Mikkeller Draft Bear

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: European Strong Lager
Copenhagen V, Denmark

Tasted 2008-02-20. Depending on how much you swirl the bottle, it pours clear to hazy. Orange colour - very large, creamy, white head. Aroma: Hops! Flowers. Flavours: Grass, hoppy bitterness. Good beer - Imperial pilsner? It tastes like a (good) India Pale Ale!

750 ml bottle caged and faux corked. Moist citrus hops on the nose. Candle wax. Plenty of dry pine cone. Baked bread. Some dried and lightly sugared banana. Honestly... smells like a freshly opened bag of trail mix. Pours mostly clear bright copper with a huge, lasting white head that produces excellent, thick, chunky, sticky lacing. The dry-Euro-hops come through much more on the palate than on the nose. Quite dry and grassy. There’s enough citrus zest to hold my interest. Bready and doughy malt but the hops blaze through the malt. Medium bodied. Good carbonation. Nicely balanced doughy malt and zesty hop finish. Imperial pilsner for sure!

Dark golden to light orange color. Tall, lasting slightly aged paper colored head. Nice thin lace. Quite citric in aroma. Lemon and grapefruit zest, key lime and orange blossoms up front. Hints of biscuits and caramel in the background. Not your great uncles euro lager. This doesn’t have the airplane glue, alcohols and grain scents typically present in many euro strongs. If anything a touch too much hops aroma. An interesting citric and pine lace light lager flavor. This is one that has me rethinking my beliefs on imperial pilsners. This does not have the grain and perfumy hops so many others process. Rather citric and biting hops all the way through this brew. Finish is actually rather dry, with the linger revealing a little pale malt sweetness and again some lime zest and grapefruit. Easily one of the better ones in this style. I checked and my other favorites have bordered on maibock. I’m not there with this one. I think I’m going to need to do a side by side with Golden Showers with this one.

750 ml bottle. A hazy deep golden beer with a huge, rocky and creamy white head. the aroma is hoppy with hints of citric fruits and slight caramel. Some floral and grassy notes remember a Pilsner, but overall there are many resemblances to an APA, for the kind of hops that have been used. The flavour is hoppy too and very crisp, with a good malt background. Medium bodied, lively carbonated, dry long finish with medium to high bitterness. The alcohol is very well hidden. Well balanced , with crisp bitterness and pils malt background. Quite original and satisfacting.

Draught @ Brewpub København. Pours a slightly pale deep golden colour with a small steady creamy white head leaving a good lacing. Aroma of fresh ripe fruits, pine, flowers and a good soft sweetness. Good mouthfeel. Dry hoppy and fruity flavour with a soft sweetness. Long lasting quite dry hoppy finish. Great brew!

[Draught @ BrewPub, thanks for sharing faroeviking] Clear golden with medium off white head. Hops hits the nose acompanied by fruits. Sweet fruity flavor with lovely hoppy bite. Ends bitter. Delicious.

Bottle at Chris_o’s. Golden with a thick white head. Sweet with quite a lot of alcoholic heat, noticeable hops. Too much.

Bottle 0,75l. Thanks to Rune for sharing this masterpiece! Bright golden. Lot of filigrees on the glass. Fruity aroma dominated by grapefruit. Flavor in the same direction with more subtle fruits. A long fruity aftertaste. Alcohol well hidden.