Mikkeller 10

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle 33 cl. Great aroma for this full-optional Mikkeller IPA: ananas, grapes, tropical fruit (Nelson contribute), hint of alcohol and cherries, fresh leaves and citrus (Simcoe, Cascade, Amarillo contribute). Pours with fine white and soft foam full of bubbles; bright-orange colour, clean. A mid-low medium carbonation advance a not so complex flavour, just a little watery and flat overall: citrus, lemon, herbs, spices. Astringent and harsh finish that dries up tongue for several seconds; clears slowly after. What a pity, it promised so well...

(11.2oz bottle) Pours a hazy orange body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of pineapple, mango, orange, and grass. Flavor of caramel, orange, grapefruit, peach, grass, and mango.

Draught at KØ10. Good caramelly and grassy hop aroma and flavour. Slightly high bitterness, but clean.

Hazy copper colored with an inch of white head. Aroma is spicy and zesty with tangerine and grapefruit peel, and a nicely balanced undertone of caramel. Taste is the same, but drier and more pithily bitter than expected. Finishes pretty clean and rather bitter with an herbal aftertaste. $6/12oz

(11.2oz bottle thanks to bu11zeye, the only one I can count on to provide beers with rainbow-colored labels! Thanks Markus!) opaque orange pour with creamy head. Nose of oranges, mango, big citrus, and candied fruit. Taste of grapefruit, lemon rind, oranges. Very well balanced IPA, the hop mixture is awesome. Creamy carbonation with just a lightly bitter citrus finish. Really good.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber/brown with a big, creamy off-white/beige head. Nice lacing. Sweet aroma; berries, citrus (grape fruit); malt in the background. A bit cloying. Flavour is sweetish with citrus and berry notes. Nicely balanced bitter finish. 26.06.10.

330ml capped, thanks Alex! Light haze dirty dark golden with dirty white head and decent retention. Man, the nose on this...with all the hop variety...I just keep picking up different characteristics. Earthy, sweet, dank, oily, onion, perfume. Flavor is the same way, all over the place with the hops. Picking up the earthiness, pine, onion, catty...but just all toned down from the single hop beers. I know, my mastery of the obvious. I really like the idea for this beer but enjoyed the showcase hop beers better.

Big hoppy nose, lots of citrus, grapefruit, floral notes, earth, light pine, pepper. Like a party of hops. Malt base adds light caramel and a touch of sweetness. Pours hazy golden orange light brown hues too. Tons of hop flavors - pine, citrus, floral hops, orangey sweetness, wood, pepper, leafy dryness. Malt base is medium sweet caramel and light sugar. Medium bitter, balanced with a hint of garlic in there too. Carbonation moderate high. Toned down, all flavors throughout, but I like the showcase beers better. Still solid and well done.

Bottle with a very fancy label that made me smile... I’ve tried several of the stripes, so this should be interesting. Pours a coppery orange with a big head that laces a bit on the glass. Aromas are sweet malt with grass, citrus, pine, tropical fruit, etc, but the hops are kind of washed out. Flavor is similar, but the hops are a little more robust. It comes off as a little soapy, but it is still pretty darn good stuff. Wish this (and all Mikkeller) were far more reasonably priced in the U.S.

Bottle. 12 oz. Split with and courtesy of Vin. Pours a glowing orange haze with a thick, bubbly white head. Initiallay very sparkling and champagne-like, but settles out quickly. Aroma of juicy, complex hop, bitter-sweet resin, light malt, and sublte notes of citrus and caramel. Medium bodied with a moderately tart, bitter palate. Nice crisp, hoppy finish. Very good IPA.