Pride & Joy Mild Ale - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

JohnnyMc

Ohio

3.45/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

A session type beer from Three Floyds!

Pours out a nice darker orange with 2 fingers of a fluffy, white head.

The aroma has some grassy, slightly floral, slightly citrus hop notes along with a touch of caramel and bready malt notes.

The taste is mostly hop driven with the grassy hop notes along with some floral notes a small touch of citrus and some caramel sweetness in the middle to balance it all out. There is a bit of bready malt note in the back end too.

The body is very light, almost thin and the mouthfeel is slightly creamy.

This is a very easy to drink, crisp, clean and refreshing beer. It's not overly complex, but you could put down quite a few of these during the summer. Nothing out of the ordinary, but does what it wants to do quite well.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 21:14:18 | More by JohnnyMc

tdm168

North Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A - dark orangish amber wiht a big, soft, dense, white head that has great retention

S - big citrusy oranges with tons of orange zest

T - huge citrusy hop character, orange zest, sweet malt, faint birthday cake batter, mild bitterness in the finish

M - medium bodied, well carbonated, very smooth

This is a fantastic APA. It's very easy to drink. It's intricate, enjoyable, complex, hoppy, malty, smooth, refreshing, and definitely worth a try. This was incredible.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 01:34:52 | More by tdm168

Tone

Missouri

3.99/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours a clear, copper color. 1/3 inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of strong hops, hint of floral, hint of grass, slight alcohol, slight sweet malt, hint of pale malt, sugar, and a hint of pine. Fits the style of an American Pale Ale. Mouth feel is smooth and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of citrus hops, hint of floral, pine, slight sweet malt, and a hint of alcohol. Overall, good appearance, aroma, feel, and blend.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 12:51:30 | More by Tone

MattyG85

Minnesota

4.21/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Sam Adams "Perfect Pint" glass.

Appearance: Pours a deep copper amber orange with a lot of fast rising bubbles. Huge five finger off white head with very good retention. Leaves a lot of creamy lacing around the glass.

Smell: A solid hop forward aroma that is fairly grassy with a solid malt presence. Hops upfront with a mix of herbal, grassy, and citrus hops with hints of orange peel, pineapple, grapefruit, and lemon. Also some pine resin in the hop mix. Solid balancing presence of bready malts with hints of caramel, biscuit, toffee, yeast, and cracker. A very vibrant and well balanced smell for a "mild" beer.

Taste: Like the aroma previews, a good balance of grassy and citrus hop flavor with bready caramel malts. Hoppy up front with a taste of grassy and herbal hops. Fruity taste of citrus orange, pineapple, lemon, and some grapefruit. Also some piney and floral hop taste. Solid presence of sweet bready malts with notes of caramel, toffee, biscuit, cracker, and yeast. Very well balanced taste that while is not huge, is a lot more than you expect from a mild. Very solid and tasty.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Creamy, fairly wet, and very smooth.

Overall: A very good mild ale that is more like a pale ale. Solid hop mix with a good malt balance.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 07:00:29 | More by MattyG85

elchingen

Georgia

3.65/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12oz btl poured into a Sam Adams pint glass.

A: Pretty appealing orangish, amber coloring. Head was adequate, just off-white, fluffy & fairly long lasting. Solid lacing.

S: Fruity citrus rind aroma jumps out first. Hops very much present, but not an overtly hoppy smelling beer. Yeasty bread.

T: Ying and yang of hop/malt seems fairly balanced. Cut/wet grass, lemon rind, a good dose of sweet maltiness. Dry & moderate bitterness on the finish. However, overall, I'm left wanting more. Malty aftertaste is neither offensive nor pleasant.

M: Smooth. Small amount of carbonation felt. Alcohol is perceived, but just.

