Mikkeller Draft Bear

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	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
314	3.72/5.0	3.7/5.0	8%	98.8	Lager 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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lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

May 16, 2009

Bottle shared at tasting. Pours hazy orange with a beige head. Smell is very light on the alcohol with some subtle hops. Taste is sweet, light hops and some sweet cedary woodiness. Sweet and bitter at the same time but leaning too sugary to be very good. So so.

BuckeyeSammy (455), Cleveland, Ohio, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

May 14, 2009

Maybe im just not crazy about the style. Wasn’t crazy about this bear. Alcohol very present. Peppery, hoped, thick palate. Malty.

sleepylopes (313), New York, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

May 14, 2009

hard aroma to nail down some sweet hop notes. nice golden red. solid hop presence and a touch of booz in a good way. nice lingering hop sweet.

arrogantb (700), Denver, Colorado, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

May 8, 2009

I am pretty sure I got a good deal on this bottle, it was priced at $6.99 for 750ml. The color was a hazy orange and it smelled like a peppery, grassy IPA. There are obviously a good amount of hops in this beer. the first taste reminds me a little of Sam Adams imperial pilsner, a very fruity, hoppy flavor. This beer has convinced me to drink more of Mikkeller’s beers. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-08-2008 05:32:00

Nesta13 (202), Australia

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	16/20

Apr 30, 2009

Very interesting drop. Cloudy light amber. Fresh, clean, flowery US hops. Resiny, bitter and sticky. Smooth carbonation and full body. Bitter finish.

trapez (791), Hilleroed, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Apr 29, 2009

Bottle. Aroma with plenty of hops and malt. Notes of grass and flowers. Unclear amber colour with beige head. Very nice bitter hoppy flavour, very much lika an IPA. Well balanced with malt. The bitterness does not continue but a sweet malt flavour is left in the aftertaste.

nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	16/20

Apr 25, 2009

750 ml, cork and cage. Orangey-amber color with a rocky white head. Aroma of hops and tangerines, herbal and minty, lager yeast. Hoppy flavor also, bitter citric finish. Watery body, more herbal character. Long finish, slightly coppery. Not bad.

diabel (1369), Aarschot, Belgium

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	9/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Apr 14, 2009

Bottle Blond, hazy body. Lightly creamy body. Spare lace. Great, smooth aroma of citrus (orange), maybe a little bit sharp on the citric edge. Heavily bitter, subtle and smooth flavour. Maybe a bit tart, but very nice.

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