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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3163.72/5.03.7/5.08%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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 JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 19, 2008  
Courtesy Beerlando. Clear golden pour, moderately thick light white head. Mild sweet aroma with some Saaz notes atop some musky wet grains. Lightly carbonated. Sweet grainy taste, no real alcohol influence on the taste, mild Saaz presence is apparent through to the finish. Clean overall. A nice brew, but somehow not entirely impressive.


 DSG (1513), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2009  
[9/5/08] Bottle sample at Kulminator in Antwerp after LCRBM. Murky orange. Aroma of yeast, fruits and some flowery hops. Sweetish spicy flavor with yeast and hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied.


 Finn (1510), Tromsř, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 30, 2008  
Bottle 0,75l. Thanks to Rune for sharing this masterpiece! Bright golden. Lot of filigrees on the glass. Fruity aroma dominated by grapefruit. Flavor in the same direction with more subtle fruits. A long fruity aftertaste. Alcohol well hidden.


 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Sep 9, 2008  
Bottle, with renffisch, 2nd September 2008. Amber with a very long lasting head which leaves lacing. Floral, perfumed aroma. Malty, nutty, mature cheese notes but with a good balancing bitterness. A very enjoyable beer. Certainly the best I’ve had in this style, by a country mile!


 tomthompson89 (1488), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 13, 2008  
kinda hazy yellowish color, nioce thick foam. nose is piney soapy hops. flavor is similar alcohol, light malts high hops. Well done.


 mjs (1486), Helsinki, Finland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
May 5, 2008  
(Bottle at Pikkulintu on 2008-02-23) Pale golden colour. Cloudy. Hops in nose. Light to medium body. Hops and some malts in taste. Dry palate. Impressive pils.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Golden color and hazy with a thick off-white head. Aroma is of perfume and is fresh, herbal and hoppy. Taste is moderately hoppy with some herbal notes.


 17thfloor (1481), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Pours a thin golden with a huge airy sudsy off-white foam on top. Interesting aroma, malty, light caramel, with touches of fruit, mango/peach, and what seems like some german hops. Wonderful and unique, maintains the pilsner quality without letting the alcohol destroy it. Light candied malt, very nice too, merged with very flavorful grassy and floral hops, perfect amount of light sweet spring-time fruit, mango, grapefruit and peaches. A fantastic lasting mellow bitterness. Medium body, a bit creamy with very low carbonation. This stuff is pretty juicy with no signs of alcohol. I am a fan of this one.



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