Three Floyds Blackheart English Style India Pale Ale,

Although Three Floyds calls Blackheart an English Style India Pale Ale, this little brew definitely tastes like an American IPA. Just in case you need to be brought up to speed here; the India Pale Ale was first conceived when the English colonized India. They created a beer with an abundance of additional hops to preserve the brew during the long ship voyages to India. The English version of the IPA isn't quite what the American craft brew movement tends to produce. Although the IPA as we know it was inspired by the Brits, our version tends to have a much more hop-forward flavor with a biting bitter finish and usually a high alcohol by volume (abv). IPA's from the UK tend stay on the malty side and are more medium bodied. The Blackheart does use English hops, malt, & yeast and has been aged slightly in oak for a "19th century taste", but the flavor comes across hoppy & earthy with slight grapefruit notes. Not sure about the abv., but this is definitely a bottle to keep your eye out for - further cementing Three Floyds as a world-class brewery.

The extremely eye-catching art was provided by Tim Lehi & Jeff Rassier.