Strong malted barley flow given butterscotch influence backed by fruity notes. Fizzy hops soften maple creaminess and distant prune-date-fig tones for appealing well-rounded finish. Will appease wide range of drinkers.
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THREE FLOYDS PRIDE & JOY MILD ALE
Toasted barleymalt stint, piney grapefruit glint, and spiced butterscotch hint provide sedate bed for mildly nutty oats-dried ascension. Buttery succulence tantalizes understated medium-bodied champion.
THREE FLOYDS GUMBALLHEAD WHEAT ALE
Vibrant spruce hop opening increases hazy pale summer ale profile as grassy wheat sustenance dominates polite peach-cherry-berry-mango tang, reticent white grape tartness and minor coriander tuft. By piney finish, orange-grapefruit peel bitterness consumes scaled down nutty remnant.
THREE FLOYDS DREADNAUGHT IMPERIAL I.P.A.
Sugared cereal malts, toasted barley, and honeyed wheat juxtapose bright orange-tangerine-grapefruit bitterness. Subsequently, piney resin and sappy spruce darken sinewy yeast sweetness. Sauntering malt-glazed finish ripens fruity adjuncts well.
(THREE FLOYDS) BURNHAM PILSENER
Top notch full-bodied golden-red pilsner builds from delightful bitter hop assertion to succinct maple sweetness mid-palate then brisk roasted barley finish. Darker, thicker, and more complex than light-bodied competition.
THREE FLOYDS BRIAN BORU OLD IRISH RED ALE
Evergreen-freshened ruby red medium body furnishes sharp-fruited ripeness with nutty pliancy and floral cadence. Toasted almond and roasted chestnut illusions amiably counter piney Amarillo hop bittering as tangy peach-apricot-cherry expanse widens, embracing latent grapefruit-pineapple-orange tartness as well as subtle strawberry-watermelon nip.
THREE FLOYDS BLACK SUN STOUT
Complex ‘inky black’ stout boasts lingered black coffee bitterness intensifying flaked oat sweetness and unrefined maple sappiness to resinous molasses bottom. Roasted hops secure charred wood-charcoal tone and tar-like murk to harsh cinder finish. Adjacent rich milky creaminess penetrates anise-spiced grapefruit splash and black licorice hint.
THREE FLOYDS ALPHA KLAUS CHRISTMAS PORTER
Delectable brownish ruby-highlighted winter warmer denied customary seasonal spicing for smoked mocha malt jut, honey roast, piney resin, plus chewing tobacco and cigar ash illusions. Beneath lies powdered cocoa, brown chocolate, and toffee sedation.
THREE FLOYDS ALPHA KING PALE ALE
Ambitious amber-clouded tan-headed pale ale softens blackened grain-roasted assertion, dry piney hop redolence, and nutty undertones with lively perfumed citrus persistence. Subsidiary orange-peeled berry-cherry conflux adds further luster. Oats-charred malt-lacquered thickness reinforces fruity essence.
THOMAS KEMPER HAPPY COW WINTERBRAU
Burnt resin complexion, blackened mocha-malt mouthfeel, toasted hop crest, and roasted barley backbone given brown-sugared honeyed tobacco lilt. Lacking expectant wintry seasonal spicing. Brewery defunct: 2002.
THOMAS KEMPER BIG FAT TUBA OKTOBERFEST
Musty sweet-scented autumnal Bavarian retains soft buttery caramel malt flow, toasted barley-wheat rhapsody, and casual mocha-tobacco niche, but needs fuller-bodied refinement and less astringent finish to compete with better German-styled brews. Brewery defunct: 2002.
THOMAS HARDY COUNTRY BITTER
Pour carefully to avoid disturbing sediment is fair warning for fizzy white-headed bottle-conditioned mild ale. Visible sour yeast sediment and bitter grain affectation augment dry hop finish of frustratingly boring Brit.