Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
%ABV: 6.0
Brewery: 3Floyds Brewery
Beer Advocate: 95 World-Class...Fuck-N-Eh!!!
Along with Stone, 3Floyds was among the first beers I tried when I was
getting the Big D! Alpha King was the
first beer from 3Floyds I ever had and I instantly fell in love with
everything about Alpha King along with 3Floyds.
It was that year (2010) that Turbo and I made a trip to 3Floyd’s Dark
Lord’s Day which coincidently was the last year it was general admission. We had a great time but sadly I was a mess so
I didn’t actually appreciate how awesome it was! That being said I picked up a 6 pack of Alpha
King that year (2010) at Baesler’s market and drank all of em! They were tasty! The crazy thing is back then the shelves in
Terre Haute were packed with tons of beers from 3Floyds, now you’re lucky to
find one 6 pack of anything. I had to
establish super secret alliances with people all over Terre Haute in order to
get a chance to get any 3Floyds product when it hits the shelves!
Alpha king is an American Pale Ale.
It has the perfect combination of hops and malts to give it a unique
flavor that is neither too bitter or too sweet.
It is “smooth”! Alpha King is one
of the smoothest APAs out there and among my favorite along with Dale’s Pale
Ale by Oskar Blues! There are many
things about Alpha King that stand out from the perfectly balanced hop profile
with hints of citrus and hints of nutty sweetness to the awesome label art which
3Floyds is known for on all their products!
Alpha King pours a nice dark amber to dark orange color. The head is frothy and thick with significant
lacing! 6 packs are scarce and any time
I see one I buy it regardless if I need it or not. Amazingly most restaurants and bars in Terre
Haute carry Alpha King on tap. Among
those are 7th and Elm and TGI Fridays! So if you happen to be in the area stop and
grab a pint and I bet you love it like I do!
Cheers!
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