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Mikkeller USAlive!

Mikkeller USAlive! - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
923.76/5.03.7/5.08%88.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium.

Ingredients : Water, malt (pale and cara), light candy, hops (Tomahawk, Cascade and Amarillo), yeast and brettanomyces.
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 pintbypint (1002), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 6, 2009  
750ml brown bottle, corked. Cloudy orange/amber coloured with a solid, tall creamy head. Some soapy lacing. Aroma has some orange-like sweetness up front, some hemp notes, brett. Malt has some nutty qualities, earthy, woody, grapefruit and floral hop flavours. Medium bitter finish, lasting grapefruit hops aftertaste. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Great mix of bitterness and brett, which to me equals a dangerously drinkable, and no sign of the 8% alcohol.


 hobbersr (393), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Pours a hazy orange with an off white, frothy lacing head. The aroma is pungent with west coast hops. Citrus, honey, brett, resin, licorice, and soft fruit on the nose. The taste is an explosion of flavor. Citrus rind, barnyard funk, pine, resin, licorice, and honey. Very malty, bretted, imperial IPA-Belgian strong ale.


 Cole (266), , Alberta, Canada
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Nov 4, 2009  
Pours Clear brown with a tall thick creamy head.Great aroma very hoppy, fresh and floral with a hint of brett. The flavour is very complex. Strong hoppy flavour like an american IPA strong and flaral with a very welcome bitterness, and very citrus as well. you can really taste the Amarillo hops. The finish is a bit malty with the sourness of the brett coming through. There is a slight chocolate flavour mid palate and the whole flavour lingers and really stays with you. This is one of the Best Beers I have ever had. It is as if they have taken my 2 favorite styles, (American IPA, and Orval) and forced them together like an amazing beergasam that starts out soo strong and intenses, them amplifies, and finishes in the most interesting way. And then stays with you all night. All in all Awesome.


cederdorff (14), holstebro, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 3, 2009  
citrus, flowers, perfume, red, cloudy, tan foam, very bitter, full body, creamy, lively, bitter, long finish,


 saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Bottle. Nice head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich hops, cinnamon, malt and fruits.


 presario (2953), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Dear Penthouse, I never thought it would happen to me! I found myself at the GABF standing next to a playboy centerfold, now I can find out if the curtain matches the drapes. It doesn’t and this bitch has a yeast inflection I think they call it brett. Weird scent for an IPA. Weird flavour for a Brett beer. Aroma is soft woody Brett. Flavour is big woody hops with a soft Brett undertone. Some aluminum. Short finish with lasting soft hops.


 Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/514/20
Oct 8, 2009  
1 pint 9.4 fluid ounce bottle at Pizzeria Paradiso. Murky orange with a big brown head. Aroma of yeast and cinnamon. Sour taste with notes of citrus, very sour finish. Nicely complex. Would like to taste an aged version.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 8, 2009  
Bottle 75cl. @ Chriso’s pre GBBF Shindig ’09.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, pine, grapefruit, sour hops, light to moderate belgian yeasty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090801]
7-3-8-3-15
Bottle 75cl. @ home.
Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, pine, grapefruit, light yeasty. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090910]
8-4-8-3-15



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