Mikkeller Not Just Another Wit

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Copenhagen V, Denmark

(Bottle, 0.75l, -- shared with Mave, thanks! - on 2009-02-12) Orange and cloudy. Medium sized and quite quickly disappearing head. Grapefruit, coriander and frutiness in aroma. Full bodied and dry palate with quite high carbonation. Malts, coriander, bitterness, frutiness, grapefruit and grass in taste. Bitterness and fruitiness in aftertaste.

750 ml "champagne" bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7.6%. Hazy golden colour, big and lasting white head. Distinct but not overwhelming aroma of orange peel, coriander and fruity hops. The flavour comes through like a cross between a Belgian witbier and an American Pale Ale or IPA (which indeed this beer might be said to be). The American hops (Amarillo and Cascade) dominate, while the European ones (Goldings and Saaz) are harder to identify. There’s a grapefruity and slightly resiny and peppery bitterness, but the orange peel and coriander also come through. Alcohol is noticeable. A good beer, as expected from Mikkeller, but I still think witbiers and APAs / IPAs are decent enough styles in their own right (when brewed well), and I’m not entirely convinced that the brewing world needs a new wave of "imperial witbiers". Props to Mikkel for doing the experiment, though.

I liked this, very refreshing both aroma and flavour wise with a nice blend of Wit fruity/yestiness and hop fruityness. Very tropical, easy to drink and tasty with character. Good summer beer..

Bottle. Pours clear dark yellow with a small, fizzy, white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, hay, straw), average hops (flowers, grass), heavy yeast (horse blanket, earth, barnyard) with notes of grape, pear, and coriander. Light bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a chalky finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

75cl bottle @ Beer Hunter’s, Pori. Very hazy golden orange, huge pale head with tight lacing. Yeasty nose, lovely fresh white peppery amarillo bite, wheatiness, hint of raw banana. Clean yeasty flavor with coriander and grapefruit, wheat, mellow hops. Medium to full bodied, smooth silky carbonation, very mouthfilling. A more intense version of Plevnas Amarillo weizen, what a summerbrew.

Not a Wit, period. A problematic brew from the start. Not sure if this is a bad batch but this was overwhelming hoppy and bitter for the style, a better ipa or American Pale Ale then a wit. No thank you.

Bottle at Olympen, Oslo. Lots of sweetness, banana and citrus in the aroma. Complex beer, lemon, wheat malt, white pepper.

Appearance: Impressive, slightly darker hue than typical for the style; other than that, it is a prototype for the style Aroma: very typical of the style; tremendous complexity, yet seems to be in very harmonious balance; has a little bit of everything; honey, vanilla, orange, spice, and more! Flavor: loses points here mainly because the hops are too strong for this style; now, I am a hophead so I don’t mind this; in fact, I love this beer, but in terms of conforming to the witbier style characteristics, it does not; therefore my overall impression is high and the other categories will lose some points Mouthfeel: very good except probably a fuller body than is typical for the style, but again, that is most likely from the stronger hop presence