Zombie Dust - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

Dreadnaught33

District of Columbia

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This and hoppy birthday are easily my favorite APA's of all time. I love the drinkability of this beer and the great punch of flavor without the high ABV. Excellent.

A: The beer has a very pretty orange color, thats mostly clear (you can see through it more or less). Leaves some nice lacing and has only a ring of head once it settles. Solid look.

S: This is special. Some super amazing smells all packed into a tight, aromatic package. the citra hops appeal to me with the citrus and grassy aromas that play well with the dry biscuity malt that is not sweet at all, makes for a beautifully hoppy platform and smell that is just about dead on for what I enjoy in APA's/easy hoppy IPAs.

T: Taste follows suit, it's super juicy and amazingly hoppy, the sweetness and bitters and dryness are all just about just right. I also get some tropical fruits and some candy like tastes as well, this is quite complex and tasty. It's hard to believe how awesomely integrated the hops and malts are in this, it all just makes sense and drinks shockingly well.

M: Nice feel, great carbonation, easy over the palate and just overall slides right down the hatch. Right on FFF>

Overall, this and Dreadnaught and Bourbon/Vanilla Bean Dark lord could be the only 3 beers I take to a desert island and I'd be just fine. I just love FFF, I may be biased as they got me into craft beer, but they just know how to make beer. Right on.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2011 02:18:15 | More by Dreadnaught33

UnknownKoger

California

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Got this in a beertrade. very excited! Poured from bottle into Bruery tulip. Appearance is a bit cloudy but otherwise golden. Vigorous pour yields good carbonation and a decent head which quickly fades to a thin ring.

The smell. Dear god the smell. It's dank. It smells of wet, piney, resiny hops. My mouth is watering. The taste is outstanding. This is a beer for hop lovers. I can't believe this is just a Pale Ale. It absolutely blows everything out of the water.

Mouthfeel is great. Easy drinking. I really wish this was distributed. Overall, this is simply outstanding. Believe the hype. This is a damn good beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2012 01:34:28 | More by UnknownKoger

Reaper16

Alabama

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

12oz. bottle purchased at Three Floyds brewpub, Munster, IN, served into a hotel stemless wine glass.

Pours out the color of honey. 1.5 fingers of eggshell head form but fairly quickly dissipate. Dots of lacing get left behind. A good-looking beer, but nothing extraordinary.

Thankfully, you need only go as far as smelling this beer to find extraordinary. The aroma is fantastic in every sense of the word. If you smelled this blind you'd say that it was a very fresh IPA. Maybe more; this basically smells as good as HopSlam. But it is, ostensibly, an American Pale Ale. My mind is blown here. As soon as I opened the bottle there was pineapple and tangerine and passionfruit everywhere. It's very tropical. There's some green, bitter hop notes too; like grass clippings with some lemon zest tossed in. There's some caramel malt too, but only as much as I'd expect in an APA. It's an amount that bolsters the tropical fruits rather than takes away from them. I realize that a lot of beer probably fit the description I just gave. I'm not sure how to convey how great Zombie Dust smells. It's the intensity of the tropical aromas but also the level of balance. This is the finest smelling pale ale I've ever had.

It's also the best tasting pale ale I've ever had, or if it is not then only Alpha King ranks ahead. I'm going to give it to Zombie Dust. Alpha King is all about the grapefruit, while Zombie Dust is pineapple and lychee. If you prefer more tropical flavors, then this beer is going to blow your mind. Imagine all the best parts of a double IPA but take away the malt and alcohol. That sounds awesome, right? This is so packed full of hop flavor. But it doesn't get too bitter because there is a healthy malt presence here. In the way that I wish more IPAs or IIPAs would be: enough malt for structure and support, but not at all ""balanced" in the traditional sense of being as strong as the hops. This beer is a revelation.

