Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast

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

ust perfect in the appearance department. Incredibly thick and sticky head that changes color as it gets closer to the liquid. The liquid is used motor oil black and seems to pour pretty thick. This is the nicest looking pour I’ve seen without a nitro widget. Smells of oatmeal mash, meaning I have a thick mouthfeel to look foward to, but I digress. Coffee, roasted malts, light chocolate. Very good. Taste is also the winner, exactly what I expected for a coffee oatmeal impy. With that said, I’m guessing this one falls a little below the radar because similar drinks can be had a bit cheaper. Mouth is thick, but not quite as thick as I had expected, and the drink is medium in carbonation. With some other Coffee Oatmeal Imperials around here in easy supply, I don’t think that I’d go out of my way to trade for this one, but it is a damn good drink.

Complex nose with good stuff and bad stuff. The bad: feet and bandaids. The good: dark chocolate, must, mud, and sweet cream. At any rate, it is very distinctive. Black pour with a thick firm brown head, some lacing. Dry flavor of coffee, old wood, cream of tartar, and bark. Grass and parsley finish. Lives up to the hype. I like it with chocolate truffles or doughnuts, preferably boston creme.

Colore nero, Schiuma abbondante,marrone e cremosa. Aroma di malto tostato, sentori fruttati ecaffè. Buona struttura di malto, non troppo spesso, con una buona combinazione di malto tostato, liquirizia e caffè,tutti gli elementi conferiscono un grande equilibrio. Forte il finale, lungo, con malto tostato e un pò di liquirizia.

Appearance: Pours a midnight brown with a sturdy ring of khaki colored foam on top. The beer almost looks creamy or frothy. Aroma: A nice, freshly prepared cup of coffee. Taste: Acidic, medium roasted coffee and roasty malts. Some chocolate sweetness goes in between the coffee bitterness. Mouthfeel: A silky smooth texture. Overall: The best coffee stout I have had to date. Really impressive, and gets better once it hits room temperature.

Pours black, gigantic brown head, excellent lace. Nose of coffee, molasses, citrus/hop?. Taste is initially sour, turns sweet, then hits with a strong coffee flavor, finishes hoppy with slight bitterness. I also get some soy sauce stuck on my tongue after a sip, very complex stuff going on in this beer. Absolutely a treat, the balance is incredible with this many flavors going on.

0.5 l bottle from Alko. Pitch black with thick tan head. The aromas of coffee, salty licorice, citrusy-mentholy hops and warming alcohol. Thick strongly coffeish bittersweet flavor with salty licorice and piney hops. Initially thick, sweet and creamy palate which soon turns into dry, burnt, slightly astringent charcoal finish. Very uncompromising with strong coffeish and hoppy flavor and burnt finish. Slightly too overpowering for me but still pleasant to drink. If this wasn’t first beer of the day, I might have given more points.

Has a great aroma of chocolate and roasted barley. Taste is of coffee and more roasted barley. Not as much coffee and oatmeal as I might have expected, more like a really strong stout.

Deep, lush brown in color with a lasting head and a beautiful look in the glass. Aromas of chocolate nibs, chocolate cake, dry roast coffee. Rich malty flavors of peat, coffee, oats, and an espresso finish. The emphasis on malts is so well-balanced it nearly overshadows the hops in the beer. The slight pine complements the long finish of the beer and it really all comes together at the end.