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Mikkeller Draft Bear

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

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3143.72/5.03.7/5.08%98.8Lager glass
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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 TheEpeeist (1444), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Mar 23, 2008  
25.4 oz bottle. Hazed gold with a holding white head and lacy strands. Nose of dough, flowers and light lemon. Almost syrupy with a tingly carb. Taste is lemon, honey and grapefruit with an interesting tea bitterness. Fresh and crisp, good quaffer.


 Perkeo (318), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Corked bottle. Big and rich travelin’ lager, nice harmonious over hopping, orange marmalade, "lively" malt, complex caramel and piney hop aftertaste, I love it and really truly wish I could afford more!


 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 17, 2008  
750 mL bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours hazy orange with a large, creamy and frothy white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (hay, straw, meal, grain), heavy hops (flowers, grass, perfume), heavy yeast (sweat, earth) with notes of grapes, apple, pear, and sweet corn. Medium bodied, creamy and sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.


 Cobra (1061), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 17, 2008    Updated: Mar 18, 2008
750 ml. brown champagne bottle. No freshness date seen. Caged & corked with a fake wax cork. Poured out a dark, hazy, yellow color, with a sticky white head. Aromas are of piney hops, citrus rinds, sweet malts, some spices. Flavors are piney hops, sweet malts, sulfurous yeast. Medium mouthfeel, decent body. Alcohol is dangerously well hidden. Hell of a beer overall.


 Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Golden with a frothy head. Aroma of pine, grass and citrus, and a forcefull hoppy flavour that lacks some contrast from the malt to make connections to a pilsner.


 BOLTZ7555 (1077), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 16, 2008  
Poured 24 karat with a massive 3-inch head that slowly receded but left mountains of foam on the side of the glass. Aroma is grassy and extremely floral (more so than any beer I can remember)...similar to what one would experience in an orange grove. Flavor is crisp and fruity...with obvious tangerine, nectarine, and orange. Amazing beer...not sure why others were so harsh in their ratings.


 nimbleprop (844), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Translucent, yellowy brown color with an active, foamy white head that laced the glass. Strong aroma of citrus, hop oils, and slight pine with a hint of grass in the back. Flavor was well balanced, crisp but light malt, citrus and fruity hops, a touch grainy and a touch sugary. Finish is dry and crisp and just a tad syrupy. Very good session beer, I had no problem putting back the whole 750ml.


 michael-pollack (2652), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Mar 11, 2008  
750ml Bottle: Sweet aroma. Smells of floral hops, candy, and Red Bull. Very hoppy aroma. Poured gold in color with a huge, creamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Slightly hazy. Sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is medium sweet and medium to heavily bitter. Tastes of floral hops, fruit, Smarties, and more hops. Medium body. Creamy, then dry texture. Average carbonation. Dry, floral hop finish. Sweetness is well balanced by the bitter hops. A nice brew.



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