Mikkeller Single Hop Cascade IPA

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen V, Denmark

The Dan Journal #286. Tasted 8/21/09. Fifth of five of the Mikkeller Single Hop beers. Very pleasant aromas with a mild citrus note. Medium bodied and tasty. Flavors of citrus and a touch perfumy. Mild bitterness, but it amplifies as it lingers. This was my favorite of the bunch.

Big and bold. Cascade is a dominating hop that lingers on the tongue. This is a solid IPA. great flavor

Pikkulintu bottle. clear Suits me fine with the nice hops and freshness. too simple though

From a bottle poured brown with a small head. Nice piney hoppy flavor with a lingering finish.

I’m trying the Cascade immediately after the Warrior version. Bountiful starting head that leaves extensive lace on the glass. Hazy orange-amber color. A relatively malty version of an American IPA. The hop is milder than most. Nice balance. I find this to be a better tasting (due to an increased complexity) from the Warrior version. But this improvement is diminished by the lighter body. Overall, it’s a pleasant and remarkably drinkable IPA.

POurs orange. Nose is a pungent citrus and pine. Fresh grapefruit, hints of bubblegum. Flavor is nice sweet malt and hop bitterness. Oranges, lemon, grapefruit and sticky pine.

Olive bottle, 33 cl, best before 2011, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on November 5 2009; eye: copper, clear, minimal effervescence, voluminous beige head that falls and turns into an island of melting ice cream in the middle of a nice sheet, good lacing; nose: lots of resinous hops, “dirty socks”, light malt, orange, pine; mouth: lots of resinous hops, light “dirty socks”, light malt, pine, short and dry finale in resinous hops, lots of astringency, medium body, average carbonation, quite bitter; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille olive, 33 cl, meilleure avant 2011, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 5 novembre 2009; œil : dorée, claire, effervescence minime, mousse blanche crémeuse qui se transforme en un petit anneau, très légère dentelle; nez : beaucoup de houblon résineux, p’tit chausson, léger malt, orange, pin; bouche : beaucoup de houblon résineux, léger p’tit chausson, léger malt, pin, finale courte et sèche en houblon résineux, pas malt astringente, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, pas mal amère; en résumé : bien

Bottle from the Super Jr. Market: Pours an aggressive shade of orange..mystified with haziness, topped with everlasting thickness of a creamy persuasion. Nose smelled of maturity, surprisingly...slow roasted orange, freshly whipped cream, parfait, creamcyles...something orange. Hop flavors taste diminished...but body is still there. No idea how long this was on the counter...but, even with age, this ipa tastes nicely refined. THe flavors here are sweeter and more akin to jasmine flowers than what a fresh cascade would give out...but regardless, it still tastes mighty fine. I’ll try some fresh(er) at some point, I hope...and will re-rate.