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Barrel Aged Alpha Klaus With Plums
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- From:
- 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 13.5%
- Reviews:
- 15
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 28, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2012
- Wants:
- 26
- Gots:
- 18
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.83/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Poured from the bottle into a glass.
Black liquid.
Dark khaki head; decent lace.
Oak, dark chocolate, plum & bourbon nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Dark fruit; hints of chocolate; huge oak finish. The over-hopped nature of the Alpha Klaus is gone. Stunning. Brewed in 2011, bottled 2012; drank 2013.
Nov 28, 2016Black liquid.
Dark khaki head; decent lace.
Oak, dark chocolate, plum & bourbon nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Dark fruit; hints of chocolate; huge oak finish. The over-hopped nature of the Alpha Klaus is gone. Stunning. Brewed in 2011, bottled 2012; drank 2013.
Rated by kscaldef from Oregon
2/5 rDev -50%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -50%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Minimal fruit presence. Some rubbing alcohol.
Aug 03, 2015Reviewed by BarrytheBear from Wisconsin
3.85/5 rDev -3.8%
3.85/5 rDev -3.8%
Pours a brown which allows some light to pass through along with a thin skim that lasts.
Blend of dark fruit and big barrel on the nose...really reaches out of the glass.
Sweet malt and light roast on the front moves to a healthy plum presence along the middle..both skin and fruit. The end is a lightly tannic but healthy bourbon fade.
Lighter bodied, porterly appropriate, and easy to sip.
An interesting beer, a fun try, but may verge on too sweet with the plum presence for some.
Sep 03, 2014Blend of dark fruit and big barrel on the nose...really reaches out of the glass.
Sweet malt and light roast on the front moves to a healthy plum presence along the middle..both skin and fruit. The end is a lightly tannic but healthy bourbon fade.
Lighter bodied, porterly appropriate, and easy to sip.
An interesting beer, a fun try, but may verge on too sweet with the plum presence for some.
Reviewed by Etan from Wisconsin
4.08/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml generously shared by Marco.
A. Pours black with brownish hues and a small light tan head.
S. Slightly tart plum, cocoa, tannic vanilla, molasses.
T. Dark fruit, lightly smoky roast, chocolate, brown sugar, toffee, a little vinous, mild oak.
M. Thick-bodied with medium carbonation.
O. I wasn't expecting the plum to come through at all but I was pleasantly surprised at its presence here. The barrel character is there but not overpowering. Pretty nice.
Jul 20, 2013A. Pours black with brownish hues and a small light tan head.
S. Slightly tart plum, cocoa, tannic vanilla, molasses.
T. Dark fruit, lightly smoky roast, chocolate, brown sugar, toffee, a little vinous, mild oak.
M. Thick-bodied with medium carbonation.
O. I wasn't expecting the plum to come through at all but I was pleasantly surprised at its presence here. The barrel character is there but not overpowering. Pretty nice.
Barrel Aged Alpha Klaus With Plums from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
74 ratings
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