Three Floyds Alpha Klaus

While in Louisville over X-mas i made a (not so quick) run down to The Louisville Beer Store to specifically purchase as many different beers from Three Floyds as I could...this was one of the five that I was able to pick up and, as of last night, it was the last one remaining in my stash.

The brew is billed as a "Christmas Porter," but was certainly light on the standard x-mas spices...of course, this is not a problem for me. Poured pitch black with little carbonation and had almost a "thin" taste to it (well, at least if felt thin compared with other similarly styled beers). It was on the hoppy side for a porter (should be expected from 3F), which, again, was not a problem for me. If it wasn't for the initial coffee taste and the sweetness on the finish, I would consider this a black ale...or potentially a black IPA...it's difficult to say, but the beer was good in a complex way and ease-of-drinking way, but certainly lacked too much to really be considered a porter in the "traditional sense"...whatever that means. Serious, whatever. Classification doesn't really matter because I liked it.

I will continue to try to track down more 3F beers, so if you are in KY, IL (Chicago-land people, I am looking at you) or IN go buy some Three Floyds brews...and while you are at it, send some down to me!

ohtheguilt Ba score = 4.0 out of 5.0

Side note: Louisville Beer Store was pretty freakin' awesome. The selection rivals all the shops in Atlanta and most of the stores I have visited in other states. For what it's worth, I spent a ton of green there on x-mas eve (they even threw some freebie glassware and an extra bottle in the box for me), and plan to go back again next x-mas eve to do the same thing. Check these guys out if you are in the area.