The mouthfeel is nearly perfect. Great carbonation level -- it's there but it isn't too prickly. The body is super-thin. Well, no, it's very appropriate for the pale ale style. It'd be thin in a good way if this were an IPA. Regardless, the mouthfeel does everything that it can to highlight those hops. My only fault is that it thickens up a bit during the swallow.

Overall? Wow. If I have a better beer in 2012 then I will be a lucky man. This is the pinnacle of the pale ale style for me. I'd rather drink this than ANY India Pale Ale. The only hoppy beer that I would reach for before this (that I've had), honestly, is Pliny the Elder. Zombie Dust absolutely brings IIPA flavor into the best malt package possible _for my palate._ This is a dream beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2012 21:12:13 | More by Reaper16

deadonhisfeet

Kentucky

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I was overjoyed to see that Party Town had a small keg of this, which they sampled as part of their Friday Night Flights. Unfortunately, it came after 2 Barleywines and 3 IPAs, so when I tried it I could hardly taste it at all. Luckily, they sold pre-filled quart-sized growlers you could take home. Once my tastebuds had been given a chance to recover, I poured it from the growler into a New Belgium tulip. It was a slightly hazy, bright, apricot orange color with a nice, tight, 2-finger head that left huge lacings on the sides of the glass. The beer had a wonderful aroma with notes of sweet oranges, grapefruit, and cedar. Awesome!

The flavor is just wonderful. I get toast and sweet marmalade flavors first, then a perfectly balanced blast of hops comes in, providing tangy orange, peach, and lemon flavors. The beer has a medium body and the finish is wonderfully dry and lip-smacking.

This is easily the best example of an American Pale Ale I have ever had. It could easily hold its own against some outstanding IPAs as well. It is hoppy and complex enough for a seasoned craft beer drinker (which I still aspire to be), yet easy-drinking and accessible enough for a more casual drinker. I think it's a nearly perfect APA and an absolute masterpiece of a beer. I wish we could buy it here.

Serving type: growler

03-03-2012 21:00:27 | More by deadonhisfeet

wildweim18

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A- Deep golden, burnt yellow with some orange hue. Thin white head with some lace. It a bit hazy.

S-Awesome grapefruit with some sweet orange peach

T-The session beer of my choice from now on. (But its hard to get, thats a problem) Some intense grapefruit with layers of tropical fruit. Mango, peach, apricot, all in the background. A smooth bitter finish with a bit of sweet maltiness all balancing the perfect hop display.

D- Very drinkable. All day.

M- medium body with nice carbonation.

This is a very special beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2012 21:42:24 | More by wildweim18

areich6

Illinois

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Enjoying with my good friend pschul4. I've had this beer a few times but am finally getting around to reviewing it.

A: Pours with about a centimeter of head and yeilds a gorgeous golden color. A little bit of lacing is left as th head recedes.

S: Fantastic. Hoppy/citrusy flavors dominate, which makes extremely excited to taste this...again. Also there is a slight hint of pear and/or apple in the scent.

T: Really hoppy for a pale ale and it is great. I assume citrus hops are used to brew this beer which explains the bitter and citrusy taste. Citrusy lemon, orange, and floral notes are also evident. It is everything anybody could want in a hoppy beer.

M: Very smooth not much carbonation, but just enough to keep it from being unpleasantly flat. I could drink this all night.

O: This is the best pale ale I've ever had.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2012 00:46:28 | More by areich6

hopfacebrew

Colorado

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured from bottle to pint glass the beer arrives a pale orange color, mostly clear, with a nice 2 finger white head. Good retention and lacing throughout. The nose is an explosion of Citra hops in your face. Awesome. A large citrus and tropical fruit character with a hint of pine. Couldn't possibly be better. The flavor follows suit. Terrific. It's hard to think this isn't an IPA with the hop character. Again, the Citra hops explode on your palette. Medium bitter with a large tropical fruit, mango, grapefruit, pine tone. Again, I am not sure how this could improve. The light malt base provides enough sweetness to balance this out well. Finishes with a lingering citrus on the tongue. Medium bodied and well carbonated. Overall, this is a phenomenal beer. I wish I could have more and more and more. Highly recommended!!

