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Struise Mikkeller (Elliot Brew)

Struise Mikkeller (Elliot Brew)

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Struise

Woesten-Vleteren, Belgium

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3823.81/5.03.8/5.0Special9%73.5 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

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RateBeer Special Release:
Behold the second of RateBeer.com’s Worldwide Masters Series! This request edition ale is the crafted alchemy of a party of some of Europe’s finest brewers, Mikkel Bjergsø and Kristian Keller of Mikkeller (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Urbain Coutteau, Carlo Grootaert, Phil Driessens, and Peter Braem of De Struise Brouwers (Woesten-Vleteren, Belgium).
Both breweries have attracted considerable international attention for their artful interpretations of traditional ale styles enlived by a rich sense of invention. And both are also very highly esteemed by the RateBeer.com international community of beer tasters. We hope you enjoy this unique little treasure.
Struise Mikkeller -- the product of master brewing and friendship. Celebrate this sense of camaraderie by sharing this bottle with your good friends!
- Joe Tucker, RateBeer.com

Struise-Mikkeller is as we said in the past "Best of two worlds". We delivered an IPA with 130 IBU, but a bitterness hidden the Struise way, counter balanced by maltyness, alcohol and rest sugars. People who do not like Ipa's will actually be amazed, the general hop bomb addict will not understand, so yes this is a controverse brew... enjoy anyway!

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 alexanderj (1229), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Bottle; poured a hazy orange color with a huge off white head with strong lasting power. Aroma of citrus, flowers, beligan yeast and fruit. Flavor was dominated by flowers and yeast; some fruit. A bit dry; lacking a whole lot of sweetness. Some fruit and citrus as well. Easy drinking for the style, but not quite as flavorful.


 Nightfall (308), Athens, Greece
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 25, 2008  
33cl Bottle found at Beer Paradise in Holstebro. Hazy amber color with a rich and thick off whiote head that lasts. Lots of hops in tha aroma with citric fruit touches. The flavor is malty with fruit notes. Very nice


 MrRomero (1881), Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Germany
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2008  
33cl bottle: poured dark orange with a very large off white head. Yeasty, fruity aroma. Mild citrus,Juicy Fruit gum. Unmistakeably Belgian. Dry flavor with big fruit notes, bitter hops, prickly carbonation. Bitter fnish. Not an American IIPA. Very little sweetness. Great lasting head and lacing all the way down. Very good.


 GonZoBeeR (1994), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Aroma:very fruity,mixe of tropical fruti and dark fruit... Appearance:Hazy opaque brown-amber,huge head... Flavor:caramel fruity,mixe of dark and tropical fruit..


 armando629 (387), Budapest, Hungary
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Nice opaque brown-golden-amber body with a huge, stable, foamy lacing head. Nice liqueric aroma with hop, honey and caramel, some spicey coriander. Complex flavor with strong but good balanced hop, honey, some lemoniness, nice caramel. Smooth mouthfeel, dry, hopy and liqueric aftertaste. Nice again booth Struise and Mikkeller.




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