Mikkeller Single Hop Simcoe IPA

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

Sampled at DØE Beerfestival 2009, Valby. Pours an unclear golden beer. The aroma is hops, clearly grapefruit from the Simcoehops. The flavor is, not surpricingly, very close to the nose. The palate has a very balance, and besides being a good single hopped IPA it is also generally a good IPA.

330ml bottle, cloudy amber-orangeish hue, with a rocky beige head, leaving some laces, yeasty, caramelized, toasted malt, faint toffeeish nose, with some mild piney, resiny, faint coniferous, floral hop notes, with some hints of citrus lemon, grapefruit peel in the aroma follows through on a medium- bodied palate with a yeasty, toasted, caramelized malt, light fruity character of citrus, with a flowery hop mild cedary, coniferous, piney accent, with a resiny, faint spicy spearmint note, leading towards a fruity lime, citrusy, piney, resiny, hop bittering finish.

Bottle from beermerchants.com. Pours a clear orangey-brown colour(rather like honey) with a blink then you miss it head, I noticed a fellow rater a bit further down noted a ’long lasting head’, mine didn’t last. Must of been the way I poured it!. Wonderful aromas of pineapple, oranges, grapefruit. Citrus bursts all round in the flavour. The mouthfeel is damned fine and the finish wonderfully hop heavy!

Body of hazy orange with a picturesque pillowy thick white head. Great aroma of traditional simcoe (grapefruit, pine, floral) hops. The start of this experience is blissful. Flavor is a nice blast of hops with a noticable maltiness. This is another excellent IPA. How this beer can survive the overseas trip and still taste this fresh baffles me. Another winner in the single hop IPA series. Great effort!

[2455-20090817] 11.2floz bottle. Green grassy hops aroma has some pine sap soaked bread grains. Murky, dark brown orange body with a long-lasting creamy light tan head with some heavy sunken floaties. Rich grass hops flavour has toasted malt and a bit of tea brew. Full body is fairly bitter throughout. Great bitter bite that lingers and turns sweet just at the right moment.
(w/ jerc)

Bottle. Golden orange pour, hazy with white head. Hops, citrus, pine overall nice IPA, this series of well done.

Bottle (330ml). Shared by blankboy with me and garthicus. Cloudy amber with an average frothy off-white head. HUGE hit of simcoe pungent cat pee in the aroma - lordie I love that. Very pungent tasting, bitter, acidic simcoe hoppiness, but quite well balanced, not much alcohol at all. Average body, serious amounts of astringency and acidity, long pungent finish - love it, really really good.

With thanks to Blankboy for sharing this with HogTownHarry and I. Appearance: Cloudy orange, lots of chunks/flecks, large snow white head. Aroma: I agree with Harry - Cat Piss, hops, bitterness, pomegranate and orange. Flavour: Lovely super hop bite, young pineapple, grapefruit, nice mouth feel, tangy, makes me salivate, nice and enjoyable and was delicious to have sitting outdoors in the warmth.