Mikkeller Draft Bear

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

750 ml bottle
Thanks to someone at miketd’s tasting for bringing this. Mikkeller makes a lot of great beers but often times they are priced at a point that makes me wary to get all the best ones. Perhaps this one was a little past its prime but I would be been let down if I had plopped down more than $12.99 for this.

Aroma / Appearance - Almost no head resulted from a vigorous pour. The golden fluid body smelled antiseptic with only a bit of hoppiness. It was hard to tell what this was trying to do.

Flavor / Palate - Floral and carbonated the mouthfeel redeems what could have been a big disappointment. Acceptable for your average beer the only issue I have with this is the cost. Whether that markup is due to transit costs or something else this one should be split with a few friends to make it worthwhile.

Bottle pours cloudy orange with a white head. Aroma is caramel hop aroma that has a twang of citrus that is probably past its prime. Flavor follows suit and is a hoppy malty brew that is beyond its prime. Overall a nice brew.

Crushed with Jakebra. Not sure how to feel about this one. Kinda like a saison without the funk. Lots of grassiness and hay in there. Little musty. Not sure what to make of it, but I do know I kinda dig it.

btl by Springslicker. Sweet corn and malt on the nose. A golden pour with creamy white head and lace. A surprising bitter following a corn malt sweetness. A tad foamy and thin. A drinkable beer I was surprised to find that it was 8%. Could get tricky as easy as it is to drink.

In short: A big hoppy lager. Somewhere between a pilsner on steroids and a Pale Ale on steroids.
How: Bottles 750ml, consumed fresh within a few weeks after receiving it through private importation.
The look: Cloudy golden-orangy body topped by a large long-lasting white head
In long: Nose of orange, leather and hay in the country field, almost wild (unusually wild for a lager). Taste has a lot of cereals, clementines, dry fruity skins of all kinds, soft honey/caramel sweetness and a truckload of hops. Hopping has the noble dry grassiness as well as a fruity/pine-tree character. Good chewy thick lager feeling. Not very tasty but highly drinkable for a 8% brew. Fantastic Draft in a bottle, which said like that makes as much sense as a genuine imitation of natural plastic flowers.

Rating 600! 750ml plastic-corked bottle. Thick, murky orange color with a big, foamy head. The aroma is sweet, with some Belgian yeast tang. The taste is sweet and malty, with a smooth thickness to it. Decent hop presence for a Belgian, very earthy. Really captures a lot of styles at once. Fruity Belgian yeast nuances, solid hop character, an almost bock-like smoothness in mouthfeel. Excellent beer, would love to have it fresh.

Bottle on 11/30/2008 at the 3rd Annual Richmond Industry Gathering. Clear golden body with a medium white head. Big floral hop and caramel aroma. Sweet caramel and spice flavor with light citrus and floral hops. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.

Bottle from O’Brien’s San Diego. Pours a lightly hazed golden color with a 2 finger white head. Crisp yeast and light hops on the nose. Flavor was bready with a very crisp and slightly sweet finish.