilly’s Hellraiser II. Two bottle vertical (2007 and 2008) courtesy of Rustychiles. Both versions poured pitch black with minimal to no head. 2007: Nose is alcohol, salty soy and smoky bacon. Palate is salty soy sauce, molasses and brown sugar. 2008: Nose is vanilla, chocolate and alcohol. Palate has that soy taste but not as strong as the ’07. Brown sugar, coffee and a touch of hop bite in the finish. Amazing what a year of aging does to this brew. Thanks for the opportunity Rusty!

Sampled at Hellbillys Hellraiser II. Pours a thick viscous black with a medium sized rich brown head. Aroma of coffee, roasted barley, brown sugar. Flavor is molasses, coffee, powdered cocoa, burnt barley. A pretty good Imperial stout, but does not live up to the hype.

bottle 2007 from decatursteveo: pours oily black very dark with no head. aroma is fantastic chocoalte great dep dark roast, the aroma is just fantastic. flavour is huge, great coffee roast some chocoalte the malts in the background are also just awesome. the finish is thick and great. i can see why so many people like this one.

Bottle of the 2007. This stuff is like syrup. Super thick, super rich. Chocolate and a little espresso. Ridiculous and over the top.

2007 bottle. As I watched this beer pour into my glass, I knew this was something unique. Dark inky brown black pour that was almost disturbingly thick with only a trace of a dark brown head. Intense chocolate and coffee aromas with a pleasant malty sweetness. Flavor is a superb balance of black coffee and semi-sweet chocolate that warms the palate like a thin coffee flavored syrup. The thickness and body combined with its smooth malty and somewhat bitter finish complete the total experience that is Dark Lord. A unique beer that was as entertaining as it was delicious.

At long last the Lord has entered my life; the Dark Lord, that is. MrFacto brought a bottle of the 2008 to the Carolina crew gathering and boy was I stoked to try it out. Sludgy motor oil pour, a devilish looking concoction with a jolting coffee nose that was just the ticket at this point in the evening. Viscous and bitter, with not just roasted malts pounding away at the palate but also some anise, mild vegetal flavors (Bells 7K-ish), and some bitter chocolate in there too. So good that Turd and Blackie and I had to go out and toss the frisbee in the midnight air. I’m not sure, given all the factors involved (like price and rarity), that it’s necessarily better than, say, Expedition. But it’s a helluva beer, and I thank you, Matt.

2007 bottle courtesy of Quake1028 and 2008 bottle courtesy of tpd975. Both bottles pour an oily black with a one finger tan head that fades. Upon swirling the glass the beer coates the side of the glass with a tint of orange. 07 - Aroma is roasted malt, licorice, coffee, dark fruit, and a hint of alcohol. Taste is dark fruit, roasted malt, coffee, licorice, and caramel. Full oily mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and well hidden alcohol. 08 - Aroma of roasted malt, smoke, coffee, licorice, and dark fruit. Taste is the same as aroma but more prominent. Full oily mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and well hidden alcohol. The 07 bottle was a smoother and more well balanced but the 08 will smooth out and be just as good in a year. Damn good brew.