Arctic Panzer Wolf - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

RaulMondesi

California

3.21/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

I guess. Another IPA, another problem. I mean, Raul knows that it is palatable, but on a daily basis of drinking Pliny, Nelson, AleSmith IPA, Ruination, Racer 5, Sculpin... Blah blah blah blah! I can sip on it, but why should Raul care? Raul agrees, but he ain't stoked.

Peace!

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2013 04:54:26 | More by RaulMondesi

jegross2

Illinois

4.64/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewing the Arctic Panzer Wolf from Three Floyds Brewing Company out of Munster, Indiana.

Score: 96

Tap pour served in a La Fin Du Monde tulip at Kuma's Corner and enjoyed on 06/08/12. Review is from iPhone notes.

Appearance: Murky orange in color. Served with a finger or two of white head. Amazing lacing and awesome retention/cling. 5/5

Smell: Grapefruit, pine, orange juice, lemon zest, tropical citrus, pine and herbaceous, fresh grass. 4.5/5

Taste: Juicy tropical citrus hop bomb! Orange, grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, and mango. Ample lemonade and bitter pine. Sharp lemon-zest flavor. Faint hint of onion. 4.75/5

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Juicy mouthfeel. Bitter, slightly sweet. The mouthfeel here is directly comparable to Ghandi Bot. 4.5/5

Overall: One of the best IPA out there when fresh. I prefer this over Dreadnaught.

Cost: $10.99 for a 22 oz (bomber) bottle.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2013 04:38:53 | More by jegross2

Seanniek91

New Hampshire

4.61/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a bomber into a Redhook Limited Edition tulip. No bottled on date.

Appearance- Beautiful clear yellow/orange. One fingered bubbly white head that lasted about a minute. Great lacing.

Smell- Incredible aromas of chardonay and sauvignon blanc, lemon, peach, floral hops, grassy earthyness. Slight booze at the end.

Taste- Citrus, white wine grapes, earthy hops, peaches. Bitter, but balanced. Slight booze at the back of my throat.

Mouthfeel- Nicely carbonated. Smooth with light viscosity. Crisp.

Overall- This is a great DIPA. Second beer from Three Floyds and and It's another winner.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 17:27:33 | More by Seanniek91

sheepdog87

California

4.85/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

My daughter sent me a bottle of Arctic Panzer Wolf and Dreadnaught from Wisconsin (what UPS doesn't know...)
Dreadnaught is a real rival to Pliny the Elder but I think I like Arctic Panzer Wolf a little more (please God, forgive me!)
Appearance is hazy golden color, showing some character. Nice off-white head with good lacing as the glass empties.
Mouth feel is very good - a good amount of carbonation.
Taste: Citrus, almost tangerine, a hint of apricot, and pine taste - since I am from the Left Coast, what I consider a great IPA taste. Nice that you can taste some malt coming through the citrus/pine.
I really liked the taste and the smoothness - no bite, just smooth and easy to drink!

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 03:04:24 | More by sheepdog87

SerialHiker

Illinois

4.11/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a luminous golden orange…hazily transparent, I see a few bubbles happening on the inside…a thin layer of just off white head has formed and remains…a very inviting look…(4/5)

Smell: Tons of citrus hops…I’m getting orange, tangerine, pineapple, mandarin…very light and zesty, though not as much aroma as some I’ve had…light pale malts add background notes…fairly straight forward citrus hops (I imagine it’s the Citra variety) dominant I.P.A…(4/5)

Taste: Tons of citrus hops much like the nose…orange, pineapple, lemon and tangerine dominant, a touch of paler malts for good measure…some piney resin in the after taste…certainly not complex, the citrus hops are used well here making it a nice, flavorful brew…(4.25/5)

Mouthfeel: Medium body with medium carbonation…it does fluff up a bit bringing more lemony/orange tart citrus bitterness to the palate…wet, mildy chewy, some persimmon-like dryness in the finish…tingles the taste buds on the outside of my tongue…(4/5)