O: Well, I guess they mostly nailed the idea of trying to come up with an "American Mild". A fairly easygoing ale with slightly lower levels of hop bitterness and slightly higher levels of malt than you'd see in a typical APA - though I'd say it still is rather too forceful to really be a session ale - hop heads sure to disagree. Unfortunately, it didn't really add up to anything too exciting for me. Great brewery, but this is my least favorite brew of theirs so far.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 23:08:40 | More by elchingen

macrosmatic

Florida

4.03/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Irishace9 for this one. Had once before on tap, this is my first bottle experience with this one. Poured from 12 oz. bottle into CCB pint glass.

A: This is an attractive, nice copper with some haze. Fluffy two-finger off-white head that lasts. Medium level of visible carbonation.

S: Hops (pine with a touch of citrus) and bready, chewy malt. Not a big aroma overall here - although the amount of aroma and the citrus rind aspect grows as the beer warms during the drink.

T: Follows aroma - with the addition of grassiness to the hop profile, and an almost wheat/grainy flavor on the exhale. Overall impression is a bit malt forward. Dry with a moderate bitterness on the finish.

M: Heavy-bodied for style, and chewy. Good carbonation sensation. No alcohol to speak of.

O: An enjoyable beer. I think it could be just a bit more hoppy (especially the citrus character), but this seems to be a personal preference. The wheat flavor seems a bit out of place, but I think it's growing on me. Tasty, but nothing that blows your socks off.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 03:38:26 | More by macrosmatic

Alextricity

Michigan

4.04/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a nice brown color with a pretty big, bubbly head. Lookin' good.

Smell: Not too much like the taste. The aroma on this one, as the label says, has a hop nose. Super pleasant -- nice, fresh, quality hops on this one... mostly like fresh grass or pine.

Taste/feel: Doesn't taste so much like the smell, but still very awesome. The taste is malt-dominant, and this truly tastes like an APA (unlike Zombie Dust, which I feel is more like an IPA). It's hard for me to describe how this one tastes, but it's just like a gritty, malty, cereal flavor that keeps making me come back for another sip. The bitterness is there, but it's, like the style claims to be, mild. This may be called a mild ale, but it's really not as mild as one would think... a fantastic hop nose, with a delicious flavor. An underdog from Three Floyds.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 00:14:25 | More by Alextricity

cway2031

California

3.28/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Living in Chicago I am lucky to have access to Three Floyd's lineup on a first-come-first-serve basis. It's not that hard to find 3F beers in chicago...it's just that if you aren't buying it from the brewery then you usually have a limited selection. This is one of the ones that usually gets neglected when people snap up 3F at the stores. For example I heard someone at Binny's last week ask a worker if they have any 3F in stock. The worker replied: "Well, we have a few six packs of Pride & Joy" To which the costumer said: "Awwww dammit, that sucks." I've overlooked this beer, as I think many people have in our area.

The beer itself isn't spectacular. Right one the bottle it says "Mild Ale"...and yes it is mild for 3F standards. Nothing stands out. But I can see why they make it. Perfect for hipsters who want to drink 3F, but can't stand hops. With a lower ABV it is certainly sessionable, but at the $11.99 per sixer price (plus Chicago taxes) I don't see it being worth it for the price as a session beer. Now if it were $7.99 per sixer I'd be much more pleased.

My preference of Pale Ales (NOTE: I prefer the Hoppier-styled APAs)
Zombie Dust>Alpha King> ---(Then a gap)---Daisy Cutter>Sierra Nevada>Pride&Joy

All in all, I'd pass on it. Nothing special. Which I love changing up the ABV and IBUs in what I drink, but even still I just personally don't like this and wouldn't seek it out again. There are many other Pale Ales I would grab before this one.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 19:28:43 | More by cway2031

falloutsnow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From: Three Floyds Brewpub
Date: None on bottle, but picked up about two weeks ago
Glass: Tulip

Perhaps the most balanced hoppy beer that Three Floyds produces, Pride & Joy is both full of hop flavors, yet lets the grains demonstrate a presence as well. The major flavors are citrus, tropical fruit pulp, and grain/biscuits, which combine into a very drinkable pale ale. There is enough modest bitterness and hints of vegetal hops to give a slight nod to the English tradition as well. While I'd probably most enjoy this during slightly warmer months, the tropical and citrus fruit flavors are refreshing in their reminder of the spring and summer to come.

