Mother's Imperial Three Blind Mice & Trouble Maker

The Imperial next to the original.

Still working on clearing out my backlog of beers and one such beer was Mother's Imperial Three Blind Mice. Their regular Three Blind Mice is one of my favorites and I was excited to hear they were coming out with an Imperial of it. Needless to say, once I finally had a chance to try one, it was worth the wait.


It shared a lot of the same great characteristics of the original. Nice, deep malty taste with hints of chocolate sweetness. The hops has been toned down a bit which is okay. This allows the malts and other flavors to stand out a bit more which is good.

Being an Imperial, it sits at a hefty 9.6% abv, yet it is hard to tell it's that much as you're enjoying it. Unlike other beers with abv's this high or higher, it doesn't bite you back as you're drinking.

I wasn't planning on talking about this one yet, but it's technically in the photo so I may as well. In the background is a 64oz Growler that was filled with Mother's special brew, Trouble Maker that came straight from the brewery. That's the best way to get your beer!

Trouble Maker is a double IPA with a high abv as well (around 9%) and this one you can feel after putting a few away. But it is so sweet and hoppy that you don't really notice it right away. I loved the great fruitiness blended against a ton of hops. It is the perfect summer beer; very refreshing and smooth.

Since we're on the subject of Mother's, guess who I saw driving through Joplin a while back...