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2012 13:18:28 | More by hopfacebrew

sweemzander

Illinois

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

12oz bottle poured into a tulip.

(A)- Pours a clear golden orange color. Some great white froth, retention, and lace.

(S)- A great burst of a lemon lime like citrus. Some grapefruit too. Just an awesome citrus profile with an ever so subtle pine in the background.

(T)- Similar to the smell. Just an awesome fresh and vibrant fruity citrus profile for the style. Just the perfect amount of subtle bitter pine at the end.

(M)- A great carbonation level and an even better balance and feel. The citrus is just awesome and still has a smooth/clean, ever so slightly bitter finish. Simple, but comes of as very complex for the style.

(D)- Fits the bill perfectly; this is how I have always imagined what my ideal pale ale is. A great profile and just a pure overall enjoyment factor. I have never been a huge Three Floyds fanboy, but this might be their crowning acheivement. At the same time, it has been a long long long time since a pale ale has really impressed me like this one has.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2012 16:12:33 | More by sweemzander

gsnowman

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Bought from Binny's where they were limiting to a single 6-pack per person.

Poured bottle into a pint glass.

Golden color with a small amount of white foam.

Very hoppy taste with some grapefruit flavor.

Surprised it's marketed as an American Pale Ale and not an IPA or even a Double.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2012 01:27:05 | More by gsnowman

shand

Florida

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into an imperial pint. I've had this before, but only a small serving at a festival.

This beer pours out a hazy orange color with a decent head. The aroma is absolutely fantastic. This is one hoppy beer for sure, it's almost like sticking your nose right in a bag of hop pellets. Tropical fruits and citrus are the stars of the show. The taste is also absolutely fantastic, it's seriously a hop assault of the first order. The relatively low ABV keeps the malt profile to the absolute minimum (there's just a bit of pale, slightly biscuity malts if you can cut through the hops), letting the brilliant Citra hops shine through. Orange and grapefruit come out big on the flavor, leaving the tropical aspects to more of a backing flavor. Either way, it's fantastic. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and leaves the kind of dryness that's really quite similar to biting into a hop pellet, just on a much smaller scale. There's that much hops in here, guys. The drinkability is outstanding. Overall, this is the king of pale ales/IPAs for the hophead. Superb in every way.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2012 01:04:34 | More by shand

lanamj

North Carolina

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Big thanks to Ryan for bringing some back for me. Served into a Allagash 40cl glass.

A- Pours a nice amber gold color with a foamy one finger head. Retention is good and lacing is sticky.

S- Hops , hops and more hops. Love the smell of Citra hops. Some sweet notes of malt but seems well balanced. One of the best smelling Pale ales just not very strong aroma.

T- Fresh hops with a little sweet malt backbone flavor. They really profile this hop and all it's charectoristics very well. A little heavy for a pale but I love that most!!

M- Perfect. Very drinkable with medium body and carbonation. I truly could find myself easily drinking a few or more before I became hopped out.

O- One of the best made with the best by one of the best.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2012 22:38:27 | More by lanamj

Onenote81

North Carolina

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Big thanks go out to brystmar for "extra-ing" me one of these! 12oz bottle, no date, poured into a Surly pint glass.

Pours a dark honey-gold, with a frothy white head on top. Great sticky lace holds on for dear life. "The nose, the nose, my kingdom for the nose." All things holy, this is an amazing aroma. Fresh hops, pine needles, citrus zest, and a dry hay-like aroma. Other beers have bits and pieces of this aroma, but this is so potent and so fresh. Frick. I want to "cologne-up" with this stuff.

