Three Floyds Red Tendon Baltic Porter

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Baltic Porter
Munster, Indiana USA

Tap. Dark chocolate malt aroma with raspberry notes. Dark reddish brown color with small smooth head. A perfectly roasted coffee flavor initial with a nice smooth chocolate flavor lasting long after swallowing. No harshness at all with this. A spectacular beer - cannot rave enough about this one.

On tap at brewpub.Excellant beer thick and heavy just like i like my beer.This is up there with alpha klaus but not as hop up.The head was very full with milk chocolate and very thick with hints of bitterness but not over bearing.This is one hect of a beer a meal within its self.CHEERS to nick for doing another fine job Stop by brewbup and try it before it goes away you will not be sorry.I am not sure how strong it is but it had a kick to it

Tap @ GTMW 2006. Deep, fading crystal copper unto blackness, with the milkiest head I’ve ever seen. Sweet bitter chocolate and cola command the nose, parlaying with black patent and steel curtains. Full-bodied and big flavored, with a thick milk chocolate fudge dependency. Sticky, chewy substance reveals espresso beans and caramel, all before fading into delectable cinder. Heavy stuff, with flame-licked, unsweetened chocolate bricks. Bitterness accumulates in the final throat breach. Chewy, full-bodied and modestly minimal lactic accentuations impart a coffee bean dryness and harsh French roast grinds for memorable, desirable bittering. So heavy and so good, with the twining black currant shuffling with bakers chocolate in the end. This is one tasty beer.

Nitro-tap at the brewpub. Aroma: Sweet roasted malt with notes of coffe and chocolate. Light molasses. Dark fruits come out as it warms, mostly raisins and currants. Appearance: Dark black with a creamy white head. Nice lacing. Flavor: Rich and sweet roasted malt, coffee and cocoa, gingerbread, grape jelly, and light smoke. Hops are really kept in check for a 3F brew, but a little pine is detected before the finish. Palate: Full bodied, smooth and velvety. Moderate carbonation. Overall: Really good beer. Wish I could have sat there all day and drank it.

Had on tap at the brewpub on 9/29/06: Pours a transparent dark mahogany with a dense, creamy nitro head. Sweet, toasty, malty, but otherwise subtle aroma. Body starts with a sweet, viscous dark maltiness with some earthy milk chocolate and a smooth creamy finish. An enjoyable, fairly complex, Baltic porter.

On tap (nitro): Pours a deep brown hue with ruby highlights topped by an initial creamy tan head which faded and only had okay lace. The nose is quite intense for a nitro pour with heavy vapors of plum, prune, fig, walnut, anise, sassafras, non-aromatic pipe tobacco, light chocolate and coffees, and very earthy yeast esters. The flavor profile is equally intense with a twangy rich fruit character and liquorice before developing a nice burnt and bittersweet chocolate note. Quite rustic yeast notes also grabs for some attention before a quick subdued dash of resin hops and acidic bite at the finish, quite yummy indeed! The mouth feel is heavy but not sticky nor syrupy, smooth and comforting. Unless most of FFF offerings, this is not a hopped up version of the stout and porter styles for one I am thankful, very traditional. This really needs to be bottled!

Inky black and viscous with a very rich cappachino-like head. The initial nose is chocolatey with tinges of espresso. Flavors are chocolate milk, coffee beans, brown sugar, and maybe a touch of licorice. Big time bittering lurks darkly in the background of every sip. Another outstanding product by these fine brewers.

On nitro at 3F brewpub. This is one interesting Baltic Porter. It displays all the characteristics of a classic baltic porter — the roasted malts, espresso, milk chocolate, caramel, sweet malts. Yet, it was in the way all these aromas and flavors presented themselves that made this such an enjoyable beer — like biting into a beer bar with a caramel, fruit center (hint of sweet plum) surrounded by roasted malts, bitter mocha and milk chocolate. The pour was an inviting black with a fading tan head. A medium body with a somewhat watery texture does not diminish this well-crafted porter. Comfortable, dry and slightly bitter finish. Excellent.