Beer: Three Floyds Alpha King Pale Ale
Brewery Location: Munster, IN
Beer Style: American Pale Ale
Serving Style: Bottle
ABV: 6.0%
There are three beers that I almost always have on hand in my house. Bell's Two-Hearted, Stone IPA, and this beer. These three make up my go-to beers. This is the very first beer I ever had from Three Floyds. I have enjoyed most of their lineup with the exception of a couple beers, and several of their brews are in my top ten overall personal beers. This is a highly sought after brew from hop-heads.
They call this beer an American pale ale, but I think it drinks more like and IPA, and this is probably why I like it so much. This is Three Floyd's flagship beer. My last Three Floyds brewery tour the brewer that gave the tour said that GumballHead could overtake this beer as their top selling beer in their lineup now that it's brewed all year long. I am happy for that fact, because I can now much more easily find this beer on the shelves at Party Pak. If I can't find it I have a secret liquor store that always has it, but it's a little more out of the way for me.
Pours a nice deep orange with a nice frothy white head that dissipates and leaves good lacing on the walls of my pint glass. Fantastic floral hoppy nose with big scents of citrus fruit and some sweet malt lagging behind. The scent is very vibrant and fresh. Great citrus hop bite at the front of the palate with tastes of grapefruit and fresh tangerines with just the right touch of sweet biscuity malt to round everything out. Medium bodied with medium carbonation that is smooth, crisp, and clean. A good session beer that goes well about anytime you could want.
This beer is just so fresh and clean. I love the finish of the late hops and bitterness on this one. It's just an easy drinking and well made beer. This will continue to always have a place in my fridge.
Cheers!
Matt