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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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 NJBeerman013 (783), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 10, 2008  
750 ml Bottle. Pours a warm golden in color with a pure white, fluffy head. The aroma is sweet and fruity. It has a nice citrus zing. The flavor is a dry, citrusy mix having almost a wheaty quality. It has a medium body, a well rounded flavor, and a smooth, warm finish centering around an alcohol and fuity character. An interesting beer from begining to end.


 DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 12, 2008  
Winter Welcome Toronto. Smells of good malt and fine noble hops, dark amber, with a small off-white head. Flavour is a spicy malt, hops add a nice level of bitterness. Full bodied, a zingy mouthfeel.Terrific example. Thank You Radek Kliber.


 madsberg (5056), Sřborg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
May 24, 2007  
Draught. Golden coloured. Uncelar. Dense off white head. Floral and herbal aroma. Has some spicy sweetness. Flavour is citric and hoppy. Loads of herbs, flowers and spice. Quite balanced and easy to drink. Is quite full bodied. Very dry. Ends on a floral bitterness. Drink this with care. Makes you a bit nuts in the night.


 maeib (4766), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 7, 2007    Updated: Oct 23, 2009
Bottled - Chris O shindig 2007 - A blonde beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is refined grassy hops and other more aromatic hops. The taste has good piney hops and is very bitter in the mouth. Pretty much bites the tongue. Great flavours and beautifully brewed.Score 3.5
Subsequent rating scored 4.0. Average becomes 3.7


 Tmoney99 (4781), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Bottle at wine, cheese and beer store in Livingston, MT. Poured clear golden color with an average frothy white head that was lasting and produced good lacing. Good moderate to heavy hoppy and sweet malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth sticky texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with with a moderate bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Nice find on this trip.


 NobleSquirrel (1120), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Bottle from Sam’s Clybourn. I think it is fair to call this an imperial pilsner. Distinctly German, but Pilsner nonetheless. Pour is a hazy gold with rambunctious head. Tasty and bitter, huge noble hop aroma, a little bread. Mostly, though, this is really hoppy and bitter in a clean, somewhat astringent way. Pretty nice, but far from perfect.


 cbkschubert (2015), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 21, 2008  
750 ml bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a hazy light golden color with a large white head. Nice lacing. Aroma is floral and fruity. Flavor is mostly esters. Medium body. A good beer.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Hazy golden, large head that lasts and coats the glass nicely. Grassy Bohemian nose, pale malts backing it. Medium bodied, soft mouthfeel, moderate bitterness but very drinkable. Like a really big and balanced Czech pilsner. Not exactly delicate, but I don’t see how that’s possible.



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