Mikkeller Single Hop Warrior IPA

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

Bottle, beer bistro. Cloudy orange, lots of sediment, big white head. Spicy hops aroma, nice. Taste has the same spicy hops balanced with an almost pilsener like malt profile. Great unique stuff, I really enjoyed this IPA.

Pours very hazy, copper color with a full, eggshell-colored, creamy, fluffy head which is mostly lasting and leaves some drippy lace. Nose is very faint but with grass, light white pepper, faint grapefruit, and some floral. The flavor is the most balanced of the single hop series; notes of some grass, some white pepper, some white grapefruit, some biscuits, some toast caramel, and hints at pine. Nothing in the flavor dominates but nothing stands out either. Palate is nearly medium, lively, and silky. Finishes somewhat long with a more than medium bitterness, faintly drying, faint dry grass, light pine, and some white pepper. The beer actually grew on me as I finished it, but some things are of some concern: the nose is very faint and no flavor really took the forefront. Better than the Cascade but nothing compared to the Simcoe. Good and interesting but nothing of a great IPA.

Bottle at Patricks Pub. Golden -orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, grapefruit. Flavour is dry, grapefruit, hop, malt. Bitter finish. Medium to full body. Nice beer.

33cl bottle. Pours a beautiful copper orange with slight haze and a big, thick, frothing, off-white head that leaves lots of lace on the glass. The aroma is surprisingly similar to their Cascade single hop IPA - grassy, herbal, some anise. But the flavor is surprisingly much better. Despite the higher alpha acid content of Warrior over Cascade, the Warrior version is surprisingly smooth and well-rounded. It starts with a nice malt sweetness, subtle anise and funky esters, and wonderful earthy hop flavors with notes of citrus and evergreen. At mid-palate, the hop flavor is in full stride - delicious. I’m now totally excited at the prospect of making my own all-Warrior homebrew, because it tastes remarkable. The finish is dry - but seems less estery and slightly sweeter than the Cascade IPA. Lots of delicious bready malt character combined with rich, resiny, spicy, earthy hops with just a kiss of pine cone. The mouthfeel is rich and surprisingly smooth/creamy for how carbonated the beer looks when poured. Overall, a freakin’ great American-style IPA.

Pours a coppery brown with little to no head. This effort reminds me much more of a belgian attempt at an IPA. The front end of the nose has a sharp citrus to it, & you don’t taste the IPA aspect until midway through the palate. A good bitterness finishes it off & you’re left with nothing but hop in the end. Very clean, bitter finish with a well-rounded flavor.

Pours amber with an off-white head. Nose of hops and citrus. Fair lacing. Strong hoppish flavour with citrus-fruits. Medium bodied: Pleasant bitter finish. Nice!

Dark amber when held to light, this is medium copper colored otherwise. The Head is yellowish khaki. Strong grapefruit up front with some toast and almonds. The taste is fairly strong grapefruit and a little bit salty, especially in the finish. There also almond shells. Fairly light and one dimensional, this is still well made. If it was much much cheaper, I would buy again.

A clear amber colored beer, with a thick foamy beige head. It leaves a nice lace on the glass. The aroma is sweet bitter hoppy, with a lot of fruits like citrus. In the back it’s floral. The taste is dry bitter with fruits like citrus, pine and orange. A little spicey in the back. The aftertaste is very bitter for a long time and dry.