 tomer (380), Rishon Le Zion, Israel
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 29, 2009
At a tasting, thanks DSG, medium stable off white head, murky light orange colour, flavours of peach, tea and some spiciness in the back, strong overpowering bitterness with some fruity sweetness in the back, quite viscous, long bitter aftertaste.
Blom (414), Odense, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Golden with a low head. Citric aroma with notes of brown sugar and pine. Cloying, thick and and full-bodied. Very sweet to begin with, but with an aggressive hoppy ending. A bit much in the long run.
Bov (5478), Bienne, Switzerland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 courtesy of Jespr - pours a cloudy orange colour with a huge foamy pale beige head; solid hoppy aroma of quince, lichies, fresh cream and dust; sweet malt backbone, full-bodied and juicy, tasty palate, fairly bitter with a long fruity, almondy and yeasty finish - the alcohol remains well hidden and this males it dangerously drinkable
argo0 (6939), Washington DC, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 33cl bottle, thanks CaptainCougar. Aroma is moderately sweet, grapefruit, some pineapple, caramel. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit, light caramel. Medium-full body, light sticky, acidity.
omhper (12244), Stockholm, Sweden
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Bottled, thanks fiulijn! Hazy golden, rich airy head. Yeasty gooseberry aroma. Sweet with medium-full body. Syrupy with lots of grapefruity hops. Too sweet and with inky late bitterness.
Jukkabro (3027), Tampere, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 Dark orange colored with hazy appearance. Little yellow colored head. Black currant dominates in aroma grass, honey and some berries also here. Medium to full bodied. Flavor is more sour with thin currant, honey and grass also here. Aftertaste dries, with safty note.
NosirIwont (1182), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 Bottle. Pours a hazy orange with a big off-white head. Sweet, malty aroma with notes of rye and wood and a berry-like note in the background– a bit cloying. Hops in the background as it warms. Flavour is sweet and malty with notes of dark fruits and rye. Not a lot of hops. Same finish, but also bitter. Slight notes of alcohol. Overall too cloying and not hoppy enough for my liking. The high alcohol % was well-hidden though. 08-11-09.
ricke (246), Malme, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Golden orange, slightly hazy. A 2 cm ivory-colored head leaves plenty of lacings.
Nice fruity hop aromas in the nose - grapefruit, orange, gooseberries, apricots. Decent piny hop aromas as well. A rather fragile smell of malts and white bread. It smells really nice, but I’m not overly impressed.
Plenty of grapefruit and general citric notes in the taste. Prominent flavors of caramel but it doesn’t get too sweet. Nice floral hop flavors, resins, grass. Slightly perfumy every now and then. Some tobacco and faint tart notes. Powerful bitterness in the finish, and some herbs, pine-needles and spicy alcohol.
Medium body going towards full. Slightly sticky texture. Plenty of carbonation, but the bubbles are small and soft.
Since this is Mikkeller’s first DIPA, I had high expectations on this one, but they wasn’t fully fulfilled. It’s a very good and refreshing beer, but since it’s a DIPA I expected it to be more powerful and containing, well, more of everything. Still a really good beer though.
Serving type: bottle
(Copy of old Beer Advocate review)
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