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3 Floyds Brewing

Not open to the public (as far as I know)

9750 Indiana Parkway
Munster IN 46321-4004
Telephone: +1 219-922-4425
Brewer: Barnaby Struve
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Notes

Visited: June 10, 2013

Opened: 1996

Annual Production: 25,000 bbl

Contributors: Diane Crawford, John Mish, KJ Harnack, Richard R Tinurelli, Siegfried Binge

Fomerly located in Hammond IN, the Floyd boys sold their original system on eBay and moved into bigger digs.

Three Floyds closed their brewpub in May 2020.

Updated: December 3, 2023

News

2023-10-16: Indiana’s Three Floyds Brewing is aiming to open a new taproom in 2024 (Craft Brewing Business)
2020-12-16: 3 Floyds Permanently Closes Brewpub (ProBrewer)
2020-05-19: Is the Three Floyds Brewpub Closed for Good? (Guys Drinking Beer)
2016-11-01: Surly's former head brewer leaves the Twin Cities for Indiana's 3 Floyds Brewing Co. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
2012-08-04: Three Floyds brand, building grows (Northwest Indiana Times)
2012-04-25: Three Floyds eyes a Chicago brewpub (Chicago Tribune)
2011-11-01: Beer: The secret behind the cult of Three Floyds (Washington Post)

Beer List

Alpha King Pale Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.60% abv.
- Date: May 8, 1999 (#3272)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Darkish amber, pretty much opaque, moderate head. Big citrus aroma. Medium body, big citrus hop flavor, bitter in the middle, real nice smooth hoppy finish. Brewed and bottled in Dubuque.

Arctic Panzer Wolf

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: June 8, 2013 (#9161)

Package: draught

Place: Haymarket Brewing Company, Chicago IL

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, slight haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Big fruity, citrusy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick-ish, smooth. Big fruity citrusy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Toasty, biscuity malt background. Big fruity citrusy bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Behemoth

Imperial or Double Red Ale

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup

Blackheart

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Blot Out The Sun

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2013 Great American Beer Festival

Brown Ale

English-Style Brown Ale

Date: April 6, 1998 (#2685)

Package: real ale

Place: Sheffield's, Chicago IL

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Red, flat, thick head. Smells like black pepper. Medium body, sweet, brownish. Everything is subtle in this beer...nothing stands out.

Chocolate City

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Awards:

Second Place, 2010 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer

Conquistador de la Muerte

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Awards:

Second Place, 2010 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer

Czech Booty Kamp

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

6.00% abv.

Dreadnaught Imperial IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

9.50% abv.

Date: August 9, 2003 (#5048)

Package: draught

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden. Big thick head. Huge spicy hop aroma. Big body. ENORMOUS spicy hop flavor and bitterness. Lots of alcohol, and lots of malt underlying it all.
Date: March 1, 2002 (#4261)

Package: real ale

Place: Real Ale Festival, Chicago IL

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden amber, moderate head. Intense fresh spicy hop aroma. Medium-big body, enormous spicy hop flavor and big bitterness. Nice caramel malt background.

Date: September 1, 2021 (#10716)

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Big fruity hops, floral. Bready, grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big fruity-floral hop flavor, surprising bitterness. Bready, mildly toasty malt for balance. Long hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good unusually assertive Blonde Ale.

Date: June 10, 2013 (#9186)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Big grapefruity hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Big spicy, grapefruity hop flavor, fairly bitter.

Overall Impression (2½)
This is what American Wheat beers should taste like!

Date: May 12, 2013 (#9081)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Big tropical-fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Huge fruity hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Sweet malt background, mildly roasty.

Overall Impression (2)
Goes great with the headbanging metal in the pub!

Date: May 12, 2013 (#9080)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Mild floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, smooth. Nicely bitter up front, with a fruity-floral hop flavor and clean pale malt. Great balance.

Overall Impression (3)
Refreshing and tasty.

Date: August 19, 2021 (#10692)

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick dense head. Lots of yeast sediment at the bottom of the can.

Aroma (4)
Huge grapefruit. Pine.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big citrus hop flavor, reasonably bitter. Biscuity malt way in the background. Lingering grapefruity, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Good beer, nice and simple.

Date: August 17, 2021 (#10691)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Big thick head.

Aroma (4)
Toasty, grassy. Bread crust.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Rich toasty malt, with some dark Munich notes. Grassy, mildly grainy. Mild floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Lingering toasty malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Date: November 16, 2007 (#6693)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Lively pour kicks up a massive head on this amber beer.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, fruity hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, low carbonation. Big toasty malt, fairly sweet. Big fruity, floral hop flavor, mild bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
Very tasty beer. Bottle-conditioned.

