Mikkeller Drikkeriget GIPA

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen V, Denmark

Bottled. Hazy yellow color, short head. Aroma of hop, apparently german hops, and they are not that strong indeed. Decent bitter taste. It lacks a bite in it though, lacking personality.

2009-08-21, draught at Ølbaren, 7-4-7-2-13=33
Hazy golden color; creamy head. The aroma shows some candies, light sweetish malt, light yellow fruits. Medium body strength, showing more than its alcohol content would suggest; strong bitterness, well interlaced with the malt, but not much aromatic, maybe oily, and getting a bit oppressive at the end; later, the beer becomes more mellow, showing light fruitness; an IPA, don’t know if German…. On draught it’s a common beer, not as good as the bottle.

2009-06-21, bottle, 7-4-7-5-14=37
Hazy deep blond color; too much carbonation; big head. The aroma has some malt and hop, quite German, but also a very light funkyness. The body is medium-light in the front, with a strong, dry, malt flavor; strong hopping, dry and very grassy; even the flavor presents some Belgian yeast character, that in my opinion is out of place here. With such hopping and with the good toffee malt, the final is very pleasant, full.

Bottle from De Bierkoning. Clear golden with a big white head. Great grassy hop aroma. Sweet maltiness, blended with grassy hop flavours. Interesting experiment.

Bottled. Aroma has citric hops. Hazy, yellow coloured with a slightly off-white, lasting, thin head. The taste is softly bitter, has citrus, grass. Medium bodied. okay.

Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Bold golden body. Lasting rocky head. Sumptuous hoppy nose. Mellow and subdued fruity taste. Hops comes on strong in middle. Then a dry and light finish with grapefruit bitterness. A very nice beer. Perhaps my first German IPA. Well done.

Bottle. Hazy orange with thick white head. Aromatic and brightly hopped with predominant orange and citrus. Smells happy. Drinkable, smooth palate. Falls a little bit thin but the flavors are nicely bitter with pine and grapefruit. Nice, fruity and drinkable.

Batch 01.01. It is hazy golden with a huge, and enormously firm and lasting head, really impressive. The aroma is very hoppy with the German hops standing out with clear notes of grass and straw, but I also find notes of peach and citrus. The flavour has a light sweetness and notes of tangerine and grapefruit, grass, straw and the finish has some dry citrus notes with hints of tobacco.

Bottle. Frothy white excellent mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty heavy hooopy aroma. NIce orange/citrus notes. Heavy bitter flavor. Long nice heacy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Great experiment.