Mikkeller Jackie Brown

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

375ml bottle. Pours a deep, hazy brown - dark with ruby and copper highlights. The head pours light tan in color and very thick. The head is soft and tightly bubbled - light egg-whites. It leaves a lot of thick, uneven patches and legs of lace all over the glass. The aroma is astounding - the perfect blend of citrus hops, coffee and roasted grains, and dark caramel. The flavor starts quite hoppy with citrus/grapefruit flavors. As the beer slides toward mid-palate, the roasted grain and chocolate flavors slowly build. At mid-palate there is a pleasant mix of citrusy bitter hops and roasted grains. The finish is dry and hoppy with a strong hop bitterness and a deep, coffee-like, roasted grain flavor. The mouthfeel is medium in body and somewhat creamy. The carbonation level is firm but not too vigorous. Overall, a nice beer - much hoppier and much more citrus than I was expecting. It could use a little less bitterness and a touch more chocolate/nutty character, considering it is suppoed to be a brown ale. But still, a very tasty offering.

Bottle pours clear dark brown with a very thick and frothy off white head. Aroma is sweet grain. Light mouthfeel. Flavor was malty and had some hop twang in there as well that was balanced nicely. Overall this is solid. I was just a bit surprised that the mouthfeel was as thin as it was. Still nice.

500mL bottle. Pours a murky mahogany with a big tan head. Aroma leans more toward the hoppy side - grapefruity, piney smells dominate. However, some coffee and vanilla beans poke their heads out occasionally. Smells like a coffee house at times. Medium to thin-bodied. Biscuity maltiness dominates the initial flavors. Some sweet caramel, light chocolate, and nuttiness follows. Finishes with some drying, bitter hoppiness. Not too shabby for a brown ale.

Pours dark brown with medium head. Roasted, dark aroma. Heavy coffee flavour and strong, good aftertaste. Excellent.

Mondial 2009, Montreal. Translucent chestnut brown with a nice beige head. There are some American hops in the aroma, along with roasted malt and toasted nuts. The beer is brown sugar sweet, with nuts, roast, and chocolate all joining in. Finishes with a hoppy bitterness. Full and creamy. Too hoppy to be a traditional brown ale, but very good nonetheless.

Truly deep brown, lovely big beige head. Surprsingly hoppy, though still very light on the nose. Light roasted malt notes also. In the mouth the hops are still apparent. VEry floral and tingly. Great deep, powdery chocolate and almost burnt topnotes. Very nice, deep & ashy roast. A really nice beer gives a great depth of flavour whilst remaining highly drinkable. Love it.

750ml bottle, this Jackie has a brown pour with a more than two finger high head of light tan bubbles, generous effervescence, left lots of lacing on the glass, aromas of chocolate, toasted malt with a good malt sweetness, citrus hops, faint nut and earthy fragrances, the aroma reminds me of a Strong Ale, a dark brown Strong Ale with lots of hops, of course the alcohol is not there for Strong Ale, flavors of roasted malt, faint chocolate and coffee with a herb hop bitterness, for me, there may have been a bit too much hop bitterness that may have gotten in the way of fully enjoying the malt, mouth feel is lively from the carbonation, some hop bitterness trails after the finish, if you like a well hopped Brown Ale, you will enjoy this, I was looking forward to a nice flavorful Brown Ale with a forward malt profile.

The color was medium brown. The head was creamy, foamy, and thick. The aroma was coffee, roasty, and malty. The flavor was strong coffee and rich malt. The palate was smooth. The finish was bitter/hoppy.