The body is well-balanced and carbed up well. Crisp and clean, not too heavy. Holds its own with the ABV. Hops, hops, hops. Yes, please. Fresh green hops, grapefruit, melon, orange slices, honey - all melded perfectly to make this splendid beer. This beer is bitter, no doubt, but I love that it doesn't linger in any harsh manner. The finish is short, which I like and don't like at the same time. I like that it keeps me sipping (or gulping) more and more, but I don't like that my glass is soon empty, unable to be filled with this blessed brew again. More ZD, please!!!

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2012 15:02:06 | More by Onenote81

ginemesis

North Carolina

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A- the color is deceivingly light for the array of flavors - lighter than straw. Looks like a wheat beer with a creamy head, slightly cloudy

S- This beer has a slightly sweet malty smell with a hint of citrus hops

T- Beautifully dry and crisp

M- Astringent

O- Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, this beer is from the upper crust

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2012 01:52:18 | More by ginemesis

dpodratsky3

Georgia

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Served on tap at Local Option in Chicago, IL

A: Bright gold, small head that fades very fast, but it was poured to minimize the head and maximize the volume, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt (I'm happy to drink a few extra ounces of this)

S: The most pungent tropical fruit hop aroma I've ever smelled in a beer, mango and nectarine, amazing

T: Equal to the aroma, most beers with intense tropical aroma can't quite match the flavor and end up having an overly bitter finish, but not this! Zombie dust packs so much flavor into the beer but remains a true APA, I think this can be attributed to the delicate hand with light caramel malt that balances the beer perfectly

M: Light with lively carb, very easy to drink

O: I don't know what else to say about this beer. Current trends are definitely going towards bigger and better. While Zombie Dust is not an exception to this (it is a pretty strong APA), it does highlight that fact that there are still AMAZING beers that aren't 9% abv. and 120 IBU's.

Serving type: on-tap

08-30-2012 01:15:32 | More by dpodratsky3

GRWolverineFan

Michigan

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A- Pours a clear copper into my 3f Chalice with a 2 finger white head that quickly dissipates to an etched lace.

S- Citrus at first following by tropical fruits as it warms slightly. By far the best nose on a beer that I have ever experienced.

T- Citrus burst on the front end followed by tropical fruits just like the nose. Finishes extremely clean despite the huge hop wallop it packs. Again, this beer is spectacular and at the top of its class.

M- Thinner mouthfeel which can be a positive or negative depending on how you look at it. It is very approachable unlike some hop bombs. I appreciate it because it doesn't leave my tongue feeling abused, but I can see where some would rank it slightly lower for this.

I have yet to have a FFF that wasn't near or at the top of its class. I can't drive past Munster without stopping, it is an illness.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 20:48:33 | More by GRWolverineFan

Roose13

New Jersey

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Thank you, myersk27!

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: A very golden, clear color. The head is a light tan, which pours thick and lessens to a lingering half-inch.

S: As I was pouring it the smell hit me in the face. Lemon grass, citrus, and some tropical fruit notes including some definite pineapple.

T: Lemon, grapefruit, pineapple. Pretty bitter, which forces me to sip it. Prefer it that way because I want to savor it.

M: Light, mildly carbonated.

Overall: This was well worth the hype. Had a friend ship me two bottles and he advised I drink them quick. The citrus hops are awesome and this beer really makes me wish I could just go to Indiana and taste it off tap.

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2012 01:02:07 | More by Roose13

tectactoe

Michigan

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 5

Hook up from Sir_Win in Indiana - thanks, man! Pours a hazy, copper, deep-amber color. Humongous off-white head starts boiling immediately, even with a delicate pour; lots of staying power and a ton of nice lacing.

The aroma of this beer, for lack of a better term, is fucking amazing. As soon as you open the bottle, a surge of fruit and hops jumps out at you. You dip your nose to the glass and it bum-rushes your nostrils like no other. JAM PACKED with all kinds of fruits; tangerines, oranges, grapefruits, papaya, pineapple. The description of the beer on the bottle is very accurate - this beer's aroma is GUSHING with citrus. It's incredible. The citrus is outlined with an incredible hop portrait; resinous, piney, oily, slightly floral and dank. This might be the perfect aroma for a pale ale.

