Three Floyds - Zombie Dust

Zombie Dust from Three Floyds has a ton of hype for this beer and is a huge hit with all of my friends from the East Coast mainly people from Chicago i know.  Three Floyds is located in Munster, Indiana where they are most famous for the Dark Lord Day where thousands of people stand in line to get a bottle of the Russian imperial stout named Dark Lord. The rants and whines i hear from them saying this is the best pale ale and nothing on the West Coast can even compare and how they would do unmentionable things to have a few sips of this liquid crack.  It is time for judgement and my turn to try this East Coast undead pale ale and maybe i will become infected with searching high and low to get another bottle.

Appearance - Pours smoothly into the glass with medium foam which then resides quickly.  After the initial pour this beer has a good amount of bubbles floating around the glass which shows decent amount of carbonation.  The color is similar to other pale ales i have drank from the east coast like Bells Two Hearted Ale and Cigar Citys Jai Alai with its nice dark golden hue.

Smell - Floral but with small notes of Amaretto liquor sweetness.  The initial smell of this got me excited because it has that nice floral smell but at the same time it has the rich hop smell of a good pale ale.  Before taking a sip i can already sense this has huge flavor packed inside.

Taste -  Wow I am converted to a zombie!  First sip has pine flavor, tropical fruit, floral flavors & a small hint of bitter hops at the end.  This is somewhat of a flavor profile between the two i mentioned earlier of Two Hearted Ale and Jai Alai.  This pale ale has the sweetness and the same hop character as the Two Hearted ale but it has the tropical fruit notes like the Jai Alai

Mouthfeel -  Even though this came out piney i would love to say it wasn't as sticky as many of the pale ales i have tried that are similar to this.  The carbonation was perfect in that it wasn't overly carbonated but carbonated enough that you can drink a lot of this at one time with no problem.

Overall -  I am converted to this beer it is amazing and now I can also join the hunt with my friends to accumulate more of this undead ale.  The ease of drinking this was way to easy and if i had a 6 pack of this it could spell trouble.  I am used to the huge flavors of the West Coast Ipas and this beer seems like it could become a session beer but at the 6.4% abv i know it would ensure a nice hangover the next day.  If I ever saw this on tap i would get a few pints of this.  If i was able to buy bottles of this I think i might have a new addiction to this ale.  I must say this has been one of those beers that deserves the hype and is perfectly made!