Alpha King
3 Floyds Brewing Company in Munster, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.70
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Big American Pale Ale with citrusy aroma- a hop lover’s cult beer and Three Floyds’ flagship beer Brewed with Cenntennial, Cascade & Warrior Hops.
Alpha King is an American Pale Ale with a bold citrus hop character. We brew all our beers for our own demanding tastes. If you’re unwilling to compromise on your beer, we urge you to try it.
Alpha King is an American Pale Ale with a bold citrus hop character. We brew all our beers for our own demanding tastes. If you’re unwilling to compromise on your beer, we urge you to try it.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: rustic dark copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: balanced citrusy hoppiness to crisp clean caramel malts
Flavor: bittersweet blend of the prior aromas; caramelly aftertaste
Texture: medium to full bodied, sessionable; clean smoothness on the tongue; finishes citrusy hoppy and caramelly
Overall: I know this is their flagship beer and it is nice for what it is
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: rustic dark copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: balanced citrusy hoppiness to crisp clean caramel malts
Flavor: bittersweet blend of the prior aromas; caramelly aftertaste
Texture: medium to full bodied, sessionable; clean smoothness on the tongue; finishes citrusy hoppy and caramelly
Overall: I know this is their flagship beer and it is nice for what it is
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2026
at 20:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught. Poured orange, nice aroma moderate head. Well balanced with the hops being flavorful and noticeable but not overpowering. A very nice nice american pale.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 00:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from Total Wine, Las Vegas, NV. Pours a cloudy orange-bronze color with a khaki head and very good retention. Good lacing. Piney hops aroma. The taste follows the nose: Piney hops flavor with a hint of caramel and a bitter finish. I don't taste any citrus. Very close to an IPA profile. Clean, smooth, and crisp, but too bitter for my liking. At least the 6.66% ABV is well hidden. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Moderate, soft bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2025
at 23:00
9.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Sweet jesus this smells amazing!!! Amazing aroma of oranges, grapefruit, pretty much any citrus you can think of is in there, but it’s a sweet citrus aroma, unlike an IPA that is more of a bitter aroma. This reminds me of those sweedish berries candies. My god i couldn’t get my nose out of the glass. Flavour is sweet, its ALL citrus, with that amazing sweetness to finsih, very slight bitterness. WOW. i’m in love! MAN CANDY!
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:35
7/10
Strong hop profile, a little bit of citrus bite.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2024
at 21:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting 2024-08-17.
Appearance: Light brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Grapefruit, hops, citrus, caramel, resin, pine.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, grapefruit, citrus, malt, hops, some fruit.
Where: Tasting 2024-08-17.
Appearance: Light brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Grapefruit, hops, citrus, caramel, resin, pine.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, grapefruit, citrus, malt, hops, some fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2024
at 19:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at work happy hour in Madison WI. Nose mango and rose hips, some veggie and pineapple and herbal. Think bottle not the freshest. But still pleasant brew.body is medium.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2023
at 02:35
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2.5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Finally I get the chance to taste the notorious alpha king, yeah! From a year old bottle, and a scary label. Copper color? Not sure. Nose is mild volatile hops. First big swig yields a hi-impact hop characteristic with increasing bitterness directly related to time. Sharp pointy straight away piercing annoying hops whew. Undoubtably a big American kick in the face, ale. It's big, its bad, its a bad-ass hoppy ale, just like a clean hefty IPA. You like IPA? You, probably like dis. It has all the typical rudeness of a yankee. Decent level of carbonation, even at room temperature, this brew keeps happening. I'm honored FFF, to have tasted this.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vintage Estate Wine and Beer
on 21 Apr 2023
at 18:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours coppery amber with a large lasting head.Nose shows resinous, spicy and piny hops along with some caramel.Flavours include resinous hops, grapefruit and pine along with hefty caramel.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2022
at 22:19
7/10
Thanks Reuben B.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2021
at 22:28