Mikkeller It’s Alight!

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

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Labeled as the US version ("It’s Alright"). Pours with a large, white head that fades over a murky gold body with good lacing. Aroma is Brett, earth, honey, horse, horse droppings, baby diaper and grass. Tastes like horse/barnyard, wheat, grain astringency, and stinky cheese. Light bubbles and a water like consistency.

bottle labeled "It’s Alright!" thanks to bu11zeye. murky gold pour with no head. nose of tart/sourness along with some earth. flavor is not that great, not sure what kind of bug is used here but it’s definitely not a good one.

Draught at Plan B, copenhagen
Hazy blond color. It frankly smells bad, at first, with escrements (?); then replaced by a sour aroma, horseblanket. Weak body, with a dry mouthfeel and light woody astringency. I’m not overwhelmed by this one, but it’s not too bad.

Bottle from Ølbutikken. Sourish fruity aroma. A hint of vinegar, a drop of honey. Spices, ripe fruit. Peaches that have been left a bit too long. A hint of citrus, but dry rather than sour. Wonderfully complex, another winner.

Tasted 2009-02-15. Eh? I really like the smell of this one, but to me it seems too much like a watered down geuze. And not a great one. It’s drinkable, but I think it has some off-flavours, that are to hard to overlook. It’s hard to describe, but the finnish is a bit harsh in a bad way, IMO. It can beat a lot of other beers in the style (which I don’t think is "belgian ale"), but I expect more from Mikkeller.

Cloudy, yellow beer with medium white head. Aroma is pleasant and sophisticated, slightly sour, apples, parfym, some sweetnessa and grass. Flavour is quite sour and dry, flowers and spyciness. Quite light but sourness and dryness makes this nice this to drink. Mikkeller It’s Alight! is complex and balanced beer and you will got sophisticated and great feelings after this beer.

20090209 11.2oz bottle from State Line. It’s Alright. Hazed golden color with small, fading coating and ring of white froth. Aroma is odd with strong sour dough notes, musty hay, light orange, and hints of sweaty feet. Flavor is at first crisp with more hay and barnyard notes, but quickly gets filling and coating with potent dough and mild cheese flavors. Majority of malt notes come as a soggy stale bread flavor. Very light acidity compliments heavy eff like a glass of ginger ale. Well, it’s not all bad, or is it? Is it a challenging session beer, or is it just a light pale beer overpowered by some cheesy, weird De Proef funk?

Yellow colored with cloudy appearance. Little white head. Sour aroma with some berries, apple also here. Thin to medium bodied. Flavor is watery with sourness still. Well, it’s a light one.