At this point, I'm just hoping that the smell doesn't get my hopes up so high only to be let down by the taste. It doesn't - this beer delivers, HARD. The hops are more up front in the taste than they were in the aroma, and it works perfectly. You're still getting the incredible citrus on the nose and the extra hops on the tongue - perfect harmony and synthesis of the senses. Bitter spikes and oily and resinous hops take over for a bit, mellowed out by the grapefruits, tangerines, pineapples, and mangos in the background. The hops mellow a bit as the beer warms up, and the citrus flavors evolve even more. This beer is seriously insane, one of the best things I've ever tasted. Little malt and yeast on the very tail end. Not much, but really, when your hop profile is this amazing, who cares? Medium body, medium-high carbonation, ever so slightly sticky.

Good lord. After I had a Pliny the Elder, I thought I'd never have another hop-forward beer better than it. I take that back. Pliny is damn good, but Zombie Dust is goddamn incredible. Literally, a PERFECT combo of bitter and sweet, hops and citrus, every sip blows my mind all over again. And that nose... my GOD that nose. Unbelievable. Whether you consider this a PA or an IPA doesn't matter - just know that it's an amazing beer. If I could get my hands on this easily, I would drink it all day, until the day I died. All hail the Citra hop, all hail motherfuckin' Zombie Dust.

EDIT: 4/3/2013

Finally received some more of this after putting it off for so long (thanks MCain04). I was afraid this time around that it wouldn't be as good. I was worried that maybe I had hyped it up to myself before and that I was overrating it big-time. I was scared that my palate had changed and Zombie Dust would no longer be the same sweet nectar I fell in love with the first time around. Luckily all of my worries were wiped away the second I cracked open the bottle, took a nice whiff and had another sip. This stuff is simply amazing. So perfectly balanced and so insanely drinkable. All things considered, this is still one of THE best beers out there, in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 15:36:12 | More by tectactoe

chefjack428

Pennsylvania

4.9/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Very fresh bottle thanks to MegDuf32.

Pours a really nice bright orange with a nice frothy white head.
Aroma is awesome. Valencia oranges, blood orange, cara cara orange, grapefruit, lychee, mango. It is all tropical fruit and it is wonderful.
Taste is very similar to the aroma. A lot of citrus and tropical fruit flavors with a nice hop bitterness in the finish.
Mouthfeel is smooth and nicely carbonated.
Overall a great beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2013 22:42:34 | More by chefjack428

SanFranJake

California

4.91/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Been lucky enough to get a few of these by way of trades from PHKrames and keithstone.
I know that Hopslam gets a lot of attention but this is incredible!
Poured into a Deschutes snifter.
More head than a high school prom. Better smelling than any IPA I've had, and I live down the road from Russian River.
Without all the BS, this is an amazing beer! It have everything that you want in an IPA.
If I was able to get this as easily as I can Pliny, it'd be Zombie all day!

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 02:19:58 | More by SanFranJake

mjc3151

Illinois

4.91/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Poured from a 12oz. bottle purchased as part of a 24-pack case at Three Floyds Brewpub in Munster, Indiana.

I know this might be a Pale Ale to hop-crazy FFF, but to most people this is a straight-up IPA so I reviewed it as such.

A - Looks like a typical IPA with that golden amber color. A slight head forms, but not too much, which is what beers should have. This implies a proper level of carbonation.

S - breathtaking smell of hops - this is why i love IPAs (and brewing beer)

T - citrus flavor, hops are detected but not overpowering, just a perfect blend of malts and hops to make a solidly balanced IPA.

M - Perfect carbonation level. I feel a slight tingle on my tongue as I detect the carbonation, but the beer is smooth and goes down easy.