Overall: This is a delicious brew and right in my wheelhouse as of late as it seems I can’t get enough of these citrus hops dominant I.P.A’s and double I.P.A’s…the flavor is fantastic, though it doesn’t exude exuberant fresh taste that say a Stone Drink By or an Avery DuganA do...there’s very little alcohol taste for the higher ABV, allowing the beer ingredients to speak for themselves…the only downfall with this brew is the pricetag…at $11.99/22oz (though I bought this one for $10 at the brewery), it’s a bit pricey and not something I would normally spend for less than two beers…is it worth $12? maybe…but what I do have here is excellent and I’m enjoying it thoroughly…if you are looking for something chicagoland specific or are near the brewpub or don’t mind spending money on beer, then this brew is worthy of the money…if, like me, you are typically a baller on a budget, then you can pass on this one and choose something like a Three Floyds Zombie Dust 6-pack or even a Widmer Bros Nelson Imperial I.P.A. to excite your taste buds…(4/5)

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 23:57:49 | More by SerialHiker

popery

California

4.14/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

From notes, 7/29/11. Pours a bright, light gold with a big head. Dry start with some simple malt sweetness in the finish. Bitterness is strong, about an 8/10. Huge citric-pine aroma with just a touch of light maltiness. A touch of herbal and light stone fruit flavors, as well. West Coast in styling but still stands apart from any other DIPA that I’ve tried. Smooth and fairly light on the palate. No noticeable booziness. Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 07:50:58 | More by popery

kscaldef

Oregon

3.55/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Apricot colored, with a head slightly shy of 1 finger. Little retention or lacing. First pour from the bomber has good clarity, the second is full of fine floaties.

S: Mango, pineapple, mild citrus. Relatively restrained for the style.

T: Quite fruity, dominated by tropical flavors. Somewhat sweet, but with very little malt character.

M: Fairly dry, with medium-high carbonation. Slightly sticky, bitter finish.

O: Good, but definitely short of great in nearly all areas.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 23:53:20 | More by kscaldef

klyph76

Kentucky

4.73/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

I'm new to IPAs and up 'til now my favorites have been Southern Tier's 2XIPA and Three Floyds' Dreadnaught. But TF's Arctic Panzer Wolf has just blown my mind! It has tons of hops but in a flavorful way. It's a bit on the pricey side too (I paid $11.99 for a pint bottle at the Louisville Beer Store). But I honestly hope that someone in town gets this on tap soon! Great beer!!

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 22:30:43 | More by klyph76

ThickNStout

Georgia

4.35/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle from zrab11 (thanks!). No dicernable bottling info. Served in a Terrapin snifter.

Pours hazy straw gold with about ine finger of near white head that leaves a little lace.

The tropical and piney hops fill my nose just opening the bottle! Once in the glass other aromas of grass, biscuit and pineapple waft up. Really nice.

Hops dominate from the first sip (as they should). A pleasant mix of pine, pineapple, grass, biscuit, lemon, pepper, sweet bread, apricot and a little booze. The alcohol is present but dangerously subdued and smooth.

Oily slick, medium full body with fairly sharp carbonation. Long, dry, hop-infused piney finish.

A very well done imperial IPA. A little more dry than I'm used to that wasn't an issue here. I had no problems downing the entire bomber and would happily do so again.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 21:31:56 | More by ThickNStout

DocJitsu

California

4.88/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a crystal clear, classic golden color with an egg shell/vanilla colored, fat, foamy head. Hop vegetable matter is noted floating after the second half of the bomber is poured. The head retention is better than average. I stick my nose in and, hello grapefruit! Lovely, lovely grapefruit. Mouthfeel is nearly as lovely. Soft, full, wet, but not juicy. The hop hotness cuts what otherwise might express as juiciness. Perfect amount of carbonation scrub on the back of the tongue. Megagrapefruit, some pine around the edges of the tongue, light sulfur, and a bit of onion. This beer's my hero. One of the best from FFF, in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2012 19:32:39 | More by DocJitsu

Docrock

Illinois

4.08/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at FFF, served in a tulip

A - Golden with a clean white 1" head that quickly dissipated to a thin cap. Lacing was minimal.

