Mikkeller Big Worse Barley Wine

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Barley Wine
Copenhagen V, Denmark

Light reddish mahogany color with a whispy cover of off white head. Big alcohol soaked raisin aroma. Light feel. Taste of fleshy dark fruits, raisins, then wood, rum, alcohol and citrus hoppiness. Great stuff.

Aroma is sweet caramel, nutty, some alcohol, and fruit. Taste is hoppy, caramel, some oak and vanilla. Not extremely complex, despite what the guy below me said. Definitely taste the caramelized pils malt and the citrusy, orangy dank hops. Just well balanced and well made. Enough going on to be interesting. Some stinging, medicinal notes come through too. Fantastic b-wine. I don’t know how graceful age would be to this.

You have to put on Leone to drink this one! The aroma is almost brute and forceful: Lots of dark dried fruits, grapes, dusty hops, barley, brown candy sugar, caramel and alcohol. In the glass the beer holds a dark cloudy brown with almost no head. The first taste is almost overwhelming. Extremely complex, oaky, sweet caramel, damp earth, and the a fine bitterness with some but no too much alcohol lingering in the finish. I feel a Morricone track coming on in this one!

This pours a slightly hazy dark brown under a thin, fleeting off-white head. Deliciously complex aroma with lots of dried fruits, caramel, vanilla and on and on. The flavor is slightly sweet and well balanced and closely follows the aroma. Big and full bodied. Well Done.

Corked and caged 375 mL bottle purchased at Bruisin Ales in Asheville, NC. Poured a hazy amber/red color with a very thin off white head. The aroma was brown sugar, molasses, dates, raisins, vanilla and honey. I could have sat and smelled this beer all day. The flavor was equally as amazing. Caramel and dark fruit, with molasses and brown sugar notes. A clean bitter hoppiness finished the beer. The mouthfeel was slick and crisp, with very little carbonation. This doesn’t get the ratings that I think it deserves. Great beer IMO.

Disclaimer: Bottle received via trade had leaked a wee bit, and may have lost carbonation en-route. I will make allowances for this in my rating...

Pours a deep ruby-red with no head. From other reviews, this seems to be typical. Amazing fruity aroma, plum and sweet raisin with present alcohol. Sweet straightforward maltiness gives way to an incredible warming fruity finish with alco-burn and oily hops, and perhaps a touch of licorice. Syrupy body, not too thick, with nearly no carbonation (also typical, from reading other reviews) . Nice sipper. Many thanks to Boutip for the trade!

Flaske: Absolut ingen karbonation i denne øl. Lover ikke godt, heldigvis er duften stor og maltet, smagen vejer også godt til med et godt alkoholbid, men den manglende karbonering er lige ved at ødelægge det hele. Ikke sælig god, i forhold til at det er en mikkeller. Desværre.

(bottle - corked and caged 12.7 oz) Murky copper color with almost no carbonation. Aroma is large and complex. Lots of malts, caramel, dark fruits, alcohol, and yeast. Flavor is incredibly deep, fruity, and complex. Tons of sweetness and mats at the beginning mix well with spices and plums. The middle is sweet for a split second and then moves to a bitter flavor with a strong alcohol burn. Finishes heavy, chewy, and slightly bitter. Amazing amount of flavor.