Mikkeller Draft Bear

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

(750ml bottle, thanks kmweaver) Small white head atop clear amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, floral/orange, grapefruit, light honey. Taste is medium sweet, straw, grassy, some grapefruit. Medium body, light acidity.

750mL bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Thanks, Henrik! Pours a hazy, golden-orange color; textured white head with solid retention and lacing. Pleasant citrus and pine and oily bitter hops in the aroma; oily and dense but without being very abrasive. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: resiny, oily citrus and herbal hops; excellent density and hop characteristics without the typical "imperial pilsner" roughness; oily, dense hoppiness and a solid sugar / maple sugar malty core; oily citrus and mineral and candy sugar finish. Very solid European strong lager.

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Bright and thick pour of tangerine orange. Lemon meringue crust, grass and honey aroma; suggestions of earthy sweetness in pistachio and almond oils. Ebullient, cheerful hop flavors of flowers, rainy grasses, and citrus skins. Brilliantly alive and zesty. Crisp and earthy pilsener rests plaintively beneath, well-presented and deftly reserved, though malty enough to completely muscle out any hint of alcoholic foulness. Sparkly and lively in the mouth; vegetally textured. The hay-like bitterness of yerba mate and noble hops lend a quiet but forceful leafiness to the finish. Reserved, but not halfhearted in the slightest; this could not be any more skillfully done. Thanks for sharing, Ken!

75 cl bottle. Dark golden color, big white head. Hoppy and fruity, citric and some caramel. This is how I like my pilsener....

Draught at Copenhagen Beerfestival 2007. Clear golden colour with a nice white head. Nice aroma of hops. Nice tasty pilsener flavour of hops and malt very refreshing and hard to find the 8 % abv. One of the best and tasty pilsener I ever had.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Golden(1)->Dark brown(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 4   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 4   Lacing : 5
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 2   Tropical Fruits : 2   Soap : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX   Fusel : XX  
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 3   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Fruity : 2   Nutty : XX   Honey : 3   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : XX
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 4   Leafy : XX   Spicy : XX   Floral : 4   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : 2   Herbal : 4   Grassy : 4   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX   Dates : XX   Bourbon : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Complex : 2   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Tea-like hops, herbal and fully flowery. Bright American character (amarillo, cascade?), but delicious pale pils malt foundation. Tight-bodied. Very different. Gorgeous stuff.

(on tap -draft bear aka fadbamse, yeah I got it) Slightly yellow, white head. Good hopping the nose, makes one espect a powerfull beer. Taste is first sweet, but very balanced. The hopping never gets to dominating. Get´s very easily drinkable as one drinks on. This is just a fab IIIPilsner and shows that a hardcore beer, can be smooth and so inviting.

Bottle. Hoppy aroma, some alcohol noticed, lightly floral. Palate shows some nice bitter hops. Peach and citrus fruit come through. Alcohol is there, but is balanced, warming, rather than aggressive. Very nice beer.