Pour a tall, 3cm head of fairly clean white foam, made up of medium and large-sized bubbles, with above average retention, fading in about two minutes or so to a thick ring around the glass and a thin film of foam atop the body. Lacing is somewhat substantial, sticking across the entire glass in large dollops and swaths. The body is a copper orange color, with light bringing out bright orange hues. Transparent, with fairly vigorous and visible carbonation.

Aroma of dried orange peel, very modest grapefruit, toasted bread and baked biscuit-like malts, tobacco leaf, and some withering-bitter vegetal-like hops. There's quite a bit going on here, and the result is perhaps one of the more balanced beers from Three Floyds, which is really enjoyable.

Overall flavor a bit like "Constant Comment" tea, but with citrus/tropical hops and grain/biscuit-influenced malt backbone. Front of palate is sweet, as from pale malts, with modest grain and biscuit notes, as well as contributed by a medley of tropical fruit juices. Mid-palate picks up orange peel, cloves, hop bitterness, mild tropical fruit (passion fruit, minor mango and pineapple) and citrus (orange) with a backdrop of mild grain-like flavors and some malt sweetness. Back of palate finds a more assertive hop bitterness, but still some tropical hop (passion fruit) and sweet orange/grapefruit, with pale malt sweetness and biscuit-like flavor. Aftertaste of is moderate bitterness with lingering biscuit and grain flavors.

Beer is medium to medium-light in body, with medium-low levels of carbonation, gently creating a slightly foamy, very smooth mouthfeel. Closes quite dry, with modest residual stickiness lingering across the palate.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 03:46:38 | More by falloutsnow

dpodratsky3

Georgia

4.24/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12 oz bottle poured into pint glass

A: Clear, golden amber color, typical pale ale color, great head though, off white, sticky, dense and frothy, .5 finger when settled

S: Amazing pungent hops, fruit and pine mixed, bits of tropical fruit

T: Actually a little mild for an APA especially from FFF, has great flavor though, just not that bitter punch I was anticipating, pine dominates flavor but doesn't taste dank or resiny, pleasant malt provides sweetness throughout, super easy to drink, but missing a touch of depth

M: Good body, easy and refreshing, carb sting up front but maybe a little flat in the finish

O: A super easy drinking APA, I love the pine and fruit combination

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 02:40:49 | More by dpodratsky3

brewtus

Ohio

3.85/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle poured into tulip. Pours dark orange, thin bubbles. You can smell dark fruits, Tastes very bready, some cinnonom, some apple, some cherry but not in a sweet way, just subtle. a hint of bitterness from the hops, earthy. amazing balance between the malt and hops. This is a very easy drinking beer, not one of their poster child's but worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2013 01:09:34 | More by brewtus

ThickNStout

Georgia

3.98/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle from zrab11 (thanks man!). If the numbers printed on the bottle are a bottling date, I'm sure not man enough to decipher them. Served in a Red Brick snifter.

Pours murky orange with a quarter finger pale head. A fair amount of lacing.

Smells of piney and floral hops with a touch of malty sweetness.

Taste follows the nose. A rush of subtle but flavorful hops followed by a sweet cracker maltyness. A nice balance that is nice and flavorful without ever getting out of control.

Light feel with moderate carbonation. Long flavorful hoppy aftertaste.

I have to admit that as a die hard imperial fan I was skeptical about a "mild ale". This was no joke though. They pack a good bit of hop character in such a small package. I don't "session" but if I did, I would want a whole lot more of this.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 07:52:41 | More by ThickNStout

KFBR392

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: A golden orange color for this Mild Ale/APA. Excellent lacing on glass was a very nice surprise. Head started at about a finger but died down but never disappeared.

