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Quaanto
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- From:
- 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 12.5%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 12.18%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 28, 2019
- Added:
- Oct 14, 2015
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 20
There's nothing like Quaanto... except more Quaanto. A triple IPA.
100 IBU
100 IBU
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Ratings by rlee1390:
Rated by rlee1390 from Indiana
4.25/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Even though it is a triple IPA it lacks the typical harshness expected, some honey as well.
May 08, 2016More User Ratings:
Reviewed by AmeriCanadian from Tennessee
3.74/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Attractive orange-gold body, fully opaque, half-finger of off-white head that drops quickly and leaves a thin cap of film. Traces of lacing. Really love the coloring, and the type of opaqueness screams "triple IPA" (versus NE IPA).
Huge doses of sweet malts, candied fruit, dank greens, and pine resin. West Coast IPA on steroids, which I guess is the point. Sharp citrus, maybe a little wine grape, minimal stone or tropical fruit. Punchy but not overwhelming. Definitely smells sweet and boozy.
Unfortunately the sweetness is medicinal and denotes extremely overripe fruit, which I'm not a fan of. There's pithy citrus, tons of resin, white grape, soft peach, incredible grassy dankness, and plenty of biscuity malt, so there are absolutely things to like and ways to connect back to the aroma profile. But the medicinal / rotten fruit aspect has little appeal.
Feel is a little lighter than I expected given the look and size of the beer, but certainly silky and smooth. Very boozy and a little hot, though some of that may just be the sting of the medicinal notes on the tongue.
Fun to try, but not something I would ever seek out again. Prime example of a beer from a popular and respected brewery that garners monster ratings based on its huge ABV and boundary-pushing weirdness but is absolutely NOT deserving of those 4+ marks IMO. This simply ISN'T an "outstanding" Imperial American IPA.
Nov 28, 2019Huge doses of sweet malts, candied fruit, dank greens, and pine resin. West Coast IPA on steroids, which I guess is the point. Sharp citrus, maybe a little wine grape, minimal stone or tropical fruit. Punchy but not overwhelming. Definitely smells sweet and boozy.
Unfortunately the sweetness is medicinal and denotes extremely overripe fruit, which I'm not a fan of. There's pithy citrus, tons of resin, white grape, soft peach, incredible grassy dankness, and plenty of biscuity malt, so there are absolutely things to like and ways to connect back to the aroma profile. But the medicinal / rotten fruit aspect has little appeal.
Feel is a little lighter than I expected given the look and size of the beer, but certainly silky and smooth. Very boozy and a little hot, though some of that may just be the sting of the medicinal notes on the tongue.
Fun to try, but not something I would ever seek out again. Prime example of a beer from a popular and respected brewery that garners monster ratings based on its huge ABV and boundary-pushing weirdness but is absolutely NOT deserving of those 4+ marks IMO. This simply ISN'T an "outstanding" Imperial American IPA.
Reviewed by c014572 from Illinois
3.22/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a nice dank copper color. Aroma of apricots. Flavor of.. wham... extreme bitterness that will not subside through the finish. I love FFF high ABV beers and heavy dry-hopping, but this is way too hop-forward for me.
Oct 30, 2018Reviewed by joe1510 from Illinois
4.4/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.4/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22oz Bottle
$15
Three Floyd's Kiosk
Quaanto ain't too shabby looking. It's bright, glowing really, apricot orange that somehow manages to get even brighter where the glass widens... A dusty white, dish soap foam forms on the pour, irregular bubbled and crackling. The head slowly fades to a chunky halo with some whispy islands throughout. It looks ready to get thrown down the hatch.
Oh, man. That's a three Floyd's beer. A tremendous mix of tropical fruit and citrus make the hop profile of this beer incredibly complex along the lines of some of their best. A smattering of papaya and spicy guava kick it off but never hold still. Underripe pineapple and gobs of grapefruit in all its forms come next. All these aromas are fluid and ever moving, morphing. There's even an undercurrent of dank forest and old leather. A soft alcoholic note of turpentine actually becomes addictive. That guava grows over time. Mild caramel and biscuit maltiness make for a sturdy base., even some toffee flashes through.
The flavor profile of this beer has just about as much depth as the nose but the vibrancy falls a tad short of that high bar. You could take what I mentioned above, about the nose, and place it right here as the descriptor for the flavor. The only difference is that the flavor is coupled with gobs of dried apricots as well which helps make up for that tiny loss of vibrancy in the transition.
This is a monster of a beverage but it drinks like slightly less of a monster of a beverage. The body actually weighs in a touch over moderate but there's an active effervescence at work that brings about a good frothiness helping push away any residual sweetness that may have considered sticking around. This beer is brash and bitter and those massive IBUs also help scourge any sugars with bad intentions, as a matter of fact, this beer finishes dry as a bone. Danger, danger.
Quaanto is bordering on absurd. By that I mean the unbelievable quality, depth, and cleanliness of a 12.5% triple IPA. This just doesn't happen. It's hugely vibrant, bitter, and dry. It's hugely drinkable, dangerous, and delicious. When this beer is around I will buy it from this point forward.
Oct 21, 2018$15
Three Floyd's Kiosk
Quaanto ain't too shabby looking. It's bright, glowing really, apricot orange that somehow manages to get even brighter where the glass widens... A dusty white, dish soap foam forms on the pour, irregular bubbled and crackling. The head slowly fades to a chunky halo with some whispy islands throughout. It looks ready to get thrown down the hatch.
Oh, man. That's a three Floyd's beer. A tremendous mix of tropical fruit and citrus make the hop profile of this beer incredibly complex along the lines of some of their best. A smattering of papaya and spicy guava kick it off but never hold still. Underripe pineapple and gobs of grapefruit in all its forms come next. All these aromas are fluid and ever moving, morphing. There's even an undercurrent of dank forest and old leather. A soft alcoholic note of turpentine actually becomes addictive. That guava grows over time. Mild caramel and biscuit maltiness make for a sturdy base., even some toffee flashes through.
The flavor profile of this beer has just about as much depth as the nose but the vibrancy falls a tad short of that high bar. You could take what I mentioned above, about the nose, and place it right here as the descriptor for the flavor. The only difference is that the flavor is coupled with gobs of dried apricots as well which helps make up for that tiny loss of vibrancy in the transition.
This is a monster of a beverage but it drinks like slightly less of a monster of a beverage. The body actually weighs in a touch over moderate but there's an active effervescence at work that brings about a good frothiness helping push away any residual sweetness that may have considered sticking around. This beer is brash and bitter and those massive IBUs also help scourge any sugars with bad intentions, as a matter of fact, this beer finishes dry as a bone. Danger, danger.
Quaanto is bordering on absurd. By that I mean the unbelievable quality, depth, and cleanliness of a 12.5% triple IPA. This just doesn't happen. It's hugely vibrant, bitter, and dry. It's hugely drinkable, dangerous, and delicious. When this beer is around I will buy it from this point forward.
Quaanto from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
118 ratings
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