O - How much do I like this beer? Let's just say that about once every two months my dad and I drive to Munster and purchase four 24-pack cases. This is one of my favorite beers.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 00:46:00 | More by mjc3151

SuperNova777

Indiana

4.93/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Had on tap at Fiddlers Hearth Public House

A:Pours a hazy pale color with a big fluffly white head that falls slowly, lacing is left everywhere hanging down the glass

S:Amazing smell coming out of this. Big tropical notes, citrus, grapefruit, with a little sweetness as well. I could not keep my nose out of the glass.

T:Get slight sweetness up front before the citrus attack comes on full force rolling across the palate in all of its glory. Slight bitterness and hop juiciness hangs around after the sip is long gone. Absolutly great!!

M:Body is smooth and fairly light, sweetness on the lips and hops on the tongue equal out very nicely.

D:Extremely drinkable, had my first imperial pint down in the matter of 15-20 minutes while still talking to a fellow patron. Ended up having another one and wanted to keep going after that was done but unfortunatly had to go. Looks like I'll have to wait till the six packs come out to get some more of this delicious nectar.

Serving type: on-tap

04-17-2011 01:44:42 | More by SuperNova777

MiloHoP

California

4.93/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Got this in trade from generous trader KickInTheChalice Thank you! Poured out nice orange clear witch nice white foam around my snifter.

I get big hop floral smell right off the bat, orange and other fruits mixed in there as well, the most floral smelling pale ale to date for me.

WOW! Amazing candied fruits on front of pallet with a nice bitter ending down the throat. This is the hoppiest pale ale I have had and best in its class I must say, still need to try out Hoppy Birthday.

Overall if I lived in Chicago 3 Floyds area I would be there every weekend getting some of this goodness. Hands down mastery of hops and malt balancing. Now I have killed my growler and am both happy to have had this and sad that will be awhile before I can quench this hole it has left in my heart :(

Serving type: growler

08-07-2011 21:48:05 | More by MiloHoP

jmarsh123

Indiana

4.93/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Pours a hazy bright orange with a thick creamy white foam head.

Smells of grapefruit and lots of tropical fruits along with a nice malty sweetness.

Tastes is similar to the nose. I fall in love with this beer every time I have it. Loads of tropical fruits and grapefruit. Taste starts off a bit sweet rounding into a nice clean bitterness on the finish. Very well balanced beer as some malt presence is there, but the citrusy hops are the star of the palate.

Fairly light beer with a good carbonation level, but still a slight bit of stickiness.

One of the best pale ales I've ever had. I can't wait until they start bottling this. We got a growler to go and ended up finishing it in the hotel room. I could drink this beer all day.

Serving type: on-tap

08-09-2011 11:18:04 | More by jmarsh123

mattboyer182

Indiana

4.93/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A - A hazy amber color with a nice thick head.

S - Amazing fresh, piny, citrus hop smell.

T - Delicious citrus hops right up front. Oranges and maybe slight grapefruit.

M - A light crisp mouth feel with a good amount of carbonation.

O - Very good APA. Good hoppy beer.

Serving type: growler

08-26-2011 01:42:50 | More by mattboyer182

Shagtastic

Indiana

4.93/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Well I put it off long enough but its time to review for my very first time. Had on tap at Ale Emporium

A: At first glance looks awesome with a great color. Poured with a great head with lacing that hangs around.

S: In one word... heavenly. If they made car fresheners with this id buy the whole stock.

T: I'm a few sips in and I feel like this will be one of my favorite beers when it comes out bottled. The citra hops just make this thing so damn enjoyable I can't hardly stand it.

M: solid once again. Not too overbearing and easy to drink

Overall: I don't think I can really do this beer justice. Possibly one of my favorite beers of all time and just one I could put down every single day and be happy to do it.

Serving type: on-tap

09-06-2011 18:31:53 | More by Shagtastic