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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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 jeffc666 (1895), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Good stuff but dangerous in its drinkability. Hiccup.. Hop happy. Bready, not really. Nice palate, but it is not really a pilsner, though it is good.


 marcus (1895), Sacramento, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/58/104/517/20
Nov 18, 2008  
This orange ale poured with a nice beige head and a fruity caramel malt aroma. The flavor is bread and caramel with exceptional hopping that produced a mouthful of delicious bitterness. There was a nice lacing along the inside of my glass right to the finish.


 emacgee (1892), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Apr 13, 2008  
Pours a substantial golden amber with a one finger white head. The aroma is fairly strong, sweet, bitter hoppy, a little grassy and citrusy. Bitter waxy flavor, sweet, sweet, rich, light alcohol. Nice to try But I would like it in something smaller than a 750 for cheaper than 14 dollars.


 Beerdedone (1885), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden/orange color with a frothy white head. Aroma of floral and earthy hops, sweet pale malts, citrus and a hint of pine. Flavor is hoppy with citrus, grass, grapefruit and some malty sweetness


 nearbeer (1860), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Sep 6, 2008  
750 ml. Clear orange-amber with a large head that settles down to a lasting ring, leaving cobwebs behind. Aroma similar to an IPA: citrus, resin and flowery honey. Flavors are similar and well-hopped. Slight additional hints of dryish lager yeast, grass and alcohol that linger in the aftertaste. I would swear this was an IPA if it wasn’t labeled otherwise. Light-medium body is lightly carbonated and finishes dry.


 mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Courtesy of Beerlando. Pours a lightly hazy orange, with a small white head. Smells of pretty profound hops, some light citrus fruit, with a small malt presence. The flavor is moreprominent in its malt character as they take the forefront. A little bit grainy, but not annoyingly so. The hops are also definitely noticeable and all seem to join pretty well together to make up this beer’s identity. Another solid offering from this brewery.


 Crosling (1855), Loveland, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Yellow color with a full, long lasting foam. Well hopped nose, with citrus, spice-like, lemony and fruity hops. Very vibrant. Flavor is very punchy with loads of fruity (orange, tangerine, lemon) and spicy hops. Also, some notes of butter toffee and caramel as well. This is a very nice beer from Mikkeller, one of the better Imperial Pilsners I’ve had.


 Beer2000 (1828), Kristiansand, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 9, 2009  
750 ml bottle@Cardinal. Dim orange body with a big, foamy off-white head. Strong hoppy aroma, grapefruit, orange, caramel and grass. Flavor is fruity, refreshing, orange, malt, spices and relatively bitter. Nice body, feels heavy at the same time as it’s easy drinkable. Amazing good balance and no sign of the big alcohol. Dangerous!



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