Mikkeller Jackie Brown

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

660ml bottle. Deep brown body with a small beige head. Aroma is strong malty, hoppy and caramel. Flavor is delicious malty, hoppy, caramel, coffee and slightly roasted. Very nice indeed.

Enjoyed at NoogFest III. Hazy chestnut in color. Sweet malt aroma with a pepper hint and lots of roasted grain. Very enjoyable flavor. Very well balanced toasted grain with easy spicy hops. Probably the best brown ale I’ve ever had. Wow! Creamy semi-dry finish. Very nice.

A dark brown appearance with a roasted nut and chocolate aroma. The flavor consists of nutmeg, dark chocolate, and coffee. A dry slightly alcoholic finish. This seemed to walk the line between a brown and a porter. A nice one indeed.

Brown, beige head. Milky, chocolatey aroma. Smooth and chocolatey, and a lot fuller bodied than I was expecting. Dryish, crisp finish. Badass and funky.

Bottle 0,66l. Dark brown coloured. A large tanned head. Strong aroma of caramel. Distinct flavor of burned malt. A sourish dry bitter finish. Thanks to Rune for sharing it with me.

660ml bottle from Barley Wine, Copenhagen. Opaque dark brown body under a frothy beige head with a lots of small bubbles leaving great lacing on the glass. Plain chocolate aroma. Cocoa flavour supported by dark malts and roasted oats sharpened by a lingering bitter tail. Medium to full bodied (shared with Finn while watching the dramatic football match Denmark vs. Sweden on TV - we also had a delicious Carnegie Stark Porter, vintage 2003 - 02.06.2007).

Brown bottle, 66 cl, bottled on 01 08 2006, best before 01 08 2007, savoured on May 27 2007; eye: ruby-burgundy, clear, no effervescence, a thin beige head that eventually totally disappears, a bit of lacing; nose: roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, hops, cocoa, a bit of smoke; mouth: in that order, a massive hit of roasted malt, chocolate milk, vanilla, hint of hops, finale in roasted malt with its acrid side, long bitterness then manifests itself that amplifies the roasted malt taste, medium body, a bit thin for me, a bit salty, dry, average bitterness, slightly oily texture, average carbonation, slightly astringent; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 66 cl, embouteillée le 01 08 2006, meilleure avant 01 08 2007, savourée le 27 mai 2007; œil : rubis-bourgogne, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige qui éventuellement disparaît complètement, un peu de dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, vanille, chocolat noir, houblon, cacao, un peu de fumée; bouche : dans cet ordre, gros coup de malt torréfié, lait au chocolat, vanille, petite présence de houblon, finale en malt torréfié avec son côté acre, longue amertume qui amplifie la saveur du malt torréfié, corps moyen, un peu mince pour moi, un peu salé, sèche, amertume moyenne, texture légèrement huileuse, carbonatation moyenne, légère astringence; en résumé : correct

Partly cloudy brown body with red highlights topped by a small beige ring of foam leaving very little lacings. Nose or earthy malts (very “brown” nose). Pleasant round body that rolls in the mouth. Lots of small bubbles. Taste is unfortunately rather simple, enjoyable but simple. Flavours of chestnuts and berries with lots of juicy woody hops. The woody hops are so present that it almost gives the beer a barrel-like flavour. Whether a Tarantino movie or a Mikkeller beer, Jackie brown is very good but I was expecting something more given the creator’s track record.