3 Floyds/Municipal Waste – Toxic Revolution (Imperial Stout)

3 Floyds/Municipal Waste – Toxic Revolution (Imperial Stout)

3 Floyds Brewing in Munster, Ind., is generally considered one of the best breweries in the world. It also happens to be run by metalheads. As you can imagine, that’s led to some awesome abuses of power. The brewery’s annual Dark Lord Day (the only day all year you can buy their coveted Dark Lord imperial stout) is a de facto metal festival that always has a stacked bill. They’ve also collaborated with tons of metal bands, and the results have been consistently excellent. My favorite is Toxic Revolution, a monster imperial stout so hoppy it could pass for a black IPA. Municipal Waste is the collaborating band, so one can assume a lot of the credit goes to their beer geek drummer, Dave Witte. A 3 Floyds/Municipal Waste beer wouldn’t feel genuine if it wasn’t an extreme kick in the taste buds, and Toxic Revolution is definitely that. (Note: This beer hasn’t been in production in a couple years, so any bottle you manage to track down today will likely be cellar-aged.)