TLDR Beer Club

[SL__72]

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Well, I'm in Rochester, NY. The brewery is in CO, though, so distribution east of the Mississippi is likely limited.

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I live in Minnesota and found it at an MGM liquor warehouse, which is a pretty [censored] store. They only had the regular Yeti though. I got the oak aged one at a store called Surdyks, which is a pretty good store.

[metrognome7]

Went by the Three Floyds brewery this evening on the way home from work and picked up a few things...

(EDIT: I should note that while I have a wealth of empirical knowledge about beer [in other words, I've drank a great quantity of a number of varieties], I'm not a great descriptor in the classical sense of food/drink reviewing. What I've got here is straight from my notes at the time of consumption...)

ALPHA KING - [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]1/2 (of 5)
Ruby-gold in color, with a hoppy nose. Light and hoppy on the palate. Bitter aftertaste - though not unpleasantly so. Almost a perfect summer brew. Round and lean at first, with a "pointy" finish. Enjoyable.

DREADNAUGHT IPA - [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]1/2
Deep gold in color with a thick, bubbly white head. Strongly hoppy nose. A classic IPA, smooth and hoppy at the same time, medium-bodied and thoroughly delicious. A classically "beery" beer. Tastes of autumn and sunsets. I love it.

COMING UP:
Gumballhead Ale!

[MrWookie]

Sound good. How do those stack up compared to other beers of the same variety you've tried?

[metrognome7]

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How do those stack up compared to other beers of the same variety you've tried?

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Hrm... well, I've never sat down and thought too much about what I've drank until now, I've just remembered "this is good, make sure to pick it up again" or "this would go great with ___." I'd say the Alpha King is more bitter in the finish than what I'm used to in the style, and that the Dreadnaught is one of - if not the - best IPA I've ever had.

[metrognome7]

GUMBALLHEAD WHEAT BEER [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img][img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (of 5)
Medium gold in color, with a lightly bubbly head. Thin nose. A solid microbrewery wheat beer, no complaints but no fireworks. Light-to-moderately hoppy on the palate, a hint of hops in the back. Just at the end - just barely - there's the hint of Budweiser-type mass-produced pissbeer. I can see throwing back four or five of these, unlike the previous two Floyds. Linear in flavor. Enjoyable, clean.

[SL__72]

This is brewed in Chicago!? I can't find it here and I really wanna try that Dreadnaught IPA. I might have to find some when I am in Chicago this coming weekend.

[Victorvdb]

Without sounding like a total loon, what is an IPA?

[JPinAZ]

Three Floyd's in in Kalamazoo which isn't too far from Chicago.

[JPinAZ]

IPA
http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/Category14.html

[Spy Dog]

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Three Floyd's in in Kalamazoo which isn't too far from Chicago.

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Bell's is in Kalamazoo. Three Floyds is in Munster, Indiana, which is just outside of Chicago.