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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Aug 27, 2007  
Bottle thansk to Jens, rbesg07. Im not going to f about herem all my notes say is saaz saaz sazz, its hot hot hot! What i will say is that its the only beer i had 3 glasses of at the entire tasting.


 GeneralGao (3072), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 27, 2008  
750ml bottle. Best by 12/13/09. Attractive aroma of citrusy hops, mango, and caramel. I love that combination. Poured a slightly hazy medium orange color. The head was thick, foamy, and white with excellent retention and lacing. Light to medium bodied and delicately sweet with mild to moderate hop bitterness (4 out of 10) that lingered. The flavor was similar to the nose (citrus and caramel). There was also a grassy note and some definite alcohol. Delicious beer. I would happily drink this any time.


 Skinnyviking (4174), Copenhagen, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
May 16, 2007  
Bottle. High white and fluffy but lasting head. Hazy goldn body. Lovely hoppy and fruity aroma (mainly oranges but also a bit of nuts). Flavor of hops, pretty hoppy acutally, compared to normal strong lagers this is GOOD. Alcohol percentage well hidden by the bitterness. Long dry and bitter aftertaste. Only 2 changes wanted: Lower the price. Brew in 33 cl bottles as well Please. (Copenhagen beerfestival raters: Try it again on bottle)


 SuzyGreenberg (1408), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
May 30, 2008  
750 ml bottle - wowzers, i just loved everything about this beer - the look, smell, taste, label, name, etc, etc; pours cloudy orange with lacing from big white head; aromas of sweet apples, banana chips and foamy hops; slight tart to it and very fresh and soapy taste to it; nice level of sweetness and hop kick tossed in; sweet is the word across the board on this one; could drink a ton of this


 armando629 (1012), Budapest, Hungary
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Aug 21, 2008  
When i opened the bottle, the floral hop perfume slapd me...Nice amber body with a brutal, stable, foamy lacing head. Aroma of hop, pine, resin and malt, after a while goes some yeast. The flavor is about the strong hop, the resin-taste dominates the flavor. Smooth mouthfeel with the hop, fine fruity body, sweet malt, some caramel and some shifty yeast. Dry aftertaste.


 BOLTZ7555 (1121), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 16, 2008  
Poured 24 karat with a massive 3-inch head that slowly receded but left mountains of foam on the side of the glass. Aroma is grassy and extremely floral (more so than any beer I can remember)...similar to what one would experience in an orange grove. Flavor is crisp and fruity...with obvious tangerine, nectarine, and orange. Amazing beer...not sure why others were so harsh in their ratings.


 mirjukka (705), LOHJA, Finland
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 5, 2009  
bottle 750 ml from Alko Arkadia 9,26€ EXP 13/12/09 orange small creamy white head lacing. Today my number second beer after sauna beer but this kind of lager beer I prefer. Strong bitterness piney fruity as well full body. Alcohol very well hidden under all flavors. I want more please!


 17thfloor (1507), 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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