Three Floyds’ Pride & Joy Mild Ale
The text on the bottle reads in part as follows:
A classic session ale that combines subtle maltiness with an American citric hop nose. Pride & Joy is an American version of a British mild.
Yes, the maltiness is subtle - so subtle you can’t detect it. And yes, there’s a citrus hop nose. You can smell something like grapefruit and the hop floral nose. The acid notes in this beer are overpowering. When I took my first sip, the sourness just bowled me over - and not in a good way. I thought for sure that the beer had been infected by some bacterium during fermentation, and that it had been ruined. This beer was acidic and sour.
After a while of sipping it, the sourness-detecting taste buds became fatigued, and I noticed how strong the hop bitterness was. I’ve never had a British mild, but if they’re anything like this beer, I shall endeavor to avoid them. I’d categorize the bitterness in this beer along the lines of an IPA.
The beer pours an amber color with little head. There’s no appreciable lacing, but some foam remains on top of the beer even when near the bottom of the glass. The beer feels somewhat thick in the mouth. I wonder what the specific gravity is….
Anyway, I wasn’t a big fan. Three Floyds’ Scottish Ale was far better.
