Forced Participation
3 Floyds Brewing Co.

 

 

Its cool to be seen drinking a pastry stout, or a hazy IPA, or a fruity sour ale. But deep inside there's times when you just want a beer. A beer that you can turn your brain off and simply enjoy. We all have this need sometimes and its ok to embrace this taste together.

Forced Participation pours a rather bright straw appearance with only the slightest notion of haze. As a slightly fruity, floral and spicy scent rolls off of the rim, there's a softer, breadier and heartier pilsner grain character that shines from underneath. Redolent with fresh baked bread, wafer and honysuckle, the first sip celebrates those pilsner flavors even more.

Trending with a full bodied pilsner-esque sweetness, the juicy malt profile eventually tightens up on the middle palate and this hops starts transitioning from floral and fruity toward spicy, grassy and slightly bitter. With lighter fruit flavors of apple and pear, there's a special flavor spectrum that sets Kolsch-styled beers apart from more pilsner-dominated lager profiles. A late taste of fresh and grassy herbs seem spicy with lemongrass, parsley and mint.

Medium bodied and fuller than most pilsner beers, this hybrid beer finishes crisp, clean and more rounded than the average light beer. Its brisk taste and refreshing mouthfeel follows with a brief aftertaste of honeysuckle, peppery spice and a hint of herb.