S - huge, hopped to the max. pine and pineapple.

T - heavily hopped at the front- lots of pine, pineapple, orange peel with a slight lingering bitterness.

M - Moderate carbonation, crisp, nice bitterness on the finish. Hops overpower the malt, but the above is still noticeable.

O - On the hoppier side of most DIPA's. Not as balanced as Dreadnaught but if in the mood for a hop kick in the face, this is your beer.

Serving type: on-tap

12-18-2012 22:58:26 | More by Docrock

divineaudio

Michigan

4.1/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

from notes. bomber into my fff teku glass.

a - pours a nearly transparent amber color and formed a 2 finger, sudsy, off white head right away. foam dissipates just as fast, leaving spotty lacing in the glass.

s - honey, orange citrus, strawberry, faintly floral.

t - sugary sweet malt with massive citrus and floral hop character. notes of orange, and berry. a massive, resinous bitterness slaps the tongue and lingers for quite a while. finishes a little on the dry side.

m - heavier side of medium, but i think that's mostly from all the hop oils. adequate carbonation, finer co2 profile.

o - another solid beer from fff, just bordering on cloyingly sweet though. you'd never notice the 9% either until you reach the end of the bottle and try to stand up. would love to have regular access to this without the 4 hour drive.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2012 23:13:49 | More by divineaudio

JohnnyMc

Ohio

5/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

An Imperial IPA from Three Floyds!!

Pours out a nice, slightly clear, slightly hazy orange with a one finger head.

The aroma is intensely hoppy. There are a ton of sweet citrus fruit notes, tropical notes, piney hops and fresh squeezed hops.

The taste is also extremely hoppy and very bitter. The same hop notes from the aroma come through here; mango, papaya, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pine, fresh hops followed by a mild malt backbone. Very bitter, but the sweet tropical notes help to balance it somewhat.

It has a medium body and a crisp and dry mouthfeel and finish. No hint of the alcohol in the aroma or taste.

This is not only a great beer, but one that I can't see being improved!! A huge favorite of mine and another excellent beer from Three Floyds!

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2012 04:44:33 | More by JohnnyMc

warrenout330

Ohio

4.38/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 22oz

A- pours a muddy honey color.... thick white head...dissolves to nothing bit puddle over the beer.... slight lacing to the glass

S- huge whiffs of pine sap, grapefruit. Grassey highlights.... faint bready malts lingering in the back...

T- big smack of sapp, slight fruityness... bready malts for slight structure. Something in the back which I'm having a hell of a time pin pointing

M- medium bodied... slightly creamy mouth feel... huge bitter pressence, ... lingering on and on and on...

O- another pleasing offer from three floyds.... just keep shooting them off my bucket list

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 04:10:00 | More by warrenout330

WesM63

Ohio

4.3/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a tulip.

A: Pours a hazy deep orangish amer. 1-2finger off white head. Tons of lacing and retention.

S: Pine, resin, citrus (apricot) and a hint of malt sweetness.

T: Close to the nose. Hop forward with a bit of a bitterness the flows into a sweet citrus and resin. Finishes with a tiad bit of bitterness that lingers.

M: Medium body and carbonation.

O: Excellent IIPA. The bitterness balances out well with the citrus for a well rounded brew. Remember to drink fresh!