Smell: AHHH, wonderful light tropical fruits greet the drinker. The hops are the driving force, accompanied by a caramel presence that cannot be ignored. Refreshing, reminds me of a warm summer day.

Taste: After enjoying the pleasant aromas, it was not a let down with the taste. Crisp hops at the front of the beer yield way to the tropical fruit, soon to be replaced by another surge of hops. At 30IBU's this beer really brings some high quality flavor.

Mouthfeel: Sharp taste, hops and light fruits manage to linger around for a long time on the palette.

Overall: In my opinion, Three Floyds Brewery is that their best with their APA's. Alpha King, Zombie Dust, and Pride & Joy are all elite examples of the style. I've been lucky enough to have all three and look forward to getting my hands on much more of these masterpieces. Pride & Joy doesn't quite have the pull the other two but this is still a wonderful brew. I would recommend this to anyone looking to get into craft beer as a nice jumping off point.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2013 07:36:27 | More by KFBR392

superspak

Michigan

4.23/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but was purchased recently. Pours a very hazy golden amber color with a nice 2 finger fluffy white head with excellent retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings to the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation as well. Aromas of big orange zest, grapefruit, pineapple, bread, floral, light pine, grass, and light citrus rind. Damn nice aromas with nice hop complexity and balance. Taste of orange zest, pine, grapefruit, caramel, bread, floral, grass, and light citrus rind. Good amount of grassy citrus bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus zest, pine, caramel, bread, grass, floral, and citrus rind on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic hop flavor complexity and balance; with a solid malt backbone; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly creamy, sticky, and crisp mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent pale ale! Great hop flavor balance and complexity; and extremely smooth to drink as expected. A highly enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 06:15:27 | More by superspak

zrbeer1579

Illinois

4.23/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Copper with a thick one finger white head. Lots of lacing.

Aroma: Citrus hops, faint lemon/orange, floral, and some breadiness

Taste: Malt breadiness and some sweetness. Citrus hops, Very slight orange.

Mouth feel: Median light body, wet and slight bitter finish.

Overall: Great malt and hops characters. Easy to drink and refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2012 02:09:18 | More by zrbeer1579

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours out a semi-hazed light amber color with three fingers of frothy foam and decent retention and lacing properties. Light, crisp, and refreshing texture / body with a sparkling carbonation.

Surprisingly robust floral, lemon peel, and spice hopping on a palpable cracker malt. The flavor contains all of these elements and also a spoonful of pine resin on the side. Almost the dictionary definition of a good sessionable APA.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 03:43:30 | More by WastingFreetime

sleuthdog

Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into FFF Teku glass

Appearance: Copper, orange color with a solid two fingers off white head that settled slowly to a ring of tight bubbles along the edge of the glass. It is semi-clear in that light can penetrate but it's still slightly hazy, too.

Smell: Slight hop presence but seems dominated by malt and grains. I do pick out some citrus notes although subdue for sure. Orange and bready combined.

Taste: Bready with a slight caramel sweetness followed by a mild hop tingle.

Mouthfeel: Definitely a light feeling beer that seems almost watery. A very refreshing beer.

Overall: This is one of my favorite summer beers because its so damn refreshing and easy to drink. This just goes down so very easy and is a beer that I dare say, is session able.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2012 00:49:04 | More by sleuthdog

Hopdaemon39

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass- pours a hazy amber/orange color with about a finger of head, GREAT retention, some nice rings of lacing. Beautiful looking ale.

Smell is interesting- pretty lemon-y. A little pale malt, not a particularly strong scent. Pleasant, but could be fuller.

Taste is also interesting- like a British bitter but more citrus-y. Lemon and pale malt mix at first, follower by some caramel, which then gives way to the lemon and slight bitterness.

Mouthfeel is excellent- medium light body, moderate soft carbonation. This ones a keeper folks. As they say, great session beer. Too bad I can't get it regularly.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2012 02:27:52 | More by Hopdaemon39

rlee1390

Indiana

3.9/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A-Nice cloudy orange, some carbonation, two finger head.

