Mikkeller Single Hop Warrior IPA

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

Pours a minimilistic hazed brownish orange with thick, extremely lacey off white froth on top. The nose was of musty oranges, ginger, and glue. Flavors bring about the orange/citrus character of the warrior quite nice, with a dry yet biting bitter finish...has somewhat of a medicinal character to it as well. I dont think the warrior brings too much to the table aroma wise, but that dry, bitter medicinal orange flavor is lovely. I am such a freaking fan of these single hop beers, you dont even know.

Pours a hazy amber with a small fizzy white head. Aroma has lots of citrus, peach, and some slight floral notes. Flavor is very similar, with a bone dry finish and some yeast notes as well. Nice way to establish the characteristics of Warriors, and a pretty darn good brew in its own right.

cloudy amber pour with slight head. Resinous Citrus hop with some peach flavors, orange marmalade. very dry, bitter, some citrus, wood. interesting profile of warriors, not bad, nice and bitter/dry finish

Bottle at Birreria Paradiso. Bright orange with big white head. Flowery aroma, crisp bitterness well balanced with malt. Nice bitter and slightly dry finish. Nice.

(33cl bottle, cap stamped 10/12/10) Medium off-white head atop hazy amber body with some dead yeasties floating. Aroma is Belgian yeast, some grapefruit, light bread. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, Belgian yeast. Medium body, some creaminess, light acidity.

Cloudy orange with rich tan head. Hoppy aroma, fruity, some red berries, barnyard murky note. Taste is bitter, earthy, herbs. Esthers, phenoles. A bit belgian with more maltiness. Rough. Nice thickness.

Bottle. This is probably the last of the series of these that I’ll be able to track down, so it’s a little bit of a sad moment. What a great concept and full kudos to Mikkeller. Body of this, as the others is a pretty bright orange and supports a bigger than average head. Aromas are weka... not a lot going on other than some faint floral and citrus notes... maybe some soap and tropical fruit of some sort... kinda like the Cascade in that respect. As far as the flavor is concerned, it seemed to take a couple of minutes before it really popped and had much of an identity. My initial thoughts were that this was disappointing, but after a couple of minutes, the grapefruit and tingly hops started to come out of the woodwork and made this more enjoyable. A bit of a pine and grapefruit finish is right up my alley.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a longlasting white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit and melon aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish with hints of grapefruit in the aftertaste.