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2012 23:00:47 | More by WesM63

Pinknuggets

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bomber into a Long trail Pint glass

A: Its got that golden honey IPA color but I am surprised by how translucent it is while being an imperial IPA I usually find them to be more cloudy. There is also a 2cm white head that disputes fairly quickly

S: lots of tropical fruit I seem to get a similar melony smell that is precent in other FFF IPAs. There is also a smell of pine after tasting it i feel i can almost smell the bitterness

T: Well the hops that sure do hit with force in the taste the bitterness is almost overpowering (seems like a palate wrecker for sure). Despite the bitterness up front there is a solid malt backbone that stays for a while with the bitterness. I was disappointed at the lack of citrus melony flavor that I thought would come after the smell i can't taste it at all. There is piney resiny type taste but it just adds to the power of the bitterness

M: I was surprised by how thick it felt despite its light color it is oily though. I also can feel the carbonation as I drink, more so then other IPAs i feel.

O: I have to say I was disappointed by this one its not bad but the bitterness is just too overwhelming to me, there seems to be no effort of balance just a bitter hop attack. I was expecting something more fruity after trying ZD but who knows it could be me (usually i like a lot of hops) wasn't bad by any means though. I really wanted to like this one I just can't.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2012 20:50:19 | More by Pinknuggets

williamjbauer

West Virginia

4.35/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottled bomber, got to love FFF artwork, served in a weizen glass

A - a clear copper amber with a 2 finger fluffy white head with excellent retention and great thin lacing.

S - strong pine and citrus hops notes with a nice malt presence and a touch of alcohol, this olfactory preview is titillating.

T - starts a little sweet with caramel malts the the hop slam insues, heavy on the citrus grapefruit notes but a nice piney presence as well and a hint of grassy meadow. The hops adventure here is complex and the finish is bitterly bold but not overwhelming with a gret smooth etoh to balance the strong hops

M - medium body, mod carbonation, crisp

O - I really loved everything about this beer. Any DIPA fan should appreciate this brew. I'll be sure to pick another bottle up next time I see it.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 11:01:48 | More by williamjbauer

PhillyStyle

Georgia

4.21/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

22oz bottle:

The beer poured a hazy orange body with a nice, perhaps slightly off-white head, maybe 1 finger, but settled into a thin cap that lasted pretty much throughout the beer. The beer gave off a big hoppy aroma, citrus and pine. The alcohol was noticeable as the beer warmed. The taste was very good, again, big citrus and pine hops, but also some malty goodness in there and I think that I detected a hint of pepper as well. The beer had a heavy feel to it, sticky and a little like syrup. Overall, I would say that this is a really good DIPA, perhaps I would have liked it more, but I am really over the style.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2012 20:18:02 | More by PhillyStyle

sleuthdog

Illinois

4.33/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Picked up from FFF yesterday
Poured into FFF Teku glass

Appearance: Very typical looking DIPA with a murky orange-copper color. Pour produced a solid two fingers off white head that did stick around. Talk about sticky...the lacing is very evident on this. It is hazy and I notice some (very slight) floaties.

Smell: Just a shit ton of citrus hops bombards the nose. Grapefruit, orange, mango, lemon and then a caramel sweetness tickles the nostrils. I do also get some grass and pine but the typical FFF hop profile shines here with citrus and more citrus!

Taste: Whew! What a delicious hop bomb this guy is! I get the citrus hops with the above noted (grapefruit, orange, Lemmon, mango) at first. Mid palate I sense some of the sweetness that tries to balance this gem out. Back end is pine and resin hops and that stays well after the swallow. Just a spot on hop heads DIPA!!

Mouthfeel: Well done feel with a great balance of sticky feel and carbonation. Light to moderate in the mouth and goes down way too easy for such a huge DIPA at 9%. Speaking of that 9%, I don't sense it. To me it's very well hidden.

Overall: FFF does it again. They just know their IPA's! I always dig their hop profile in these beers and find them just hard to beat.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2012 00:29:06 | More by sleuthdog

jdavren

Ohio

4.55/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Beautiful color n the border of golden and amber. Beautiful lacey head that quickly dissipates.

Citrusey and piney nose.

Appropriate and very nice bitterness at the front. Subtle maltiness that belies the 9 % ABV.
Don't taste the expected caramel. Always think a 9% beer that tastes like this is dangerous. Too easy to drink!

