Rhoobarb
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My girlfriend and I visited Three Floyds Brewpub in Munster, IN late Saturday afternoon. Took the 3pm brewery tour, which was nice. The pub is located in an industrial park adjacent to the brewery. It’s not a large place and the atmosphere is minimal, but nice. Kind of like what you would do to your basement if you had a small pile of money to spend. In addition to the obligatory barstools and tables, there are a couple of couches to sit in, which I thought was kind of cool.
Service is laid back. Our bartender was rather quiet and not what I would call an ‘A’-type personality. He was in no hurries, but was accommodating. The place is non-smoking, which was nice. There were several guest brews on tap, including Stone Smoked Porter and Delerium Tremens, but we stuck with the FFF offerings.
We began with the Pride and Joy, which is a great representation of a mild ale. Nicely balanced, hops were there, but didn’t overpower. This would be a great beer for someone wanting to have several on a nice afternoon outside.
Next up was Alpha King, their flagship hoppy ale (66 IBUs). I have had this in bottles before and the hops really stood out, so I was really looking forward to having this fresh on tap at the brewery. I have to say we were a bit disappointed. Maybe this keg was old, but the hops just weren’t there. Faint hop aroma and a bitterness that was alright, but not as big as I had remembered. If you were expecting a middle-ground, less hoppy ale, this would be great! But we weren’t.
From there we moved to the Dreadnaught IPA. This was more along the lines of what we expected from the Alpha King. Nice hop aroma and malt flavor, but still, not as hoppy as I would have expected for an ale boasting 100 IBUs.
Lastly, she had the Brian Boru Irish Red Ale and I tried the Black Sun Stout. These were two of the best brews of the day! The Brian Boru was a nice dark red - a perfectly balanced, slightly hoppy Irish red. The Black Sun Stout was nitrogen poured and one of the best stouts I’d had in awhile. Nice, roasty, creamy. Yum!
Like may pubs, most of the ales had a ‘sameness’ about them. Nothing bad or flawed, mind you, but a definite flavor that let you know you hadn’t left the building.
For eats, we had the Scotch eggs which were okay and the Four Cheese Ale Dip, which was very good. The sausage used with the Scotch eggs was a bit bland. But the cheese dip was a winner. I’d like to try and make it at home!
All in all, I’d definitely go back again. I’d like to give the Alpha King on tap another chance!
Service is laid back. Our bartender was rather quiet and not what I would call an ‘A’-type personality. He was in no hurries, but was accommodating. The place is non-smoking, which was nice. There were several guest brews on tap, including Stone Smoked Porter and Delerium Tremens, but we stuck with the FFF offerings.
We began with the Pride and Joy, which is a great representation of a mild ale. Nicely balanced, hops were there, but didn’t overpower. This would be a great beer for someone wanting to have several on a nice afternoon outside.
Next up was Alpha King, their flagship hoppy ale (66 IBUs). I have had this in bottles before and the hops really stood out, so I was really looking forward to having this fresh on tap at the brewery. I have to say we were a bit disappointed. Maybe this keg was old, but the hops just weren’t there. Faint hop aroma and a bitterness that was alright, but not as big as I had remembered. If you were expecting a middle-ground, less hoppy ale, this would be great! But we weren’t.
From there we moved to the Dreadnaught IPA. This was more along the lines of what we expected from the Alpha King. Nice hop aroma and malt flavor, but still, not as hoppy as I would have expected for an ale boasting 100 IBUs.
Lastly, she had the Brian Boru Irish Red Ale and I tried the Black Sun Stout. These were two of the best brews of the day! The Brian Boru was a nice dark red - a perfectly balanced, slightly hoppy Irish red. The Black Sun Stout was nitrogen poured and one of the best stouts I’d had in awhile. Nice, roasty, creamy. Yum!
Like may pubs, most of the ales had a ‘sameness’ about them. Nothing bad or flawed, mind you, but a definite flavor that let you know you hadn’t left the building.
For eats, we had the Scotch eggs which were okay and the Four Cheese Ale Dip, which was very good. The sausage used with the Scotch eggs was a bit bland. But the cheese dip was a winner. I’d like to try and make it at home!
All in all, I’d definitely go back again. I’d like to give the Alpha King on tap another chance!