Alpha Klaus Christmas (Xmas) Porter | 3 Floyds Brewing Co.




Brewed by:
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Indiana, United States
3floyds.com
Style: American Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Winter
Notes / Commercial Description:
Alpha King’s festive cousin. A big American Christmas Porter brewed with English chocolate malt, Mexican sugar and of course, tons of strange American hops. Cheers!
38 IBU
Added by zerk on 12-06-2002
HISTOGRAM
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Ratings: 2,268 | Reviews: 767
2.68/5 rDev -35%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Poured this beer form a 22 oz bomber. Poured black with a brownish head. Left a good collar throughout the glass. To me, this beer had hints of coffee and pine at the same time. The taste was not one of my favorites. I did not enjoy drinking this beer. I am big fan of some of their other beers, but I did not enjoy this beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Poured this beer form a 22 oz bomber. Poured black with a brownish head. Left a good collar throughout the glass. To me, this beer had hints of coffee and pine at the same time. The taste was not one of my favorites. I did not enjoy drinking this beer. I am big fan of some of their other beers, but I did not enjoy this beer.
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2.7/5 rDev -34.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Thanks for this extra Chris.
I don't know how I feel about this Three Floyd's "guy" on my bottle...looks like a shady pot smokin' fella with poor design, but remember to never judge a beer by it's label?
A: Pours like a good dark-roasted coffee color with a nice cascading soapy head that can hold it's own for a bit. Lacing was agreeable, but not spectacular.
S: Chocolate malt, robust spice, and good amount of hops.
T: The hops are overbearing in this beer's taste, but didn't think they would be this unpleasant judging from the nose. I enjoyed the malt profile or what I could taste of it...sweet and chocolaty. The hop profile was not to my liking in this beer, pungently unpleasant and irritating to my buds for some reason. I certainly have enjoyed hopped up stouts before, but this wasn't registering well with me.
M: Where is the viscosity that I have come to expect from 3F? This beer has an average mouthfeel, tad thin 'n' slim.
D: Not a fan of this beer, perhaps my opinion would change with a more aged version of it as the hops exercise control over the beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Thanks for this extra Chris.
I don't know how I feel about this Three Floyd's "guy" on my bottle...looks like a shady pot smokin' fella with poor design, but remember to never judge a beer by it's label?
A: Pours like a good dark-roasted coffee color with a nice cascading soapy head that can hold it's own for a bit. Lacing was agreeable, but not spectacular.
S: Chocolate malt, robust spice, and good amount of hops.
T: The hops are overbearing in this beer's taste, but didn't think they would be this unpleasant judging from the nose. I enjoyed the malt profile or what I could taste of it...sweet and chocolaty. The hop profile was not to my liking in this beer, pungently unpleasant and irritating to my buds for some reason. I certainly have enjoyed hopped up stouts before, but this wasn't registering well with me.
M: Where is the viscosity that I have come to expect from 3F? This beer has an average mouthfeel, tad thin 'n' slim.
D: Not a fan of this beer, perhaps my opinion would change with a more aged version of it as the hops exercise control over the beer.
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2.85/5 rDev -30.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
A: A dark brown ale, raises a small head with poor retention. Splotchy lacing.
S: roasty chocolate malts, mild hints of spices.
T: Starts with watery chocolate milk, developing nutmeg and cinnamon on the mid-palate. Initially finishes with an unpleasant rubbing alcohol aftertaste, but as the beer warms that off-flavor seems to subside.
M: Moderate-low carbonation. Finishes with dry, slightly astringent spices.
O: A fairly run-of-the-mill porter. I don't find the spices adding much, but at least they aren't overdone. I was rather worried about the initial off-flavors, but that seems to be remedied by letting the beer warm for 15 minutes.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
A: A dark brown ale, raises a small head with poor retention. Splotchy lacing.
S: roasty chocolate malts, mild hints of spices.
T: Starts with watery chocolate milk, developing nutmeg and cinnamon on the mid-palate. Initially finishes with an unpleasant rubbing alcohol aftertaste, but as the beer warms that off-flavor seems to subside.
M: Moderate-low carbonation. Finishes with dry, slightly astringent spices.
O: A fairly run-of-the-mill porter. I don't find the spices adding much, but at least they aren't overdone. I was rather worried about the initial off-flavors, but that seems to be remedied by letting the beer warm for 15 minutes.
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Alpha Klaus Christmas (Xmas) Porter from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
4.12 out of
5 with
2,268 ratings
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