3 Floyds Brewing Company Alpha Klaus

Alpha Klaus

 

3 Floyds Brewing Company in Munster, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸

Porter Winter
Score
7.69
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 38 Ticks: 33
Alpha King's festive cousin. A big American Xmas Porter brewed with English chocolate malt, Mexican sugar and, of course, tons of strange American hops.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at share. Dark brown pour with a small, fluffy tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Taste stays the course, light bitterness with rich roasty grain flavors.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2022 at 20:34


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at As Is. Pours black. Roast, coffee, chocolate, prune, pine, orange. Good full body. Excellent.

Tried from Draft on 06 Dec 2020 at 00:34


8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Thanks JC. Nice aroma, kind of smells like a black IPA. Hoppy, bit of spice maybe, mint maybe. Taste is interesting, much more porter like. Bit spicy, dry, light chili, dry and bit smoky. Enjoyable!

Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:04


8

Tried from Draft at Three Floyds Brewing Co. on 07 Jan 2018 at 23:02


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Near black with a half inch tan head. Cocoa, light spices, hop forward, citrus. Medium bodied. Finish has a little heat and the spices tinge the side of the tongue a bit. Very interesting and quite enjoyable.

Tried on 07 Jan 2018 at 20:40


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

This isn't nearly as good as the last time I had it. Aroma is roast, cocoa, and hops. Flavor is Hops and bitter with a little bit of roast and cocoa. Body is slightly on the thin side okay finish.

Tried on 26 Dec 2017 at 21:52


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Thanks Virby44 for the bottle! Poured into a taster showing half a finger of latte colored foam wit pitch black center and no rims. The nose shows earthy hops with subdued smoky rauchbier notes. The palate is highly carbonated and light bodied yet foamy. The palate is hoppy with a light dark malt mid-palate. Ending shows a hoppy bitterness with prickly alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2017 at 21:09


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Dark brown color. Lots of chocolate cake, spice, cacao nibs very dry nose. Hoppy, ash chocolate, spice, cacao nibs and slightly sour mouth. Lingering chocolate mole and horechatta finish. Very interesting. Very good Christmas beer.

Tried on 03 Mar 2017 at 09:45


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bomber shared. Pours a deep brown with a finger of foam that lingers. Lots of baker’s chocolate in the nose with some milk chocolate, cinnamon and nutmeg notes. Roasted cacao nib and yoohoo on the palate. Well-balanced, but leans a tad sweet with more christmas baking spice notes. Finish is dry with a touch of roasted malt and hoppy bitterness. Solid.

Tried on 22 Dec 2016 at 16:23


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Three Floyds Alpha Klaus (by Three Floyds Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5

27/IV/15 - 22Fl. Oz. bottle @ my country ticks and pulled pork sandwiches tasting - BB: n/a, bottled: XI/13/14 (2015-541) Thanks to ElManana for sharing the bottle!

Clear dark brown beer, creamy beige head, bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very roasted, some citrus, orange peel, mocha, cocoa powder. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, caramel, citrus, mocha, little bitter, very fruity. Aftertaste: mocha, caramel, fruity, sweet, peaches, some chocolate, vanilla, cocoa powder.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2015 at 14:02