Mikkeller Ping Pang Pale

[Courtesy of Ungstrup – thanks a million Jens!] Clear amber with huge white head. Sweet and hoppy aroma with grapefruit notes. Sweet and hoppy flavor with grapefruit and piney notes. Ends swith intense bitterness.

50 cL bottle, approx. 2 year old vintage, huge thanks to Ungstrup for finding and sharins this last bottle - what a generous set of beers that night - thanks! Pours clear and golden orange with a huge and slowly collapsing white head. Pineapple and peach fruity aroma. Flavour is light peachy fruity with a light caramel malt base. Subdued sweetness. Light peachy and pineapple bitter and fruity finish. Nice.

Botella. Vintage 2006. Orange amber colour with a medium white head. Grape fruit and pine hoppy aroma. Quite good soft mouthfeel. The flavour has a very pleasant bitterness with ripe fruits, pine, hops and a pleasant sweetness.

Bottle. Rating # 2500 Vintage 2006 [Courtesy of Ungstrup, thanks buddy] Huge bubbly white head that mostly lasted. Excellent lacework. Clear sparkling amber body. Aroma of Two years old and the hops seams quit fresh with notes of citrus, apricot, sweet flower, mild grapefruit. Mild perfume and soap like notes. Over the palate came lovely toffee, mild liquorish like, toasted malt. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation and dry texture. Moderated sweet and bitter flavour in balance. Dry and light bitter finish that lingers with a fruity like feel at the very end.

20061111 Sample at Cornboy’s BW meet. Not great notes on this one but I’ll never try it again and at least I have numbers. Pretty stardard American micro version of a pale ale which is a nice treat from a Danish brew. C-hops are abundant on top of sweet fruity malts.