Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel (Bourbon Edition)

Mikkeller
Formerly brewed at Nøgne Ø
Style: Imperial Stout
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Snifter

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Sampled during CBC Chicago thanks to the Danish delegation! Typical brunch perfect pour! Sampled right after the regular Geek Bourbon Edition, I found the higher ABV and sweetness to meld better with the aggressive bourbon. Delicious, I still think I like the Brunch Islay better though! But this might be my 2nd favorite of the tasting.

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a small bubbly head with minimal retention and no lacing. Aroma is dominated by bourbon notes with light traces lactose. Taste is quite heavy on the bourbon with small traces lactose and some black chocolate; coffee is almost not perceptible and the end results are too one-dimensional. Body is full with will rounded texture with very low carbonation and not too much apparent alcohol. While this is still enjoyable it is but a pale copy of its un-barrel cousin.

Bottle from DK. Amazing beer. Nose of bourbon and coffee. Bourbon not too overpowering in the taste, just a subtle twist on the original weasel. Great rich coffee notes, chocolate malt and vanilla. Finish is slightly warming. One of the top Mikkeller beers!

UPDATED: OCT 12, 2010 [9/24/10] Bottle at Borefts Beer Festival 2010. Black with a brown head. Aroma of oak, bourbon, coffee, burnt malt and some chocolate. Flavor of wood, whiskey, some espresso, dark chocolate, a bit of dark fruits notes and a bit of alcohol. Full-bodied. Very good.

Bottle @ BBF. Aroma had loads of bourbon, yet still all of the regular brunch goodness: quite some peat, liquorice, malt, spice, chocolate and leather. Flavour is very bitter of liquorice and coffee extract. Good malt, caramel and liquorice sweetness to back it up. Long lingering perfect sipper.

Bottle at Borefts Beer Festival 2010, courtesy of Mikkel and the boys - thanks! I like this one better than the other barrel edition brunches because the complexities of the weasel are preserved, and the barrel is a subtle addition, with just some hints of whiskey. Nice one.

@BBF’10, Thanks to Mikkel and Lasse. Brown foamy head turns into brown lacing. Black body. Smell is liquorice wood, hints of coffee and roasted ingredients. Taste is s fine mix of burnt malts, sugars, coffee. Syrup/viscous mouthfeel. Grassy aftertaste. Well balanced with low carbo and other ingredients. Bit bitter, bit dry.

Bottle at 2nd BBF @ De Molen. Peat, leather, chocolate, coffee, all in large quantities. Amazing brew and it’s not less than the original. Superb.

It’s pitch-black with a huge, creamy, dark-brown head. The aroma has notes of bourbon, roasted malt, coffee, licorice and it’s very vinous. The flavour is sweet with notes of roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, dark fruits, licorice – it’s vinous and complex – and incredibly nice.

Another great bottle shared by wavers1 – thanks again Baker! Pours opaque black with the half finger tan head. The nose is decadent coffee, roasted malt, sweet bourbon and vanilla beans. The taste is oaky vanilla, espresso, burnt malt and bourbon. Medium semi-creamy mouthfeel. Great beer!