Black Flame
3 Floyds Brewing Co.

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From:
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
12%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 11.17%
Reviews:
42
Ratings:
215
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 13, 2019
Added:
Feb 24, 2015
Wants:
  49
Gots:
  91
Collaboration with Mikkeller

The Black Flame - (La Flama Negro) It burns brights for those who care to notice. It takes a true beer lover to stray from the norm and experience real flavor. If you can't handle the black flame, you can't handle adventure.
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Ratings by briiguy:
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Rated by briiguy from Illinois

4.68/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Mar 07, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.18 by uncleotis from Illinois

Jun 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.12 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

Apr 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.97 by psweendogg from Connecticut

Jan 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.8 by Egotist from Illinois

Jun 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by einman from Minnesota

May 08, 2018
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.08/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This one is all over the place. Smell is not the most pleasant, almost like a black ale in a stout. Yet taste is darker with a bright hop finish, with perhaps some anise and booze. Feel is strong, a very beefy beer. Parts of this beer I love, others I am not so thrilled. Each sip and smell is something different, but certainly a beast of a beer
Apr 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.63 by eppie82 from Illinois

Jan 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Dec 31, 2017
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

3.42/5  rDev -17%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
A 22oz bomber, I think bottled in 2015 (but nothing clearly marked on the bottle). Poured into a snifter.

Appearance: It was black in colour with a dark brown hue on the sides and a one finger mocha head that had decent retention and left some nice small spotty lacing.

Aroma: Orange citrus fruitiness and milk chocolate with hints of roasty coffee and some kind of spiciness.

Taste: Milk chocolate and molasses sweetness, roasted coffee and orange citrus with a hint of dark chocolate bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with low carbonation.

Overall: You’d think that orange and chocolate flavours go well together, and it started off ok enough. But after a while, it just felt a bit too sweet and hard to finish. The orange was overpowering compared to the chocolate and I think it would have been better if it was the other way around. Just didn’t quite work for me.
Jul 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

May 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by axf4129 from Indiana

Apr 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by Dankacheese from Illinois

Apr 26, 2017
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Reviewed by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22 oz bottle purchased at the Mikkeller Bottle Shop in Copenhagen. I wasn't a big fan of this one. It was very sweet and the flavor was a little strange, likely from whatever malt combination was used. I split the bottle with someone else and actually didn't finish my portion.
Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by AdamSteve from Michigan

Dec 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.45 by Hugonaut13 from Illinois

Dec 11, 2016
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.72/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottled early 2015; drank 3/11/15 @ Harvest Hop Haus.

Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Brown/black appearance.

Small tan head; minimal lace.

Orange citrus, roasted coffee, mineral rock & a hint of booze heat in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Mineral rock, orange citrus & milk chocolate flavors up front; a hint of booze heat on the finish. Very unique & bold, to be sure, but a tad off-putting...I'd like to revisit this again.
Dec 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Chizzlethespeez from Indiana

4.98/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
This beer is dark as motor oil, but smooth like silk. It's spicy, and when most beers leave you wanting more, this one is so precise on every account. Kudos
Oct 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by boogerisu from Iowa

Sep 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by RPM3334 from South Carolina

Aug 28, 2016
Black Flame from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 215 ratings