Date: November 16, 2007 (#6692)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs IA

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Red, some haze. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, sweet. Fruity, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Big sweet maltiness. Lots of caramel. Toasty. Fruity, grassy hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: March 1, 2002 (#4271)

Package: real ale

Place: Real Ale Festival, Chicago IL

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red, thick head. Perfumey aroma. Medium body, hugely malty, lots of perfumey hop flavor.

Date: August 11, 2001 (#3874)

Package: draught

Place: Great Taste of the Midwest, Madison WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark brown, huge head. Smoky aroma, like a cigar. Light body, toasty woody malt flavor, drying alcohol at the end.

Date: June 8, 2013 (#9159)

Package: draught

Place: Haymarket Brewing Company, Chicago IL

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Black pepper. Green pepper.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Sweet malt. Lots of pepper. Fruity, mild banana flavor. Mildly yeasty.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 12, 2013 (#9082)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fairly roasty. Grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, chewy, roasty. Grassy hop flavor and bitterness. Malty, roasty, and bitter all the way through.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good beer.

Date: October 26, 2022 (#11207)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, grainy, really floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Sweet malt, grainy, mildly sulfury. Surprising floral hop flavor. Low bitterness. Sweet floral finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer.

Date: December 1, 2023 (#11524)

Place: Princeton Wine & Spirits, Princeton MN

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Some haze. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
I can smell the oranges from two feet away.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth and a little slick. Some rubbery phenol. Big citrus character all the way through. Reasonably bitter. Big citrusy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
OK, for what it is.

Date: December 1, 2023 (#11523)

Place: Princeton Wine & Spirits, Princeton MN

Score: 15 points

Appearance (2½)
Copper color, some haze. Moderate head

Aroma (3)
Toasty malt, mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Really toasty, bready, grassy. Mild noble hop bitterness. Big toasty, bread crust finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Not bad, kinda one-dimensional.

Date: March 29, 2021 (#10466)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Mostly bright amber. Massive creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Hugely fruity, tropical. Kiwis, mangoes. Floral.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body, smooth. Big biscuity malt backbone. Big tropical-fruity hop flavor. Fairly bitter, but nicely balanced. Warming. Long fruity, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer with a convoluted provenance: "Brewed and packaged under the supervision of Warpigs USA Brewing, LLC, Munster IN by Summit Brewing Co, St. Paul, MN USA"

Date: September 1, 2021 (#10717)

Place: Hy-Vee Maple Grove, Maple Grove MN

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Slight haze. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Big fruity, fairly citrusy hops. Mild biscuity, toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fizzy. Fruity, citrusy, floral hops. Medium bitterness. Mild clean malt in the background. Floral-fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Tastes a lot like the Four Phantoms, only bigger.

Date: February 28, 2020 (#10236)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden-amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Tropical fruit and biscuits.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Big fruity hop flavor up front, nicely bitter. Mild biscuity, bready malt background. Finishes fruity and hoppy with a medium bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Labelled as a collaboration between 3 Floyds and Mikkeller. The label then goes on to state that it was "Brewed and packaged under the supervision of Warpigs USA Brewing LLC, Munster IN, by Summit Brewing Co, St. Paul MN USA".

Date: April 29, 2023 (#11358)

Place: Princeton Wine & Spirits, Princeton MN

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Almost black. Creamy beige head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, malty. Fresh grassy-floral hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Malty and dark. Mild roast. Grassy-floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. More hops in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Nice balance for a dry-hopped beer.

Date: April 29, 2023 (#11357)

Place: Princeton Wine & Spirits, Princeton MN

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Bready, toasty. Grassy, nutty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth, creamy. Nutty, grassy. Bready, toasty malt from start to finish. Very mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Date: October 14, 2021 (#10738)

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden, some haze. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Fruity, earthy, bready. Floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Big floral-grassy hop flavor, a little resiny. Medium bitterness. Bready, mildly sulfury background, nicely balanced. Bready, fruity-floral finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Brewed by Summit Brewing.

Date: December 1, 2023 (#11522)

Place: Princeton Wine & Spirits, Princeton MN

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden. High carbonation, dense head. Some sediment haze.

Aroma (3½)
Sweet bready malt. Floral hops. Mild sulfur.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Bready, biscuity malt. Floral hops with a low grassy bitterness. Mildly estery in the finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
OK beer.

Date: April 16, 2022 (#11003)

Package: draught

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Clean malt. Mild roast. Very mildly grassy and floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and malty. Nicely roasty. Mildly grassy, low-medium bitterness. Mildly fruity. Roasty sweet finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good clean beer.

Date: May 18, 1999 (#3279)

Package: bottled

Place: 1st Wines and Spirits, Allouez WI

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep golden, thick head. Big citrus nose. Medium body, huge citrus hop flavor, big bitter finish. Brewed and bottled in Dubuque.

Date: July 3, 2018 (#9864)

Package: bottled

Place: Place unknown

Score: 17 points