Mikkeller Single Hop Warrior IPA

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

Bottle. Pours a dark copper body with an off white head. Lots of candy and pine radiating from the aroma. Almost citrus and bubblegum like and some etoh latent fruit a touch like a Belgian tippel character. Very sweet with some light candy and pine character then a more aggressive bitterness takes over drying your palate slightly with some earthy bitterness.

Bottle. A slightly hazy, orange-golden beer with a finger-thick off-white head and lots of micro-floaties. The nose is quite citrusy, with orange-peel being the most evident. The malts are more or less hidden in the back. Rather bitter flavor with citrus and citrus peel doing most of the job here too. Some resin, tropical fruits and malty sweetness as well, but most of all this is a tribute to hopheads. Lasting, bitter finish. Full-bodied, almost astringent mouthfeel. A nice one, but almost too much on the hoppy side. (090430)

Bottle. Pours opaque orange with a huge cream-colored head. Aroma has soapy hops, and citrus. Flavor has a nice initial citrus peel bitterness, soapy notes, and lime. Definite bitterness and soap from the Warrior hops, which is really interesting. Finish is refreshingly bitter, slightly herbal, and flowery. Certainly not an IPA that has strives for balance, but being a homebrewer myself I really enjoyed this.

11.2oz bottle from Swolf3, thanks Steven. Brownish/orange pour with a long lasting white head. Piney, spicey, herbal aroma. Slightly bitter, caramally, not bad.

Bottle: Hazy deep orange/golden with a dense light tan head. Lots of vegetal character in the aroma with light spearmint and oregano notes backed by a light caramelized note and pine. Evident crystal malt in the flavor- caramelized and toasted with a peppery resiny hop character- vegetal, catty, evident mercaptan notes. No fruity finesse nor hop subtlety. Eh, not bad.

Thanks to Sam for sharing this one! Hazy copper pour with a fluffy off white head and drippy lace. Piney aroma. Slightly astringent mouth-feel. Spruce pine & caramel flavor

Pour is amber almost reddish with large white head. Nose of course is hops; pine and a distant hint of orange. Its a little sweet, a little hoppy, and a bit bitter in the finish. Solid but not overwhelming.

330 ml bottle from the Bayou. Pours a light amber color with a medium white head. The aroma is nice; lots of warrior hops, not aggressive but light pine and caramel malt. The flavor was again dominated by the warrior hops; grassy, light pine and fairly smooth and nice. Easygoing and it was nice to taste this next to the simcoe. Nice.