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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 sleepylopes (313), New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
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 (695), Denver, Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
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
8/104/58/105/516/20
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 (766), Hilleroed, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
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
8/104/56/103/516/20
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 (1366), Aarschot, Belgium
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/515/20
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.


 Allen (1282), Switzerland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Apr 14, 2009  
A huge amount of quinces in the nose. Decent but nothing too spectacular. Nice hop profile. Good balance. Sweetish, yet very drinkable. Good finish.


 Bov (5403), Bienne, Switzerland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 12, 2009  
from crackedkettle.com - hazy dark blond-orange colour with a little white foam; aroma of quince, pear and honey; good malt body but not heavy mouthfeel, fair and rounded bitterness, long flowery aromatic hoppy finish with more honeyish touches - very drinkable and pleasant



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