Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast

Mikkeller
Brewed at Nøgne Ø
Style: Stout
Copenhagen V, Denmark

500ml bottle. Pours a dark, opaque black with an immense brown head that is thick, tightly-bubbled, and long-lasting. It almost looks like a thick layer of mousse on top of a stout float. It slowly fades leaving huge chunks of foam on parts of the glass, like some sort of abstract sculpture. The aroma is rich and has a viscous, thick malt current and a very strong whiff of espresso. There are some semi-sweet chocolate, aromatic spice, dark fruit, ethanol, and light smoke components to the aroma, too. The flavor starts strong and very roasty - big on coffee. There is an interesting quality - like some sort of aromatic spice - that is hard to identify. It is pleasant though and adds depth and complexity on the front of the tongue. The beer is mildly sweet at mid-tongue as some hop bitterness begins to enter - surprisingly earthy and spicy considering the description says Centennial and Cascade hops. At mid-palate, there is a lot of coffee and just a touch of citrus in the bitterness along with immense flavors of chocolate and very subtle caramel and dark fruit. The finish is dry and extremely roasty with a soft and pleasant citrusy bitter hop note (burps taste more like Centennial and Cascade that I recognize). The mouthfeel is full in body - thick and slippery but not quite syrupy - and has a medium level of carbonation that is crisp at first but soft as it goes down. Overall, a very interesting brew. Very, very tasty.

Tar, coffee, and chocolate oatmeal aromas .. quite bitter upfront, lots of coffee- loads of it!! -- i really mean that!!! ... a fun well made brew!! I can honestly see myself one morning; waffles, eggs,lots of bacon and a bottle of this!!!

Bottle from Utobeer in Borough Market. Jet black stout with a nice beige head on top. Almost like a smoked beer, roasty with hints of coffee and chocolate. Clearly a well constructed beer from those chaps over the North sea in Denmark.

Bottle from Knightly Spirits. Part of a side by side wtih Brunch Weasel and Brunch One for One. This one was my favorite. Black pour with a tan head. Roasted malt, smoke and asphalt in the nose. Flavor is roasted malt, chocolate, fruit, molasses and a tiny bit of lactic tartness which worked great with this beer. DELICIOUS!!!!!!!

dark brown, respectable tan head, sme lace. chocolate, roasty malt, coffee nose. flavor has coffee, chocolate, sweet malt, roasty malt at end. medium bodied, lightly bitter finish. more fun than one should really have at breakfast. bottle from family liquors in homewood.

Very dark pour with nice thick tan head. Aroma of roasted malt. Tastes of more roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee with a heady hint of fresh hops. Nice bitter finish. Great creamy mouthfeel. Well done.

Bottle. Black body, with a large brown head. Aroma is lots of coffee, roasted malt. Flavor is coffee, dark chocolate, roasted malt. It has a light bitter aftertaste.

(bottle) deep black with very generous brown head (watch the pour- I lost some over the rim). Aroma of slightly sweet roast malt, coffee. Full bodied with prominent roast malt, coffee, dark chocolate and sweet oatmeal flavors. Don’t really notice the hops, but the balance is good. Great stout. Would make a good base for a stout float.