Mikkeller Jackie Brown

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

My Bottom Line:
Wet herbal hops and their inherent earthiness swerve around the roasted maltiness and its accompanying chestnuts. A flavorful pint of Brown Ale this is, which gains cohesion, balance and wealth after a few months of aging.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam sits atop the limpid brown ochre, lacing nicely.
-The effervescent carbonation enlightens the healthy maltiness.
-The fruity nuttiness is a little too shy and dry for my tastes in the style.
-The dry, resinous, earthy hop bitterness is rather important.
-A citrusy character rises from the hops.

Bottles; best before Aug. ’07.

A Mes rate: Draught at Ølfestival 2007. Redish brown amber colour with a good tan head. Usual surprising hoppy note to the nose with some nice alcoholic maltyness and German like cereal hints. Hops are there in the flavour too but not quite so upfront giving centre stage instead to some wonderful roasty coffee character and chewy rubber. Bitterness comes in like a punch at the finish. Awesome. Another cracker from Mikkeller.

Draught at Københavnske Øldage. Dark brown. Some grapefruity hops up front. Very dry and very salty, notes of chocolate. The clean mouthfeel makes it a bit harsh. Lots of aromatic hops polishes trhe surface, but the malt character is a bit raw. Not my favourite Mikkeller.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’une bouteille de 650 ml, dégusté lors de la soirée "La croisée des chemins" chez Cathshlag. Arôme: Odeur de café et de chocolat. Apparence: La couleur est brune foncée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de chocolat et de malt rôtis. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de café en arrière goût. (Rating #1031)

Hazy brown hue, with a thick beige head, leaving laces, toasted malt nose, with a nice nutty accent, with some mochaish notes, hint of chocolate milk and espresso coffee, with a roasted coffee bean and a faint liquorice aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty chocolatey toasted malt character, with some black roasted malt coffeish flavors, with a good flowery hop bitterness mouthfeel, hint of nuttiness, a nutmeg spiciness, leading towards malt roastiness and a leafy hop bittering finish.

Clear brown color, short off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolat, coffee, licorice, some hop. Quite bitter taste, lots of chocolat and malts, bit sweet, creamy, coffee. Intense, very nice balance. Longlasting finish of bitter chocolat.

Bottle sampled on 3/12/07: Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with a frothy, well-lacing tan head. Big, fresh piny hoppy and milk chocolatey aroma. Body starts fairly full with a light earthy caramel sweetness with lots of piny bitterness toward a big, lingering roasty finish. A very nice brown ale.

Bottle. Black color with an off-white head. Very nice aroma with notes of roasted malts and a good mix of hops. Flavour is a complex mix of roasted malts, hops and a nice almost dry bitter palate. Very nice.