Mikkeller Jackie Brown

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

Nice brown/amber color. Monster head, which was a frosty/creamy color. When I smelled this beer I got punched in the nose by hops. I wanst expecting that at all. It also smelled like a brown ale. At first, the taste the hops hits you. Seconds later, a smooth taste of nutty roasted malt. Good texture. It has the perfect blend of hops and brown ale characteristics. This could easily be an every day drinker. One of my new favorite beers!

Shared a 66 cl bottle. A very dark and bitter brown ale, or maybe more appropriately India Brown Ale. Flavours are quite porter like with loads of roasted malts, chocolate, and coffee ending in a long, dry bitter finish (amarillo hops). As madsberg puts it, this is »one hoppy motherfucker of a Brown Ale.«

Decided to pick this 25.4 oz. bottle up at Greens on Ponce De Leon. Looking VERY good for a brown ale. Nice DARK brown color. Damn near opaque. Nice slight off-white head that eventually fades away. In my opinion, this is how an awesome brown ale should look. Fairly nice balance between the malts and hops in the aroma. A decent nut aroma coming through. Very pungent brew. I am not a fan of the fact that the hops are so present, but this might be a positive note on the flavor. The flavor is, in my mind, excellent. Nice nutty, roast, malty flavor. The hops provide an excellent backing to this beer. Nice subtle coffee flavor as well. I don’t think they could have done a better job on a brown. This roast is absolutely amazing. The hops and roast are just the perfect combo. The coffee comes out more as the beer warms up. This beer is simply amazing.

Nice head and rosted aroma, pale in color. The balance is good, hop and sweetnes gos hand in in hand.

Bottle at CTV3 shared by sliffy, thanks! Brownish-rusty color with a light tan head. Aroma was nutty, some earthy hops and caramel malt. Hops came in the front with the nuttiness giving way to some caramel malt. Pretty full body and flavor for a brown.

Bottle. Chocolate, fruits and for sure amarillo hops in aroma. Clear dark brown colour with beige head. There is much bitterness in flavour, like a grapefruit.

Bottle at Haket, Gothenburg. Red/brown color with a beige head. Aroma: Am. hops, roasted malt, chocolate, very hoppy. Flavor: Rosted malt, caramel, light chocolate, hops, citrus, aspirin. Mostly very hoppy. Dry finish. I want more maltiness in a brown ale.

Bottle, The Rake, London. Big ups for naming this after a top movie...’Poured a murky brown colour with a creamy biege head..Great aroma with hops, caramel, roasted coffee bean, chocolate and hazlenut all jostling for position..These themes continue on, with a further big hit of roasted coffee in the flavour, but it works really well with some great hoppage mixing with the roasted mal to give it wonderful balancet. Lip smackin’, long dry bitter finish. Very good stuff indeed. ’Not if your ambition is to get high and watch TV’