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Mikkeller Draft Bear 3.7 318

Mikkeller Draft Bear

Percentile
95
overall
Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: European Strong Lager

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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3183.72/5.03.7/5.08%98.8Lager 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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 drewbeerme (2305), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
May 28, 2008  
750ml bottle. pours slightly hazy golden with foamy white head. aroma is earthy and floral with biscuity malt backbone. flavors basically have spicy and earthy hop notes joining with a clean biscuity and caramel malt profile. pretty refreshing. the aroma was probably better a few months ago.


 Sigmund (2299), Hafrsfjord, Norway
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 31, 2007    Updated: Mar 14, 2009
Bottle, at RBESG 2007 in Glasgow, Grand Tasting. Hazy golden colour. Nice aroma of hops - spicy, oaky and fruity. Unfortunately I drank it too warm, but the flavour was still spicy and quite OK. Rerate, 750 ml "champagne" bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.0%. Deep golden colour, slightly hazy, with a big and slightly off-white head. Lovely aroma of Amarillo and Cascade hops, with spicy and fruity (citrussy) notes, also hints of caramel. The flavour is spicy and zesty, with grapefruity hops but it is not too bitter. Hints of candi sugar and oak, but the beer is not sweet. Dry and slightly astringent finish. Alcohol is noticeable, but the beer is still dangerously drinkable for its strength. I’m upping it a point. In danger of repeating myself: Well done (again), Mikkel!


 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 12, 2008  
Pour is hazed orangey amber with a big bubbled off white head...smell is faintly sweet, with lots of soapy and citrusy hops coming out...taste is nicely sweet up front and throughout with a moderate hoppy citric flavor balancing out the sweetness...this beer is really tremendously drinkable!!!!


 alexanderj (2279), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of kleyland. Poured a murky, dull orange with a huge frothy white head. Aroma of sweet malt, earth, sweet malt, vanilla and flowers. Comparing this to Panzer Pils, this one is at least as good. Not quite as sweet or hot, and a bit more well balanced. Pretty full bodied, with a lingering after taste. Malty flavor, bread, yeast, fruit and earth. Hop finish is mild, but solid.


 Bragesnak (2276), Aarhus, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Apr 27, 2008  
From Superbrugsen, Aarhus, DK Bottled Alcoholic but with a nice hoppy floral aroma and flavor


 Miksu (2231), Jyväskylä, Finland
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 28, 2009  
Draught at Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Deep golden color. Sweet, perfumed, herbal and rubbery aroma. Toffeish, herbal and rubbery flavor with sharp and tart alcohol note. Boozy and sharp lager, not my pint of beer.


 Kinz (2215), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 15, 2008  
VRBT. Light amber. Hoppy aroma. Flavor was light pils malts and a load of floral hops. Quite good. You really can make a good beer in this style.


 johndoughty (2168), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Mar 22, 2009  
Bottle. Yellow with a medium head.Pleasant aroma upon opening.Bitter but not overpoweringly so. Full bodied and well balanced. Dangerously easy to sup.Nice.



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