Finish as expected for DIPA. Big hoppy bitterness.

Superb beer to my taste. Sad the cask will not last long.

Serving type: on-tap

10-25-2012 00:55:04 | More by jdavren

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

4.33/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bottle.

Pours hazy gold with a half-inch head of quickly dissipating white. A thin bead rings the surface of the glass with a few errant dots of lacing for the duration.

Aromatics are quite pungent and fruity. Grand Marnier, mango, pine, grapefruit, and tangerine peel. Resinous and tropical with spruce dew.

Medium bodied with a crisp, zingy palate. The hop attack numbs the tongue and leaves a lingering gription on the back.

Citrus pith and pine sap starts the palate. Peels and pulp of grapefruit, tangerine, and spruce resin. Bitterness is lightly aggresive but balancing. The malt is light given the ABV, and the beer is dry except for the sweetish fruit.

Finishes with a lingering hop onslaught, warming alcohol, and citrus pith.

Great, big, hoppy beer. More please.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2012 00:07:21 | More by brewandbbq

gtermi

Texas

4.1/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a clear golden orange body with a thick white head that quickly fades to nothing.

S: Strong hop smell. Citrusy and sort of spicy. A bit of sweet malt too.

T: Like the smell, it has a strong hop presence. The hops quickly fade and have a strong sweet malt that lasts for a long time.

M: The beer has a nice thick body and a strong crispness on the tip of my tongue.

O: This is a very nice beer. It kind of reminds me of Sculpin. Very nice

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 04:08:35 | More by gtermi

yamar68

Minnesota

3.85/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to cfrances33 for this one!

Hazy pear gold body with highlights of pale straw yellow - healthy two fingers of eggshell head swell to fill the pint, great lacing.

Big fat nose on this one - sweet mango, tangerine, conifer, thick and focused - a slight suggestion of fusel alcohol at the tail. Great smelling beer.

Massive hops are overwhelmed by bitter alcohol, some pine, citrus nectar, dry grains - very dry finish which doesn't do flattering things for the amount of bitterness and alcohol character. I wish this one was dialed back a bit in that regard.

That said, it really is good and I'm very glad to have had the chance to try this one, but I'll take Dreadnaught over this any day of the week.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 23:13:28 | More by yamar68

Gerasimos

Tennessee

4.6/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Bomber brought back from Indiana. Enjoyed in a La Fin du Monde tulip.

Appears - cloudy yellow and tangerine; fluffy near two fingers head clings for ages

Smells - huge hops; citrus; biscuit funk; call it hints of earthy apricot

Tastes - of two distinct levels; huge hops and citrus foundation with accents on top of the malty biscuit fuzz; segue is an elegant syrupy sweetness; spikes of hops throughout and standing on the palate afterwards; some alcohol sharpness for kicks

Mouthfeels - clean but full-bodied; the fluffy head a whipped meringue delight; gushing, palate coating

Overalls - get it; drink it; savor it; repeat process as needed; a double fisted hopslam to the palate but beautiful like a delicate flower; any Imperial IPA lover should love this beer

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 22:53:55 | More by Gerasimos

siradmiralnelson

Iowa

4.23/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 22oz bottle into Tulip.

A. Pours a 2 finger head. Great retention. Moderate lacing. Color is a bright hazy golden orange.

S. Big fruity hop smell, mixed with some piney hop aromas as well. The aroma is all about the hops. Get quite a bit of grapefruit along with some tangerine and orange. Has a dry bready malt smell. Is a bit resiny oily on the hop aroma. Overall smells pretty average for a good DIPA.

T. Super smooth and giant amounts of fruity hop flavor.

M. Medium bodied. Average carbonation. Finishes a touch sweet.

O. Definitely in the upper echelon of DIPAs. Drinks super smooth for a somewhat resiny hot smelling DIPA. Another great IPA from 3 Floyds.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2012 20:38:31 | More by siradmiralnelson