Three Floyds Decepticon I.P.A.

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Munster, Indiana USA

Half-pint draft at FFF. Cloudy orange color. Lightly frothy IPA head. It’s a little hard to pick out the smell, I’ll just call it a suitable beer aroma, actually light on the hops. Hops in the beer are much more restrained than in the typical 3F, perhaps with a touch of lemon citrus (liquid hops? that might be the reson). Malts are relatively light in roast for an IPA, but still leave a of sticky on the beak.

On tap at 3F brewpub. Something weird about this IPA. It doesn’t blow you away with hoppy freshness like Alpha King or Dreadnaught. It had a bit of a funny aftertaste-- maybe a touch too much bittering hops. Overall, not impressive at all, especially side by side with a fresh Alpha King.

On tap at FFF. Pours a cloudy golden color with a small diminishing head. Aroma is hops and grapefruit. Medium body. Taste is citrus and caramel with a decent bitter finish. Overall, a good IPA, but it has some stiff competition at this brewery.

I feel like I’m biased now...Regular IPA’s just don’t seem to cut it anymore...it’s almost got to be a DIPA to really catch my attention. Maybe it was just the beer. Orange colour with a big white head. Not a whole lot in the aroma. The flavour has a large backing of malts with some citrus hops thrown in. As mojuck says, it’s very balanced. It just didn’t catch my attention.

I loved the Transformers as a kid, so my rating might be biased... Light malt aroma--not much hops really. Medium to full for an IPA. Orange in color with a decent head. Nice caramel malt flavor, citrus tastes, and hops behind it all. Nice balance--that’s right, you heard me. Remember that this is not a double or imperial, and I think that helps.

On tap @ 3F DLD. Pours a hazy amber orange with a small head. Hops, yeast and citrus fill my nose to remind me of ..... dare I say cat piss. Citrus and carmel balance each other out in the flavor with some bitterness. Decent beer.

On tap at 3 floyds. Aorma of fruit loops hardcore. Had a lemony taste to it with the fruitloops coming through also> Not bad and had some good bitterness to it.

Had on tap @ FFF brewpub.Had some big citrus hops in the aroma.Pours a very cloudy copper with a medium off white head.Nice balance of citrus hops and sweet malt in the flavor.Medium to full mouthfeel with a nice smooth hop finish.