 Ungstrup (11075), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Dec 6, 2006
[Another century celebrated with a Mikkeller beer - this time 7200] Man, I’ve been looking forward to sampling this beer again - ever since I tried first time draft at Københavnske Øldage in May 2006 - and now I’m sipping a bottled version. The rating is a mixture of the two impressions.
A pitch black beer with a lazing dark brown head. The aroma is very hoppy - like sticking your head in a hop vine in late August, but it also has notes of grapes, grass, grapefruit, and lesser notes of chocolate and oranges. The flavor is very powerful and very sweet, with notes of hops, brown sugar, grapefruit, chocolate, syrup, and lemon, toward the end a slight bret like acidity comes along. The end is roasted dry combined with a sharp citrus hop note. The mouthfeel is velvety soft, and the body very powerful, and the texture like syrup. This is the perfect sipping beer - I’m going to contemplate the meaning of life while finishing this - and then I’m going to have a healty and deep night of sleep. I want more even though I know it is impossible to remake.
HenrikSoegaard (3003), Randers, Denmark
Jul 2, 2008 Bottle. This is the greatest I have ever had. Creamy light brown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Almost perfcet malty and hoppy aroma. taste is loaded with chocolate, licorice and especially vanilla. Power power power. Long perfect finish. Great creamy palate. I wonder if it ever will get better than this......
FrankJohansen (2600), Sabro, Denmark
Jul 1, 2008 Bottle. Black colour with a huge light brown head and a good lacing. Powerful complex aroma and taste of rasted malts, coffee, licorice and port. Very, very good beer.
saxo (2136), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
Jul 1, 2008 Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, alcohol, hops, chocolate and coffee. Notes of vanilla too. Astonishing
KimJohansen (3171), Copenhagen V, Denmark
May 12, 2008 [2 years vintage - To celebrate my 1800th rating – Thanks a million yespr for making this happen!] Black with medium brown head. Sweet vinious aroma with notes of roasted malt, hops, whiskey, dark bitter chocolate and coffee. Sweet and hoppy flavor with whiskey, hard roasted malt, dark chocolate and coffee notes. Huge complexity and very well balanced. Ends with solid bitterness and warming alcohol.
yespr (6259), Copenhagen O, Denmark
May 2, 2008 33 cL bottle, huge thanks for this to Jeppe and Mikkel - I sure dont mind sharing beers with you guys when this is what you got the opportunity to acquire in return - thanks! Pours totally black with a little dense tan head. Aroma is smooth chocolate, coffe and hard roasted malt, all lifted by a dense alcohol aroma. The alcohol is slight burning in the eyes. Flavour is smooth chocolate and dense coffee with a solid alcohol note. Nice lingering roasted note. Surprisingly still sweet flavoured too. Warming finish and a dense chocolate and coffee flavour keep lasting far into the finish.
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