Zombie Dust - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

Thingus

California

4.88/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Live tasting 12 oz. bottle into Delirium tulip, bottle thanks to Peacehammer (see ya Thursday!)

Appearance; pours a lovely slightly hazy light orange/amber color with a finger of slightly bubbly pale straw colored head. Retention is good, and the head falls after a few minutes. Lacing is great with a ton of lace clinging in sheets to the sides of the glass.

Smell; holy grapefruit Batman!!! Zombie Dust features grapefruit by the ton, notes of pineapple and hints of resinous pine weave in and out.

Taste; wave upon wave of grapefruit upon grapefruit washes over my tongue. As with the smell, pineapple and resins are beautifully interwoven with the grapefruit. Slight notes of orange and lemon rinds also appear.

Mouthfeel; a medium bodied beer, with just enough carbonation to compliment the feel of the brew. Might be a tad on the lighter side for this style but I'm sure not gonna complain about that.

Overall; WOW. An outstanding pale (PALE?!?!) ale that I would definitely stack up against any standard IPA, and quite a few DIPA's. There really isn't anything pale about this brew. Bravo FFF, this beer is incredible, drinkable every day without getting boring, but awesome enough to be a special occasion brew. I will absolutely seek this beer out again, and highly recommend that you do as well.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2012 04:54:42 | More by Thingus

Jeremy_H

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +2.4%

05-24-2013 01:49:28 | More by Jeremy_H

dbert21

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -8.4%

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npfisher22

Indiana

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-23-2013 19:21:38 | More by npfisher22

ChrisMetcalfe

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +2.4%

05-23-2013 18:44:21 | More by ChrisMetcalfe

ThatCracker

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -8.4%

05-23-2013 17:35:44 | More by ThatCracker

visionaries

California

4/5  rDev -13.8%

05-23-2013 15:25:28 | More by visionaries

Metalaero

New York

4.5/5  rDev -3%

05-23-2013 11:23:53 | More by Metalaero

AaronBricking

Kentucky

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-23-2013 04:59:33 | More by AaronBricking

Moofmac25

Maryland

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-23-2013 03:12:29 | More by Moofmac25

Yosefus

North Carolina

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-23-2013 01:05:28 | More by Yosefus

smitty5245

California

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-22-2013 22:33:07 | More by smitty5245

JoeStepOner

Michigan

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-22-2013 21:42:19 | More by JoeStepOner

wogreen

Arkansas

4.25/5  rDev -8.4%

05-22-2013 17:42:26 | More by wogreen

MoistPope

California

4.75/5  rDev +2.4%

05-22-2013 17:31:09 | More by MoistPope

Bigtwin

Michigan

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-22-2013 16:43:56 | More by Bigtwin

fgilbert2

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +2.4%

05-22-2013 04:08:20 | More by fgilbert2

BrewSensei

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +2.4%

05-22-2013 01:56:38 | More by BrewSensei

patm1986

New Jersey

4.55/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

THANKS, MATT.
A--big, fluffy head. looks like a doily around the glass. dark golden, dark straw colors.

S--pine, grass, citrus. very fruity, very earthy. DIPA-like.

T--interestingly, this changed every four ounces.
1st third-big-time american ipa flavors: grass, funk, bitter citrus, booze, citra, centennial.
2nd third-english ipa: doughy malt, fuggles, goldings, mellowed hop bitterness.
last third-esb: muted hoppiness, bready, nearly no bitterness, uncannily smooth.

M--rich, yet dry. good carbonation makes it extremely sessionable.

O--when i opened this beast, it was dank american ipa with a nose the likes of heady and abner and lunch. it really, really mellowed from something astoundingly pungent and mildly abrasive to something resembling a cask session ale. after watching kimmich's video on why he cans HT, the taste variations in my experience beg the question: if this were canned, would it have retained its
first third ipa characteristics a la heady?
nonetheless, it was damn tasty and covers a lot of ground at 6.4% abv.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 01:05:15 | More by patm1986

msinger1002

Ohio

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-21-2013 22:53:10 | More by msinger1002

aleman39

California

4.25/5  rDev -8.4%

05-21-2013 21:17:24 | More by aleman39

PlinyBeMiney

California

4.5/5  rDev -3%

05-21-2013 06:35:06 | More by PlinyBeMiney

TheCuriograph

New York

4.71/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

A: It pours a fine deep gold with a nice medium clarity. Healthy fizzy head.

S: Citric hop notes leap out of the glass. The bouquet is uncluttered earthiness: forest greenery, lemon and mango, with the musty-sweet malt beneath.

T: Great balance between the caramel, honey-biscuit malt and the sharper hop notes on the front. Not fruity, just wonderfully bittersweet.

M: Light and drinkable. Not the slightest bit overbearing

O: This is a compulsively drinkable ale. Really nice to experience a balanced brew with a subtle but still robust flavor profile. Wish I could enjoy this with every meal; already plotting how to get more. Thanks to Matt for the bottle.

Full review at: http://thecuriograph.com/blog/2013/5/20/imbibliography-three-floyds-zombie-dust

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Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 02:07:03 | More by TheCuriograph

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +2.4%

05-21-2013 01:43:41 | More by mikeincharleston

ackeeper

Illinois

5/5  rDev +7.8%

05-21-2013 01:14:46 | More by ackeeper