Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast

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

Very intens warm black color with an outstanding Beige-brown creamy froth. Nose is rich, exeptionnally well balanced, chocolaty, has tons of softly torrified brasilian coffee beans, hints of tar and salty Dutch drop. There even is a touch of dried fruits, PX, Malaga wine and blackend candi sugar on top of a crème brullée. Now the taste. This is what i call a stout ! It has it all. Not the blackest, the highest in alcohol or the most powerfull of stouts, Bud IMO the best, most elegant and most complex one i ever had. Taste is soft, smooth, very long and perfectly balanced. When you say chocolat, it has impressions of the best of chocolats. When you say coffee, it is the best fresh torrified coffee you can fiend. The mouthfeel is sliky, very vanilla like, has a fine round body, of burned malts, honey, burned breadcrust and sugar bud also has a complex bitterness of hops and wild spring flowers. I never had a boost of powerfull aroma’s like this before. The beauty of it is that the composition and the balance is perfect. A MASTERPIECE signed by Mikkel and Kristian. I want it in my museum !!!

A complete stout, chocolate, balance, lacing, great full flavor, malt and coffee cascading down your throat....every sip a glorious taste sensation. A super beer - one of, if not the best stouts around, period.

Pours a thick, black, and soupy w/ a full, semi creamy froth. Superb hangtime reducing to a satin canopy w/ full sticky lacing. Aromas of sweet roasted coffee bean and dense chocolate malts. Full nectar w/ creamy residual effers. Nice! A big roast component is balanced by a mild sweetness then promptly bittered. Strongly flavored w/ bitter cocoa, roasted coffee bean, leather, and molases. Other nuances of dried rose petal, cherry skins, herbs. The cocoa is so strong it just coats the palate w/ a thick blanket. Then Robo Hop comes round with it’s machine guns blazing reducing the cocoa to a mere afterthought. Robo Hop leaves an asprin aftermath to cleans the palate like they used fire back in the dark ages for purification. The finish is long and bittered perfectly for a good balance. A very rich brew, more like a meal. It deserves all the attention coming it’s way. Highly recommended.

bomber from the cheese man! 1st impression.........this looks like am impy stout. Pours jet black, and it’s THICK! Great brown head, good lacing. The aroma is intoxicating. Good god, this is amazing, i could stick my nose in here,and smell this all day! i wish i could just hang a glass of this in front of my face, and leave it there. Huge aroma of coffee, roasted malt, milk chocolate, a touch of molasses, and vanilla. THe flavour is just soooooo savoury, and chewy. So much dark roast coffee, with a touch of fruitiness. Some ripe figs, and maybe some plums, burnt chocolate also. THe finish is more coffee, and some fruity bitterness. Just outstanding!!!! I"m trying to think of something wrong iwth htis beer, some reason to not give it a 5, but i can’t! As perfect a stout as you could get.

Absolutely the best oatmeal stout that I’ve ever tried.... Pours out into my Sierra Nevada pint glass with a much thicker than expected consistency and it’s midnight black... very impressive... Heavenly aroma of extremely strong coffee, oatmeal, chocolate, and some sweet dark fruit as well... Simply divine flavors in this brew... it is loaded with coffee and chocolate with the dark fruit and oatmeal lingering around in the background... one thing that strikes me is that the coffee is not overdone in this one unlike lots of other coffee stouts that I’ve had... This is one incredible brew and sets the standard for other oatmeals in my book..

Glass: English pint Purchased at: OakTree BuyRite, South Plainfield NJ (Thanks, Jay & Matt!) Price: $14.99 Size: 22.3 fl oz ABV: 7.5 % IBU: n/a Estimated Calories: 175 C RateBeer Rating: 100 Aural: quick release in opening, dark, quiet carbonation, intense but uneventful pour Aroma 10 out of 10 Intensity: strong Balance: sharp Impression: so nice Malt Aroma: oat, sugar, toast, hazelnut, caramel, espresso roast Hops Aroma: mold, licorice, tar, resin, lemon Other Aroma: bacon Notes: An amazing aroma. An aroma by which to compare all others. Phenomenal. Appearance 5 out of 5 Color: black Clarity: wholly opaque Head Retention: persistent Lace: poor Notes: A full darkness with a dark tan head. An exact replica of deep roasted coffee. Flavor 10 out of 10 Intensity: strong Balance: bitter Impression: so very nice Malt Flavor: oat, rye, chocolate syrup, burnt toast, carbon, cashew, caramel, toffee, espresso Hops Flavor: mint, cilantro, dust Other: alcohol Notes: An amazing flavor. Comparable to no others. An instant and lasting favorite. Palate 5 out of 5 Mouthfeel Sensation: drying, warming Body: full Carbonation: faint Finish Length: long Intensity: strong Balance: bitter Notes: Leaves you wanting another taste. Would make a great gift. I wish I was having pancakes right now. General Impression: 20 out of 20 Craftmanship: excellent Freshness: fresh Personal Taste: absolutely loved Notes: I cannot find more superlatives to apply here. It is, without a doubt, my favorite beer. Mikkeller is a genius.

I’ve found my holy grail of stouts. This is the one. Has an incredible aroma of chocolate, coffee and malts. Explodes with flavor that has a perfect balance of everything a stout should be.

Picked up a bottle at the Wine Stop in Honolulu, had it with Breakfast off course. Poured in a wine glass, solid black liquid with a thick espresso cream head that lasted to the very last drop. Aroma of the finest coffee, barley and bitter cocoa. I could not stop drinking this beer, more tan Outstanding, i describe this beer as "PHENOMENAL" Thank you Mikkeller!