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Mikkeller It’s Alive! 3.64 318

Mikkeller It’s Alive!

Percentile
94
overall
Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3183.66/5.03.64/5.08%84Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium.

It’s Alive! is Mikkellers answer and tribute to the trappist beer Orval. It’s Alive is an easy-to-drink beer, with a lot of hops. The color is amber, the foam is high, white and dense. The potent Brettanomyces culture makes It’s Alive continue to develop in the bottle.
Ingredients : Water, malt (pale and cara), light candy, hops (hallertauer and styrian goldings), yeast and brettanomyces.
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 TaktikMTL (2786), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Bouteille de 750 ml, avec bouchon de liège, obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’épices avec une pointe de citron et de pommes. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée légèrement voilée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes avec une pointe de caramel légèrement fruité et d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #2477)


 KAggie97 (2476), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Bottle from GAManiac. Thanks, Grant! Pours a rich, thick cheddar orange with a nice aroma of fermented apple, yeasty bread, and a touch of raisin. Flavor is a springy tinge of lemon leaves, fresh barn hay, and a touch of seltzer. Nice assertive mouthfeel. A truly great beer. Loved it.


 gam (1116), brisbane, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Big frothy head good carbonation,misty amber pour,aroma very spicy,fruit malt.Flavours spicy sour,fruit is of vinous type,plenty of bitter tart like a Duvel,looking for flavours very complex,lemon maybe fig for sweetness,finishbitter sweet,dry and okay.


 DrBayern (1137), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2009  
750 ml bottle. Hazy red/orange with almost no head, and little lace. Sour fruit, some Brett funk, and cheesy aromas. Medium body and bone dry on the palate, very crisp.Some fruity sourness and a surprising assertive bitterness in the finish. This is quite complex, and there is a lto going on. Difficult to rate, but I enjoyed it.


 Beer2000 (1828), Kristiansand, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 4, 2009  
750 ml bottle@Patricks. Hazy amber body with a big and creamy beige head. Aroma is citric fruity, spicy and brett. Flavor is a rather complex mix of sweet, bitter and sour. Citric fruity, grape bitter, grassy and obvious bret. Very nice and exiting but not really extraordinary.


 Chef Chad (102), Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/516/20
Jun 1, 2009  
well to be honest it is not that good.. has a herbal tea like quality to it that just does not work real well. I don’t mind the smoke on the back end in fact I think if they made it more strong it would really help this one out.. Bad beer from a average brewery.. too bad


 SuperDave70 (1158), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 30, 2009  
Bottle shared by myself at hellbilly’s holiday tasting. Drank side by side with It’s Alright. I would call this It’s Alright Light. Same funkiness and fruit, just in smaller doses, and with the addition of some hoppiness coming through. Really pretty good.


 Sparky27 (1608), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 27, 2009  
750ml bottle shared by rustychiles at hellbilly’s holiday tasting. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. The nose is floral hops, light funk and caramel malt. The taste is light citrus hops, faint toffee and light barnyard funk. Medium bodied. Not bad at all. Thanks Rusty!



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