Struise Mikkeller (Elliot Brew) 3.79 632

Struise Mikkeller (Elliot Brew)

(RETIRED)

	Percentile
	97
	overall

Formerly brewed at De Struise Brouwers
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
632	3.8/5.0	3.79/5.0	Special	9%	84.3	Snifter, Tulip

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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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DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 7, 2009

Bottle @ Mondial 2009. Lots of citrus, malt and a hint of yeast, golden/apricot, small custard head. Flavour is a gorgeous malt, loads of lemon and some yeasty notes. Light bodied, beautiful balance, lovely mouthfeel, slightly tart, very refreshing. Wonderous!

Fred82 (401), Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	1/5	9/10	3/5	18/20

Jun 7, 2009

Bottle, Mondial 2009. Light amber. Aroma is piny hops, small sweetness, hints of honey. Taste is quite light compared to what the aroma suggested. It had a candy/refined sugar sweetness. A bit nutty also. Hints of apples and light bubblegum. Taste is quite light on hops. Quite special brew. Really nice !

jonno (603), Brisbane, Australia

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jun 7, 2009

DIPA? Tasted more like a begium strong. A solid strong beer. I have trouble adjectifying it, because it was what it was. Minimal hops for a supposed imperial with lots of malts. Maybe I missed something. Might have to re-rate

Quevillon (1536), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jun 6, 2009

Bu au Mondial 2009, le 4 juin (#14). Beige caramele brumeuse, petit collet. Arome d’houblon crèmeux, note de caramel anglaise. Goût très crèmeux pour son style, houblon légrement amère, la finission est amère/sûrette. Pas ma préféré mais agréable!

j12601 (1332), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

May 31, 2009

Bottle at PilsnerPeter’s Spring Gathering. Pours a hazy amber with a light white head. Smells oddly like a barleywine, with nice dark fruit aromas, but then contrasted with a nice bit of hops. Flavor profile follows the nose mostly ,with more deep fruit flavors before moving to a very clean hoppy finish. Really cool take on a DIPA.

thewombat (112), Brooklyn, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

May 31, 2009

Thick creamy carbonation. Smells sweet and strong, nose has depth. Carbonation is pinpoint, gives cream to mouthfeel. Palate is smooth and tick. Bitter hop aftertaste, a hint of yeast flavor too.

TaxiDriver (945), Stadland, Germany

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	15/20

May 27, 2009

Bottle. A strong aroma of hops, some hidden sweetness and light soapy. A medium large white creamy head with a long duration. The body is red-orange, light cloudy and fizzy. The taste is bitter but mild with a long soft finish. The body is creamy with a lot of carbonation and medium strong.

patrick767 (2051), fort wayne, Indiana, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

May 26, 2009

bottle from Kulminator - Pours amber with a huge off-white head that laces well. The aroma is rich with amlt and dark fruit including cherries and grapes. It tastes of sweet malt and Belgian yeast up front with big hops then kicking in to lend it excellent balance. There’s a lingering moderately bitter finish to this very satisfying beer.

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