Mikkeller All Others Pale

Bottle. Medium sized ivory head that mostly diminished, semi-fizzy, fair amount of lacing, fast rising carbonation, hazy, and an orange golden hue. The aroma was malt, caramel, citrus hops, and grapefruit. Ditto for the flavor with some bitterness. Tingly mouthfeel and medium bodied. A very quaffable beer, easy to drink, not complex, nicely balanced, worthy of a try, and a beer I would drink again.

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a hude, creamy, stable and persistent white head. The aroma is dominated by American hops, with their piney character. Lightly malty, there are notes of grapefruit and pineapple. The flavour is, no surprise, hoppy, with some malt lying underneath, and a good fruitiness. Again notes of pineapple and grapefruit and some grass. Medium body, average/lively carbonation, dry long finish with high bitterness that lingers in your mouth for a long time. Very tasty.

500ml bottle purchased at ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Rocky, white head with great laceworks covering a clear, dark amber body. Nice odor of succulent hops and a touch of almond. The flavour consists of tangy oranges and sappy hops with bready malts beneath leaving with rounded bitterness on a high level. Moderate mouthfeel (shared with Arild and Finn Arvid, 02.06.2008).

Bottled. Hazy amber with an orange head. Caramelle and nuts, grassy hoppiness. Pretty malty with a bitter finish.

Nicely decorated bottle as Mikkeller Vibskov Eminius. Dark copper colored body. Small tan head leaving excellent laces. Aromatic; tropical and yellow grapefruit. Nutty scents bordering to cheesiness. Sourish malt taste, lots of bittering hops. Citrus notes. Filling, with an astringent bitter finish. Interesting... (250ml bottle from Ølbutiken)

Cloudy light brown coloured beer. Pale large bubbled head. Nice soft taste in the beginning. Strong bite of hops in the end.

What looks to be a best by date on the cap of December 2009; Sampled June 2008
A healthy pour yields a frothy, initially three finger thick, tan colored head in my 25cl tulip glass. The head forms some light lacing on the sides of my glass as it subsides. The beer is a clear, amber-copper color that shows a brilliantly clear, full copper color when held up to the light. The aroma has a punchy herbal hop character noticeable as I pour this brew, but that becomes much more fruit focused when I stick my nose in my glass. Punchy, smooth, tropical fruit notes and sweet citrus character contribute hop aromas of lychees, apricot, bergamot, candied ruby-red grapefruit zest and bright tangelo. There is a quite noticeable malt character here as well; it intertwines with the more dominant hop notes, but is definitely quite noticeable throughout the aroma profile. Toasty pale malt, crisp - crushed cracker notes and light biscuit grain notes are quite noticeable. I really like the punchy, fruit focused hop character that the nose has & the malt adds a nice touch of complexity.

Much lighter in heft than I was expecting; this is quite light bodied, though I wouldn’t quite characterize it as thin or watery. The beer has a distinct, phenolic note of burnt plastic, that while subtle, still lingers throughout the flavor profile during my first sip. The note turns to a more solvent, or acetone like note that gets somewhat magnified in the finish and becomes a very vapor-driven, aromatic flavor. Grassy, herbal notes seem to be accentuated by this off flavor during the front part of each sip, but it causes the herbal notes to take on a sharp, almost harsh edge. Don’t get me wrong though, this beer is dominated by clean hop notes; a nice, nay ample bitterness runs throughout (especially in the finish) and there is lots of ample fruity hop character here. Flavors of apricot, lychee and bright orange zest are substantial, but not as over the top as they might be if the beer had a bit more body and sweetness. In the end though the plastic / acetone flavor is just a bit too much for me.

The nose of this beer is quite nice with no hint of the problem flavor notes. Even the flavor is not totally dominated by these notes (many will probably miss the off flavors), but since I have noticed them they become particularly distracting to my enjoyment of the flavor.

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Cloudy straw-amber. Peachy, slightly orangey aroma. Somewhat husky malts. Quite bitter, with a little orangey note. Long finish is pithy hoppy.