Mikkeller Single Hop Warrior IPA

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

33cl bottle from trade with TheWolf, thanks Rene. I really like the floral, leafy hop on this, a little on the metallic side, but only vaguely and I think this is really rather good. Bit better than the cascade one. But not as good as the simcoe

Bottle. Pours a bright orange color, sandy sediment floating around throughout. Initial soft caramel and golden malts followed by the nice mild tang of the Warrior hops. I have to say that I’m really enjoying the qualities of Warrior, mild grapefruit and pine, but not overwhelming. Finish is slightly sweet and sugary. Very well done and well balanced beer.

pours a clear orange with a very large mountainous light beige head, and very good lacing. smell of caramel, pine, citrus, and grass. taste is creamy, pine, hay, caramel, and nuts, ends is nicely bitter.

Bottle at home ... with Jan and charlotte ... hazy amber ... sweet grapefruit hop nose... sweet light resins grapefruit and earthy citrus... medium bitternes that build too much in linger

330mL bottle poured into a tulip. Pours a slightly hazy caramel that shows brighter orange when held up to light. The head is a fluffy massive white cap that shows great retention and tons of lacing. The aroma is dominated by citrus hops, light but slightly tart, especially lemons. There is a hint of some earthiness and some floral hops and very little in the way of malt. The taste has the light citrus fruits up front but seems to have much more earthy tones than the aroma especially through the middle. The citrus comes back in the finish, with an astringent bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and highly carbonated with a dry, almost tart finish. This is another interesting single hop brew from Mikkeller and, if nothing else, I’m definitely learning a bit more about the specific characteristics of each hop.

330 ml bottle @ Patricks. Slightly hazy orange body with a big off-white head. Aroma is dominated by citrus/hops but there are also some caramel present. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, bitter, citrus fruit and some kind of overripe fruit. It’s a straight forward and balanced hoppy beer, but it’s really fun to get familiar with these hop styles.

Bottle at Fairbar, Aarhus. Hazy orange body and a small white head. Hoppy aroma of spruce and juniper - like Orval in the old days. Good balanced flavor.

Bottle. Aroma of citrus and spicy hop notes with sweet-bread malt. Flavor the same, moderately resinous, solid bitterness. Very tasty to be sure, though this is the first time I’ve had a couple beers in a single hop series, and I must say, I don’t see enough difference to very much warrant the experiment or, more importantly, buy another one. 7-4-7-4-15/3.7

Rerate after side by side with the Simcoe, and actually was much different, distinct spicy hop notes that I somehow missed the first time along with some florals and toasty malt. I was just an idiot, and very tasty to boot.