Three Floyds Pride & Joy Pale Ale

 Three Floyds Pride & Joy Pale Ale.

5% ABV, Three Floyds Brewing, Hammond, Indiana.

Ten years ago, I posted a review of Three Floyds Pride & Joy, but that’s when it was called a mild ale. Two years ago, I reviewed a beer called Pride &Joy 3000 that tasted more like a pale ale. And now, in the latest variety pack, we have a new P & J with the same label as the first, this time called a pale ale. Am I reviewing the same beer three times? Am I confused? Definitely yes to the second question, maybe also to the first?

Clear, bright golden hue, large, soft, creamy head.

In the nose: grassy, citrus, revealing malt notes below.

In the mouth: just a little bit of bitterness blesses the palate splash of grapefruit and orange, smidgeon of pine, dose of clean, biscuity malt just beneath. Crisp, medium bodied, expertly drinkable. Smooth, hoppy and utterly lovely. 

And I’m very sure this is the same beer, but properly named this time.

A smooth, medium-bodied pale ale with a bright citrus hop aroma and finish.