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.
THOMAS CREEK RED ALE
Puckered oak-aged cherry sourness tops bruised orange tang and white grape esters. Latent dry Scotch lick rises to surface unexpectedly.
33 EXPORT DORTMUNDER LAGER
Swampy skunked veggie waft, dank clay-like hop sedation, and mild sourdough impression confront peppery lemon-spiced zest of hardy German-styled Viet Namese. Beechwood-smoked herbal-tinged husked corn dryness lags at metallic finish.
THIRSTY DOG SIBERIAN NIGHT IMPERIAL STOUT
Rich ink black stout with sturdy 9% alcohol rush brings up-front black chocolate roast to coffee-burnt cappuccino nexus, leaving tar-like maple-molasses gunk along the way. Concealed oak-dried black cherry souring tempers murky oatmeal-walnut bottom. Only its phenol acridity mars perfection.
THIRSTY DOG OLD LEGHUMPER ROBUST PORTER
Cascading brown head, brawny cola hue, and musty mocha waft introduce creamy caramel-malted porter. Dry coffee frontage and black licorice jot increase sharp hop-roasted dark chocolate bottom to Scotch-licked burnt maple finish. Charred wood, chewing tobaco, and tar accents add further depth.
THIRIEZ XXTRA GOLDEN FARMHOUSE ALE
Prickly dry-hopped Saison-styled farmhouse ale varies only a tad from brewers’ less resinous Blonde. Green-bottled pearly-headed yellow-clouded medium body with meringue head opens extremely carbolic. But as piney rough edge and waning leathery horse blanket waft soften, zesty lemony orange rind bittering slips into summery tangerine-melon-banana tropicalia, accruing orange blossom honey luster. Herbaceous ginger-thyme-clove schism and floral illusions stir up earthen balsam base, enhancing grassy hop constancy. Buttery white wine finish receives minor ester-y grape mustiness countering slim marshmallow sweetness.