Mikkeller Jackie Brown

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

Bottled(500ml or bigger). –RBESG2008, Grand Tasting.
Dark reddish brown coloured, big pale beige head, light roasted nose with notes of chocolate. Roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and mild hoppy taste with notes of caramel and wood. Strong bitter finish.

Pours a dark brown with a large head. The aroma has a nice nuttiness, a lot like hazelnuts along with some chocolate. The only problem comes in the flavor where the bitterness turns unpleasant compared to the malt profile in this one.

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.

Date: 03/12/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy brown, wispy beige head, huge chocolate aroma with lots of fresh citrus hops, well hopped rich dry chocolate flavor, light bitter finish considering all of the hops in the aroma and flavor, not a lot of complexity but a lot of flavor and very drinkable

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Small head left, over slightly hazy dark brown beer. American hops, dry, a bit of ureum, little else - but some lemon zeste. Soft coffeeish taste, moccha, and hop flavours. Medium bodied, seems a lot more alcoholic than 6%, and quite some grist in the texture. Smooth in the good way. Nice, but maybe just a tad too smooth. It’s like Mikkeller trying to get a basic beer to experiment upon again.

Weak coffee color, decent head. Flavor is cocoa powder and coffee beans. Medium bodied. Smooth on the palate. This is like drinking a good cup of coffee. Nice.

[Sampled at RBESG 2006] Dark amber. Small head. Nutty, spicy with chocolate. Late bitterness.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3   Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 4   Ruby : XX   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Esters : XX   Banana : XX   Phenols : XX   Leather : XX   Perfume : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : XX   Toast : 3   Caramel : 1   Toffee : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : XX   Nuts : 3   Candy : XX   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : XX   Fruits : XX   Chocolate : 3   Coffee : 2   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : 2   Dates : XX   Cherries : XX   Plums : XX   Figs : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 4   Leafy : 2   Floral : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Spicy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : 2
Notes :   Earth : 3   Wood : XX   Cloves : XX   Smoke : 2   Pepper : 1   Ginger : XX   Peach/Pear/Apricot : XX   Candi Sugar : XX   Anise : XX   Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Complex : 2   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 3   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 1   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A hoppier and just generally bigger, yet very respectful and classy brown ale.