Mikkeller It’s Alight!

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Copenhagen V, Denmark

Pours a clear pale gold color, with a small pearly white head. Smells very tart and acidic, lots of lemons and other citrus, with some wild yeast as well. Spicy. The flavor isnt nearly as sour as it smells, but the spices pretty much take over. A little peppery, but not hot. The wild yeast characters are evident as well as a nice citrus backbone. I thought it was a pretty interesting brew, almost like a table beer. Maybe a touch underrated here.

330ml Bottle - Golden with a haze and a white head. Perfumed, floral and fruity aroma with hints of passion fruit, pineappple and a tart apple note. Fruity, hoppy and tart taste, with peach, passion fruit and apple.

Big shiny white head. Slightly hazy yellow body with vigourous carbonation. Soft yeasty barnyard (cow dung, in fact (honestly)) and cheese aroma. The cheese reminds me of Sorte Sara. Sharpish dry acidic wooden barnyard and cheese taste with grassy metallic notes. Thin body. Sharp, astringent mouthfeel. Lots of fizz in mouth. Clean and fresh palate. Weird thing to say of a beer that tastes of cow dung, but still true. Long, dry lemony barnyard and cheese aftertaste with watery notes. Really wildlly unusual, a light and drinkable lambic that’s also sharply assertive. (0.33l bottle, Olympen, Oslo.)

Name: It’s Alright
Date: March 28, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear gold, wispy white head, sudsy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with a lemony tartness, light spicyness, light wildness
Flavor: sweet yet tart flavor, nice balancing spicyness, wild floral character, light bitterness, finishes with the earthy funk
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Pale, slightly hazy yellow with 3cm white head. Aroma is sweet earthy, yeast, and loads of funkiness, quite a lot like blue cheese. Flavours are much the same, surprisingly sour and bitter though, didn’t get that in the aroma at all. Loads of blue cheese, barely any hops. Quite sparkly, with a dry finish.

12oz bottle. Nice smelling beer. Nose is funky citrus. Definite bret and passion fruits. Murky orangish yellow with a big foamy white head that collapses pretty quick. Very yeasty taste with some lemon citrus up front and a light sourness. Funky, low in alcohol. This really is like a mini orval! I dig it.

Bottle shared by Sparky27...THANKS ERIC!!! WOW!!! This is the epitome of barnyard funk!!! Literally has the look and aroma of horse piss. Unfiltered lemon yellow body with a 2-finger stark white head. Sour, tart, and stinky...Munster, Limburger, and Maytag Blue Cheese are all there. Man, is this one ripe. Not my favorite.

Appearance: Pours a clear, pale yellow body with a fizzy, white head. Smell: Light malts and floral notes make way for a sweaty Bretty scent and particularly distinct aroma of cheese. Taste: Light, delicate maltiness gives way to a veritable buffet of cheese flavors -- nutty Edam, creamy Brie, and even helping of Bleu Cheese. Subtle floral hoppiness and bitterness. Meager pinch of pepper. The crisp finish is bone dry with a lingering mix of funky sourness and light bitterness. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium-high carbonation. Drinkability: Aptly named! A lighter version of It’s Alive, which was essentially a homage to Orval, so, if you’re up for an Orval-Lite, give this one a try.