Mikkeller Draft Bear

From a 750 ml bottle. The body is hayz dark amber orange with a thick lightly yellow tinted head. The aroma is strong with sweet pears and some celery. There is also a little bit of nutmeg. The taste has some rich notes of canned peaches and a light cinnamon spice finish. There is also some toasted almond that comes through in the finish. For a big beer, this is really drinkable.

750ml bottle from Bruisin Ales, Asheville, kindly delivered to me by my bud Turdferguson - thanks, Sam! Big pour, with a fluffy head and pale translucent orange. Very spicy hops on the nose with some mild fruits backing it up. A trace of booze right in the front as you begin to taste it, with some crisp, weirdly gin-like notes in there. Lots of pepper, maybe some Hallertau hops here? Full and creamy mouthfeel, but I just don’t find the beer to be that interesting.

Bottle: Poured a deep cloudy copper color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma of European dry hops is totally dominating. Taste is a mix between some huge dry and somewhat floral European hops and a huge malt base. Full body with some great carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very well done for the style but this is a style that I have a hard tie to dig – I find beer tend to be too dry.

Bottle thanks to Alex at Belmont Station in Portland--Poured a rich golden-copper body. Hoppy, dry crisp nose. Not like most imperial pils/European strong lagers of past. Crisp, dry, nice lager yeast. Finished especially astringent and smooth. Wow!

Bottle. Pours an orange/amber colour with large frothing head. Flavor is very flowery and fruity, but also with hops. The mouthfeel is amazingly soft and smooth. Flavor is long lasting hoppyness, only slightly bitter. Very sweet. Really good! Never imagined a "pilsner" could taste like this.

Bottle. Pours a hazy orangish amber with huge rocky three-finger white puffy head that lingers for ages and leaves huge clumps of lacing on the way down. Aroma is big on hoppy lemon grass up front, but not overpoweringly hoppy with heavy bready malt smells in the background. Taste is similar to the smell with some citrus hops up front, mainly grapefruit tones. This gives way to the sweets malts and some spices before the grassy notes come back with a crisp, clean, and slightly bitter finish. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied and slightly astringent with good carbonation. This is a great example of a strong lager/pilsner.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, best before 13/12/09, savoured on July 5 2008, via Importations Privées Bièropholie; eye: copper, clear, nice effervescence, nice tan head that turns into a sheet, lots of lacing; nose: bitter hops, resinous hops, grapefruit, light grainy malt, light caramel, spices; mouth: refreshing, bitterness, bitter hops, light resinous hops, light caramel, light orange, light pepper, spices, finale in bitter and resinous hops with a hint of grapefruit, creamy texture, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium-full body, average carbonation, lights astringency; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, meilleure avant 13/12/09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 5 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, belle effervescence, belle mousse fauve qui se transforme en un petit tapis, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : houblon amérisant, houblon résineux, pamplemousse, léger malt granuleux, léger caramel, épices; bouche : rafraîchissante, amertume, houblon amérisant, léger houblon résineux, léger caramel, léger orange, léger poivre, léger alcool, épices, finale en houblon amérisant et résineux avec une pointe de pamplemousse, texture crémeuse, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, légère astringence; en résumé : bien aimé

C&C 750. Clear gold with a massive off white head that descends rockily. The label says Malt Liquor, which evokes images of paper bags and park benches. This is far from that! The nose is sweet grain drenched in citrus and grass. The flavor is bitter hop madness, citrusy and grassy with a light caramel tinge. IPA lovers should dig this, for sure. Very drinkable. Medium bodied and slightly slick, a touch of hotness in the finish Interesting stuff!