Three Floyds Dogfish Head Popskull

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

22 oz bomber purchased at the brewery in Munster, IN in June 2009. Live in DFH territory but have yet to see this one, had to go to IN to get this one. Pours to a deep tawy brown color with a tight, tan head that fades and a moderate to soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is very pleasing. Lots of good spice aromas of cinnamon, pepper, and vanilla pair with some grassy/herbal hop aroma. Hints of chocolate and light coffee notes as well. Really a lot going on here. The palate offers the same, good caramel and chocolate malt flavors pair with hints of cinnamon, vanilla, and coffee and an undertone of estery fruit. This beer finishes with more good dark malt and coffee flavor up front, then ends with a touch of fruit and coffee roasty flavor. Very impressive. Dangerously drinkable as it hides its 10% abv very well. I like Popskull, well worth buying if you see it.

22 ounce bottle shared by Allstar at Immy’s Backyard Throwdown. Thanks! Pours a clear dark red color with a small head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate and roasted malts. Taste is dark chocolate, bitter roasted malts and bitter hop notes. Faint notes of berries, toffee and caramel. Full bodied. Damn good beer... one of 3F’s best.

Bottle. Thanks to Motortoddhead for the hookup! Pours a deep brownish black color with a minimal head. Aroma is hersheys syrup and almonds. Flavor is chocolate and bready malts, along with ripe toffee prune fruits. Earthy notes in here as well. Nice medium to full body. Cocoa finish. Alcohol is not noticeable at all, this stuff could creep up on you. I’m impressed, this is a solid beer.

This poured a murky brown color with an off white head. Aroma was lots of dark roasted malts, some toffee, caramel and palo santo. Flavor was just amazing, a perfect mix of nuts, toffee caramel, slightly burned malts, and palo santo wood as well. Hid the alcohol very well too. Great beer.

Sampled from 22 oz. bottle. Pours a dark amber/clear brown color with a small white head. Aroma is malts, chocolate, caramel, touches of fruit. Flavor is malts, dried fruits, touches of malts, touches of roast, oak character. Reminded me of the fantastic Palo Santo, which isn’t surprising since it’s the using the same barrels to age.

22oz bomber from trade with that guyinchicago. Thanks Chuck! Pours dark brown color with a medium off-white head. Aroma of caramel, roasted malts, brown sugar, and fermented fruit. Has a sweet smooth enjoyable finish. This is a very different and excellent brew.

Beer #34 of 42 at GTMW, 8-8-09. Everyone else was lined up for Dark Lord in its many variations, but I’ve HAD that! Lemme try this odd collaboration. Very black stout appearance, but a thin head, more of a porter. Yep, that’s the style I thought I was tasting, an Imperial Stout… or Impy Porter. Wonderful beer smell, more I am unable to form the words to say. Lot of alcohol in the taste. Slight bit of ale fruitiness. Standard beer carbonation lets the taste come right on down.

22oz bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Poured a dark brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of woodiness, chocolate, some roastiness, nutty, and caramel. Tastes of wood, caramel, chocolate, and some citrus. Alcohol content well hidden.