BrewDog Mikkeller Devine Rebel

Formerly brewed at BrewDog
Style: Barley Wine
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Serve in Snifter

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Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, England M4 5JZ.
Clear dark amber color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy berry, blackcurrants - strawberry, ripped fruit, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, and a peppery - alcoholic finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090121]

Cask at Smithfield Hotel, Manchester during 2009 Alternative Winter Ales Festival. A chestnut colored beer with a small beige head. The aroma is very sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is very sweet with notes of alcohol, malt, and caramel, as well as light notes of over ripe fruit and metal from the alcohol. The alcohol leaves a burn on the palate.

Bottle 33 cl. Slightly hazy amber golden with a tiny off-white head. Intense, sweet caramel aroma. Very full-bodied, plenty of caramel, sweet malt and a lightly bitter finish. 300509

UPDATED: MAY 19, 2009 CBF09. From bottle, says MiP. Pours almost cloudy dark brown. Wineous and roasted malt aroma, light hoppy fruity. Bitter,fruity and floral hoppy. Distinct bitterness. Dry and fruity into a tart hoppy finish. A bit overwhelming in hops profile, yet tasty.

Bottled. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is whisky, wood, some malts. Flavour is bigtime sugar, some whisky oak and also some overriped fruits. Alcohol is burning a bit.

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy reddih brown, no head. Smokey and fruity. Very sweet. Solidly malty with clean mouthfeel. Smokey and hoppy, but most of all extremely sweet. Sugar takes over giving severe inky edges in the hugely bitter finish. Completely out of balance.

Bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2009. Hazy orange coloured with a medium sized off white head. Sweet and fruityaroma of caramel with notes of dried fruits. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and hops with notes of alcohol. Hoppy and warming alcoholic finish.

Bottle at KØ09. Cloudy dark brown colour. The flavour is sweet and fruity, dried fruit. Some alcohol, but not too peppery. A bit rough bitterness.

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2010
Name: Devine Rebel
Brewery: Mikkeller
Date: September 08, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bottleworks, Seattle
Vintage: 2009
Appearance: opaque dark caramel, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma with lots of oaky character
Overall: sweet dark caramel, lots of earthy hops along with a peppery oak character, nice earthy bitterness, nice peppery scotch character

Name: Devine Rebel
Brewery: Mikkeller
Date: October 05, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: liquid solutions
Vintage: 2009
caramel and oak with a touch of hops,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

UPDATED: JUL 14, 2011 2010-11-28, batch 243, bottled 2009-05-07, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Cloudy red-amber color (the bottle was shaken); creamy head, medium-sized. Rich malt aroma, with tones of wood and oak. Sweet and sugary flavor, good malt and caramel, finally mature, and round; unfortunately a bit impacted by the shaking and the yeast in the glass. Very good.

2010-07-03, batch 243, bottled 2009-05-07, 7-5-8-4-15=39
Hazy color, dark amber with red shades; creamy head. Aroma of malt and caramel, sweet nuts too, lightly oxidised. Good body; nutty caramel and malt flavor, reasonably sweet; correct bitterness. The final is simpler than the rest. One year in the bottle allowed it to become mellower and rounder; solid beer, good, but not great.

2009-05-16, bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2009, 6-4-7-3-14=34
Amber color, hazy, no head. Caramelly, sweet, a bit vegetable, not impressive.