This will be an ongoing feature where certain beers that will be offered at the Audacious Beer Celebration will be profiled.  First up, Three Floyd’s Dark Lord Imperial Stout.

A beer held in high esteem amongst beer connoisseurs, this immensly thick and robust beer is listed as one of the best beers in the world on both BeerAdvocate and RateBeer.  Unfortunately, to obtain one requires attending a one day release party at the Three Floyd’s Brewery in Munster Indiana.  Those patient and lucky enough to obtain a few bottles are greeted with a level of viscosity and intensity of flavor that is not seen in most beers.   Fortunately for those attending the festival, they need not bother searching the ends of the earth to obtain a sample of this rare treat.

What this beer sells is evident on its label.  It does one thing and one thing very well.  To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women?  Not quite.  Rather, it presents a huge singular flavor combination that dominates its entire profile.  A gigantic tsunami of viscosity paired with a forceful rush of sweet dates, raisons and dark fruit.  Certain other characteristics can also be picked out as well having been brewed with Intelligentsia coffee,vanilla, and molasses giving it a slight additional complexity.  These signature elements are evident in every vintage and is what keeps stouties coming back for more.