S-Caramel malt, with a bouquet of citrus hops. Some grassy hops as well.

T-Starts with large malt profile, which includes caramel. Some citrus hops rounding it out with a tad bit of bitterness.

M-Light to medium bodied, nice carbonation, perhaps over carbonated.

O-A decent beer, it is mild although I think it could use some more bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2012 14:13:33 | More by rlee1390

joefuzz

New York

3.93/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours golden orange with a nice sized head. It has a general fruity smell with a slight hoppy hint. Taste is very pleasant, very nice citrus hops on the first sip that lead into a nice deeper orange lemon like aftertaste. Mouthfeel is pretty spot on carbonation slightly high. Overall an amazing session beer I wish we had this year round by me.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 23:07:03 | More by joefuzz

williamjbauer

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottled served in weizen glass

A - Golden amber with 2 finger white head with excellent retention and excellent bubbly lacing

S - Citrus herbal and floral hop wheat mild notes

T - Strong herbal, pine, wheat, follows note, very nice. Slams you in the face with citrus, peppery spice and herbal notes, then backs off all most too soon with a nice smooth only mildly bitter finish.

M - Medium body, moderate carbonation. A lot of warming EtOH.

O - Pretty good, just think this mild APA has too soon a finish

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2012 18:16:41 | More by williamjbauer

cousineddy

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a sam adams perfect pint glass

Appearance: Burnt orange color with 1.5 fingers of nice offwhite head, dissipates a little quick.

Smell: Nice fragrance, citrusy with apricot and toffee. Also has some good hopiness to offset the fruit notes.

Taste: Nice and crisp, just enough hops and yet it isn't overpowering. Toffee and Citrus fruit that correspond with the fragrance.

Mouthfeel: Plenty of carbonation but it dissipates quickly on the tongue. It doesn't linger around the palate which makes it very drinkable.

Overall: Good session brew, i like the pale ale characteristics along with the fruitiness. Great on mild spring or summer evenings.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 00:48:49 | More by cousineddy

cagocubs

Illinois

4.38/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a ipa glass.

A: Pours a cider/hazy/pale yellow-amber with a big puffy head that instantly laces and starts to recede.

S: Hops, citrus, florals, grapefruit.

T: A wet and juicy flavor. Has the hops, citrus, and floral tones, but not overpowering. It has full depth flavor but also has a high drink ability with how easy and simple the good flavors are.

M: Wet, great mouth coating, lighter body for FFF. Stays sweet throughout the sip with slight drying at the end.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2012 05:08:54 | More by cagocubs

thydarkprevails

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Fresh bottle poured into a duvel tulip. Pours a murky orange amber with an inch of head that shrinks to coat the top. Lacing is decent. Aroma is intense tropical citrus. Pineapple, grapefruit, lemon. It's very three floyds. There's some pepper there too. Taste is mild citrus, some grapefruit and lemon, a bit of orange and pine too. Somewhat bready and caramel malt backs it up. Thin mouthfeel and pretty carbonated. Very good.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2012 12:01:08 | More by thydarkprevails

trxxpaxxs

New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a great pale yellow, with orange hues. There is about one full finger of pure white head that settles quickly leaving a big froth along the edges of the glass.

S: The nose is big citrus. Lemon and grapefruit abounds. So must so, that it's all I'm picking up. Smells great.

T: It starts out really light and crisp. It's mild and wet. The citrus notes start to shine through, but it's not a big punch in the face. It's just tasty and delicious. The finish also has great citrus flavors without ever getting too bitter.

M: Light bodied beer. It's refreshing and smooth. It starts a bit sweet and finishes dry, but not overly dry.

O: I really like this beer. It's a great low(er) abv beer with tons of flavor. If this were available in my area, I'd be drinking this beer on the regular.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2012 00:49:59 | More by trxxpaxxs