Mikkeller Single Hop Warrior IPA

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

Bottle. Pours a deep hazy ochre hued brown with a medium to large dense creamy yellowed beige head. Just a touch earthy with lots of pine and light citrus. Medium bodied, smooth and clean, light citrus and pineapple. Leads into a short deep bitter grapefruit finish.

11.2 ounce bottle from Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham, NC. Pours a hazy brownish orange color with a large frothy head. Good head retention and lacing. Hoppy aroma with notes of orange, pineapple and other citrus notes with a bit a bit of herbalness. A malty almost smoky note as well. Taste is bitter spicy and herbal hops. Lightly smoky malts here as well. Faint citrus hop notes in the finish. Medium bodied.

Thin head which dissipates quickly. A whole boat load of chunky floaters that, try as I may, still made its way past my decant. Largely floral hops aroma with some brussel sprouts and a hint of tangering. Very distinct brussel sprouts which may be the first time I ever said that about a beer. Color is a dark copper orange with a good bit of floaters. Rather bitter flavor but not really that dry or puckering. More flowers and citrus rind pith. Ah now the dryness is showing up. Dried flowers and a bit vegetal also. Finishes dry and moderately bitter. Body is a bit thin and lacking in the malts. Also a bit dead in the mouth. Not much carbonation. A decent IPA.

Bottle. Pale yellow, a bit cloudy liquid with a rather large, white head. Aroma is a bit weird, chemical and pungent with notes of juniper. Taste is a bit woody, with a distinct bitterness and a small fruitiness. Balanced, but a bit insipid.

I’ve only one other of these Mikkeller single hop beers - the Cascade one. Whereas the Cascade was a mellower hop flavor, this one was much more woodsy and rough around the edges. Lots of pine woody notes and only a hint of citrus. Very tasty.

courtesy of yespr - dark amber-orange colour with a foamy pale beige head; nice lacing; very flowery and honeyish hoppy aroma with notes of orange peels; subtle carbonation and medium malt backbone; a fair bitterness, dry and long honeyish bitter finish with moderate fruity notes

Bottle into tulip. Huge rocky head sticks around awhile on top a golden amber body. Leaves some thick lacing. Nose is fairly sweet with caramel, floral hops, orange, biscuit malt. Flavor is a little bready and sweet with mixed citrus pith and good dose of amount of bitterness that builds on itself. Medium body with soft carbonation. Finishes mostly bitter.

Bottled 330ml. -from Bierkonig Amsterdam. Costs 4.80€. Orange/amber coloured, medium sized off-white head, hoppy fruity nose. Mild roasted malt, decent hoppy, some caramel and coffee with fruity citrusy notes. Heavy bitterness, dry bitter finish and long-lasting bitter aftertaste. Very good IPA.