Dark Lord - XX Anniversary
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- From:
- 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 3.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 25, 2026
- Added:
- May 14, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Bourbon barrel-aged with vanilla beans, cinnamon and pink peppercorns.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.49/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - The beer was a viscous slick black color with little carbonation.
Smell- This was a bit of a cinnamon roll, with notes of vanilla, but an undertone of chocolate.
Taste - it almost seemed like they did not mix these very well. The Handjee, with vanilla notes, was very apparent toward the front. The cinnamon of them the Chemtrail, was more apparent toward the back
Mouthfeel - Notes from both of the beers linger on the palette nicely with the cinnamon enduring longest.
Overall - It was nothing unexpected, but I enjoyed this.
May 25, 2026Smell- This was a bit of a cinnamon roll, with notes of vanilla, but an undertone of chocolate.
Taste - it almost seemed like they did not mix these very well. The Handjee, with vanilla notes, was very apparent toward the front. The cinnamon of them the Chemtrail, was more apparent toward the back
Mouthfeel - Notes from both of the beers linger on the palette nicely with the cinnamon enduring longest.
Overall - It was nothing unexpected, but I enjoyed this.
Rated by stortore from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Fobab 2024.
May 07, 2025
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
4.6/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours dark cola brown and settles onyx black in the glass with a sudsy mocha colored head that lingers a bit. Looks beautiful in the glass.
Lots of cinnamon and vanilla as expected on the nose, and a bit of stone fruit, plus the barrel and roasty coffee. A lot going on here, and it works for me.
The cinnamon and vanilla are very prominent on the taste and quite delicious, with roasty coffee and stone fruit following, and a nice barrel note that is present throughout the taste and settles at the back of the palate as a nice warming. Wow.
The mouthfeel is full and creamy, fitting the Dark Lord family. This is world class, IMHO.
Mar 16, 2025Lots of cinnamon and vanilla as expected on the nose, and a bit of stone fruit, plus the barrel and roasty coffee. A lot going on here, and it works for me.
The cinnamon and vanilla are very prominent on the taste and quite delicious, with roasty coffee and stone fruit following, and a nice barrel note that is present throughout the taste and settles at the back of the palate as a nice warming. Wow.
The mouthfeel is full and creamy, fitting the Dark Lord family. This is world class, IMHO.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.29/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Burnt black with a thin, flat brown collar.
A little woodier than either Marshmallow Handjee or ChemTrailMix usually are, this blend (or is it just a combination of ingredients?) also has a fruitier, almost boozier vanilla. This element is unique, kind of like cherry cordial, while the cinnamon interestingly increases the base roast you don't often detect in the variants.
Does it seem a bit thinner than individual variants usually are? I think so. However, the vanilla delectably increases on the nose as it warms.
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Having my bottle during our annual March Madness share, the cinnamon has undoubtedly won out, which normally I'd be all for, but this is meant to be a cuvee of sorts. It gives big dusty, nutty coffee cake vibes. At the same time, it's still lighter than the typical Dark Lord body. The vanilla becomes a sort of rice pudding or even on into cremesoda, but overall Handjee has been defeated in this blend.
Furthermore, CLAG's Vietnamese Abraxas 2024 Perennial collab won this day. Handjee and ChemTrailMix on their own, though, are still formidable opponents.
May 22, 2024A little woodier than either Marshmallow Handjee or ChemTrailMix usually are, this blend (or is it just a combination of ingredients?) also has a fruitier, almost boozier vanilla. This element is unique, kind of like cherry cordial, while the cinnamon interestingly increases the base roast you don't often detect in the variants.
Does it seem a bit thinner than individual variants usually are? I think so. However, the vanilla delectably increases on the nose as it warms.
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Having my bottle during our annual March Madness share, the cinnamon has undoubtedly won out, which normally I'd be all for, but this is meant to be a cuvee of sorts. It gives big dusty, nutty coffee cake vibes. At the same time, it's still lighter than the typical Dark Lord body. The vanilla becomes a sort of rice pudding or even on into cremesoda, but overall Handjee has been defeated in this blend.
Furthermore, CLAG's Vietnamese Abraxas 2024 Perennial collab won this day. Handjee and ChemTrailMix on their own, though, are still formidable opponents.
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