Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast

Mikkeller
Brewed at Nøgne Ø
Style: Stout
Copenhagen V, Denmark

I have been wanting to try this beer since I first spotted it on the shelf and I finally plunked down the $14 to try a bomber. The pour is a not surprising inky-black with a dark brown head that reminds me of Bell’s Expedition it is so dark. The smell is heavy roasted coffee with oats lurking at the edges. The smell is really good if you like coffee. The taste seems to be more oat than coffee with some bitterness like dark chocolate at the end and then the coffee coming back to slap you in the face! The mouthfeel is neither too thin nor too syrupy, just right and the alcohol is well masked by the flavors of the beer. In my opinion this beats Founder’s Breakfast Stout by a hair or two. This was worth the price of admission but only for one viewing. If you are a coffee-beer fan then you should probably seek this one out. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 08-28-2007 14:58:29

Aroma is of dark chocolates and coffee. Flavor is a bit more coffee with chocolate and more subtle sugars followed by a bourbon finish. Nice beer

16.9 ounce bottle in Sam Adams glass. Black with thick dense light brown head and lace. Bready chocolate and roasted coffee aroma. Mildly smokey chocolate and subtle roasted coffee with some dark fruit and just the right touch of green hop flavor in the clean medium bitter finish. Awesome thick rich creamy mouthfeel. Incredible richness and balance. One of the best beers. A true work of art.

Delicious. Served cold from bottle. Jet black. Reddish head. Aroma of coffee. Flavor is coffee and cream, very smooth and quite drinkable. Just a really good stout, easy to consume and tasty. Highly recommended.

Beautiful pour: black with a thick, airy, slowly fading reddish mocha head. Aroma of coffee, plum, licorice, and some dark chocolate. Slightly acetic character in the nose. Feels wonderfully smooth as I sip. Flavor has loads of coffee with notes of malt, licorice, and bourbon. Nice and velvety. There’s a slightly hoppy finish with some milk chocolate syrup and tons of roasted malt goodness. I said “Mmmmmmm” after the first sip, and I stand by that.

Very good. Black. super drinkable and satisfying. Smooth and creamy. Dangerous as you could start at breakfast and just keep going, if you can afford it.

22-AUG-2009, Bottle @Henriks. Dark brown, high brown head. Chocolate, coffee, all sorts of roasted aromas. Very creamy, nice carbonation, quite bitter from the hops, but not too much. Actually nothing is too much, and all is there. Alcohol is almost undetectable, everything is in perfect balance, Wow this is truly a great beer. Have tried it several times, but still not in the morning. Maybe that should be next goal?

Mondial 2009, Montreal. Black, with a thick brown head, with a large amount of sediment. Lots of espresso and dark chocolate in both the aroma and flavour. Not too sweet. A bitter, roasty finish. Alcohol is completely hidden. Very full, smooth and creamy body. A well constructed beer.