Mikkeller All Others Pale

Mikkeller
Brewed at Ørbæk Bryggeri
Style: American Pale Ale
Copenhagen V, Denmark

Bottle. Moderate malt notes of roasted and caramel, orange peel and pine for the hops, light soap for the yeast, with background hints of raspberry and pepper. Head is frothy, slightly off-white with good lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy orange/tan. Flavor starts moderately sweet and acidic, then finishes lightly acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is light to medium, between dry and watery and has a lively carbonation. The berry aspect of this beer makes it a very unique example of an American Pale Ale.

Bottle from World of Beer, Clearwater, FL. Poured clear golden color with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Solid balanced sour citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body with slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium balanced bittersweet flavor with a medium smooth bitter finish of moderate duration. Solid drinkable brew.

Drank from 50cl purchased at http://www.olbutikken.dk/ in Copenhagen. Nice slightly off-white head that is about 2 fingers high and laces down the glass nicely. Color is nice pale with a bit amber hints in it-quite nice. Smells nice and earty with some hoppy notes and some citrus hints. Makes you eager to taste. Flavor is APA all of the way with nice hops blends and some pine/earthy flavors. A bit bitter with some biscuit notes too, but overall well balanced. Nicely balanced and goes down smooth with alot of flavor so that is nice. A light dry fninsh leaves you wanting more. This is a great example of APA (my favorite style) and definitely one that I’d recommend to others and will drink it again if I can get my hands on it.

Large frothy off-white head of fine bubbles. Reduces slowly and leaves a thick sticky sheet of lacing. Light malty and hoppy aroma with a bit of faint cat urine, oranges and toasted grains. Color is a copper brown. Medium bodied with a good roasted grain background and a bunch of bitter hoppiness up front that lingers for a while. Finishes kind of dry and bitter. A decent APA.

Crushed with Jakebra. Lots of citrus hops on the nose. Makes me anticipate the flavor, and there we go. Oh yeah. For just a pale ale, very hoppy and very yummy, but a very even balance of bitter and malt. Happy time.

Pour is clear and amber with a moderately full, white, creamy, and rocky head which has good longevity and some nice lace. Nose is a bit faint but nice; a malt backbone of nutty caramel and biscuity sweet bread, and hop notes of faint floral, light orage citrus, and some pine. Flavor is similar but more bitterness than I expected; a moderately high bitterness comes through with some pine, a bit of earthy resin, and some light citrus with an almost papaya note with other notes of sweet, biscuity bread as a malt backbone. Palate is nearly medium, lively, somewhat refreshing, and a bit drying. Finishes lightly dry, average length, and balanced between the bitterness and malt backbone; notes of sweet breads, resins, and hints at citrus. A nice pale from Europe with a good balance and still managed to find a moderately high bitterness. So much flavor from a 6% ABV. One of my favorite APA’s and it’s not even from the Sates.

This poured an orange color. The aroma contains quite a bit of citrus, some honey, and perfume. The flavor is quite bitter with some oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and pine. The finish is bitter but has a malt presence to it as well. Overall this was a nice APA.

In short: An ok standard pale ale a bit on the doughy/dry side for the style
How: Bottle 500ml, drank two bottles very fresh immediately upon reception through private importation
The look: Almost clear orangy-copper body topped by a small off-white head
In long: Standard but pleasant nose of citrus, pine and caramel. Standard Pale Ale flavour spectrum with caramel, citrus fruits some pine tree. The beer is more yeasty than usual for the style. A little spiciness in the hops. Rather big doughy body, a lot of malts. Nice juicy hops but the refreshing nature of the beer is a bit marred by a dry dustiness (yeast?). Overall this is a rather original Pale Ale but although quality-wise it is only slightly above average. Some points for originality but honestly All Others Do Not Pale.