Three Floyds Brewery

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Permalink Reply by Jeff from DrinkCraftBeer.com on May 21, 2008 at 9:05am

Yes, these guys make amazing beer! They have a very hop-forward American style, but the beer is delicious. My favorite would have to be the Alpha King Pale Ale. Although their Dreadnaught Double IPA, Gumballhead American Wheat Ale, Behemoth Barleywine and Rabbid Rabit Saison are all delicous. Plus they have some pub only beers at their brewpub that are great. They definitely do a good bit of experimentation. Oh, and who can forget their Imperial Russian Stout, Dark Lord... It even has it's own day where thousands of beer enthusiasts from around the country fly in for as it's the only place/time to buy a bottle of this beer.

We actually did an interview with them on our last trip across the Great Lakes:
http://drinkcraftbeer.com/interviews/breweries/three_floyds_-_inter...

If you ever get up near there, I recommend you stop in. They're great guys! Also, if you see their beer in the store, I would recommend trying it for sure. The bombers (22oz bottles) are a little pricey sometimes, but the 6-packs are a great deal.

Permalink Reply by Dane Gray on May 21, 2008 at 10:19am

Thankyou very much for the information. I actually just signed up to your web site (thedingo) a few days ago. Great site. I am also looking to find information on nitrogen gassed beers. I have has, gunness, boddington's and Victroy donnybrook stout but I am having trouble finding others. I figure that most would be stouts.

Any further info would be great.

Dane...

Permalink Reply by Jeff from DrinkCraftBeer.com on May 22, 2008 at 7:20am

Glad to hear you signed up! I saw the name on our registration. Feel free to ask any questions over there, too.

As for nitogenated beers, you nailed the normal culprits, at least as far as in the bottle/can goes. Basically, when dispensing beer from a tap you can use either nitrogen or carbon dioxide. CO2 is standard, and what most taps are set up for. For nitrogen, you need to add an adaptor. You can nitrogenate any beer this way. It results in finer bubbles that give the beer that creamy head and smooth mouthfeel. It will make the beer creamier feeling in the mouth, which is why so many people think Guinness is so heavy (when in actuality Guinness is a super light beer with little alcohol).

Some will argue that the nitrogen hurts the aroma of the beer. I personally love it sometimes.

You're right, normally you'll find this method of dispensing beer on stouts. But I've seen it on IPAs, Porters, and all sorts of others.

Sounds like you've found most of the commercially available versions that are bottled/canned. Your best bet to find more is to visit either brewpubs or better beer bars... often they'll have one or two nitro taps.

I know Victory has one... Triumph (at least in New Hope) always seems to have one... I think Sly Fox has one... I don't know where else off the top of my head. But I drove through that area twice on our road trip down the east coast for DrinkCraftBeer.com, so I hit those places up. Sly Fox is an amazing brewery. And Triumph has one of the best Imperial Stouts I've ever had... plus they served it on nitro which was really neat.

Hope that helps!