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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.
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 mjs (1446), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
May 5, 2008  
(Bottle at Pikkulintu on 2008-02-23) Pale golden colour. Cloudy. Hops in nose. Light to medium body. Hops and some malts in taste. Dry palate. Impressive pils.


 bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
May 4, 2008  
(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy golden orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of flora, herbs, biscuit, dough, apricot, pineapple, lemon, and grapefruit. Flavor of hops (floral, grass, citrus), rose, light herbs and some toasted grain.


 buzzoven (333), Japan
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/105/516/20
May 4, 2008    Updated: Jun 10, 2008
Popped opened the cork and peered into the misty mouth of the bottle. My first Imperial Pilsner. Pours a nice rose-lemon colour with very little nose, but a nice cloudy head that lasted the full pint. Retains a stable malty taste with hints of bitterness and a gentle feel on the pallete. Low in carbonation...always a good thing and finishes with a crisp, peppery sensation with some more of that zesty bitterness lngering. Would certainly drink again.


 Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Apr 27, 2008  
From Superbrugsen, Aarhus, DK Bottled Alcoholic but with a nice hoppy floral aroma and flavor


 Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 23, 2008  
Bottle, thanks to Bu11zeye. Pours a cloudy gold with medium white head, good retention. Aroma has a high note of hoppy citris. Flavor is nicely malty, hop flavor, with a nice strong hop bitter in the finish. Medium carbonation, mouthfeel. I enjoyed this, very flavorfull.


 Davinci (295), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Nice light caramel slightly hazy pour with off white head, sticky lacing. Nose starts with some citrus and florral hop aromas leading to slightly roasty sweet malt character. Flavor is again citrus hops up front, medium bitterness, some pine coupled with a well balanced malt sweetness. Finishes toward a pleasant grasswy note, some soapy notes from the hops. This drinks very easily. body is slightly creamy with mild carbonation. Another winner from Mikkel.


 tupalev (2605), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 20, 2008  
Bottle at the no Greg tasting, courtesy of Harry, shared with Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, Jerc, and Mabel. Dark yellow, big bubbly thick head. Nice. Pleasant aroma - soft malt, floral notes, some faint hops. Good taste - rather hoppy up front, nice sweetness behind it, really orange citrus fruity. Simple yet very good.


 JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 19, 2008  
Courtesy Beerlando. Clear golden pour, moderately thick light white head. Mild sweet aroma with some Saaz notes atop some musky wet grains. Lightly carbonated. Sweet grainy taste, no real alcohol influence on the taste, mild Saaz presence is apparent through to the finish. Clean overall. A nice brew, but somehow not entirely impressive.



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