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Mikkeller Draft Bear

Mikkeller Draft Bear - European Strong Lager

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: European Strong Lager

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3123.72/5.03.7/5.08%98.8Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium.

’Fad bamse’ is a highly hopped and dry hopped imperial pilsner with a light body and lovely crispyness from the lager yeast.
A Danish pilsner is typically characterized by an alcohol content of 4,6% vol., piss-yellow colour and a sexless, slightly bitter taste. But it doesn’t have to be like this…! Draft Bear is Mikkellers interpretation of a ’pilsner’, heavyweight-style. With its powerful hop notes, high alcohol content and lovely golden appearance, the only reference to the pilsner style is the clean taste of the lager yeast.
Ingredients : Water, malts (pils, carapils and amber), light candy sugar, hops (amarillo and cascade) and lager yeast.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Todeon (314), Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 29, 2008  
750ml Bottle @ The rover. Nice cloudy golden-yellow color with a nice big head. Really nice balance with lots of fresh hops and fruity notes.


 chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Pours a fuzzy gold with a large white head. Nice light hoppy aroma. This is a pretty drinkable beer. Nice balance of hops and malts, I would try this beer again.


 thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/511/20
Jun 26, 2008  
This bottled brew from Indianapolis, IN poured a very large sized head of foamy finely sized long lasting bubbles that left behind a slightly hazy softly carbonated orange colored body, The aroma was malty hoppy and contained a buttery note. The mouth feel was tingly from start to finish. The flavor was mildly vinous with a malty note and a slightly acidic aftertaste.


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden/orange color with a frothy white head. Aroma of floral and earthy hops, sweet pale malts, citrus and a hint of pine. Flavor is hoppy with citrus, grass, grapefruit and some malty sweetness


 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Yellow color with a full, long lasting foam. Well hopped nose, with citrus, spice-like, lemony and fruity hops. Very vibrant. Flavor is very punchy with loads of fruity (orange, tangerine, lemon) and spicy hops. Also, some notes of butter toffee and caramel as well. This is a very nice beer from Mikkeller, one of the better Imperial Pilsners I’ve had.


 SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 18, 2008  
This beer poured deep golden/orange in color with a large fluffy white head that dissipated away. The nose was like Springtime with scents of citrus and lavender honey. In the mouth it is medium-bodied with a concentrated midpalate that leads to a dry/bitter finish. This is well-balanced but overall rather simple.


 Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Jun 17, 2008  
a solid tasting beer, with many flavors. the flavor is crisp malts and the hops give a floral and slight piny like taste. The mouthfeel gives a nice heavy palate. a great beer.


 nick76 (2634), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 17, 2008  
The are is like grapefruit with malt and yeast. The appearance is hazy amber with a large head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is good. Overall I like it a lot.



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