Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel

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

Serve in Snifter

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Wow this one was phenomenal! Popped the bottle in the fridge for maybe 15 minutes and that was all I could wait. Pours an inky black with a prominent dark brown foam that laces beautifully the whole way down. Not surprisingly this beer has a lot in common with Nogne-O’s Imperial Stout, but there is just more going on, and it is much more refined. Aromas are full of dark chocolates, a hint of anise, oak spice, and a wave of espresso. This beer is full bodied and full of flavor. Thick and velvety on the palate. Flavors match the aroma nicely. Chocolates and espresso all the way through. The alcohol makes no presence as the barrel aging has obviously mellowed it out. One of the best beers I have ever tasted. Amazing, get your hands on one!

A beautiful beer that lives up to the hype. Very dark with a tight tan head. Silky smooth with balanced dark malt, hop and coffee flavours. A truly stunning beer that shows what Mikkel is all about. Perfect!

UPDATED: JUN 15, 2012 Pour is onyx with virtually no light penetrating the beer. The head developed about one finger thick and was a tan brown color. Head retention is short as it quickly fades back into the beer. Trace amounts of lacing occurred. The aroma from this brew is absolutely mouth-watering for anyone who likes coffee (or chocolate or beer for that matter). The immediate and dominant smell is of potent coffee but the beautiful thing is that despite the potency a myriad of other aromas still break through. It took me near 20 sniffs to identify what individual notes I could but I believe I smell dark roasted malts, dark chocolate, molasses, dark fruits, licorice, and a light hoppiness. Tasting the beer reveals an immensely complicated grouping of flavors. Coffee, dark chocolate, and dark malts are at the forefront. These three stick out and dominate the first touch of the beer to the tongue. It is very well-balanced. The initial tastes yield to more subdued notes of dark fruits, nuts, and oats. The finish is a touch acidic and the coffee aftertaste lingers long after the swallow. The quality of the world-class coffee used is evident. This beer has the most impressive mouthfeel I have yet experienced. It is very smooth and almost creamy. It can only be described as thick as it feels as if your mouth is both filled and coated with beer simultaneously. The carbonation is very fine. The mouthfeel compliments the tasting but allows the tasting to shine - as it should. The alcohol content of 10.9% is amazingly well hidden; however, I could feel its presence after having had to consume this beauty in a fairly short time. This isn’t a session beer but goes down easy enough. This is the best beer I have tried to date. I feel privileged to have been able to even have a bottle. I am afraid this is a must-buy whenever I see it. The journey of flavors this beer took me on left me sitting on my couch with my empty glass in hand feeling content, relaxed, and sporting a goofy smile. If that isn’t a summary of what a brewer should be aiming for, I don’t know what is.

Five. Point. Zero. This beer smells like coffee. Not just any coffee, but damn good, perfectly roasted coffee, fresh out of the roaster. The beer pours thick and viscous, and builds a heavy mocha head if you pour aggressively. The beer and the head leave a thick, sticky film on the glass. My glass looked like I drank a milkhshake out of it. The flavor is incredible. It’s a coffee flavor, but not the typical coffee beer coffee flavor. This is complex, acidic, with lots of little tropical fruit notes. The creamy, rich chocolate, cinnamon and oatmeal base was there of course - but it tasted like it was mixed with a high quality, fresh, light roast yirgacheffe. An absolutely incredible beer. Have it with a glazed donut. I’m not kidding.

Along with Dogfish Head’s World Wide Stout, this beer is one of my two favorite beers of all time. Perfection in a glass. Almost overwhelming chocolate and coffee up front, both aroma and taste, and then straight up velvety smooth stout enjoyment thereafter. Big body, low carbonation, flavor to die for, and lingering finish. It doesn’t get better in my book.

GREAT BEER! One of the best beers i have ever had. Had it from tap at Melkebaren i Sandnes (Norway). Black and oily apearance, with a nice coffe/liquorice smell. Tasted just as delicious as the smell, even though i knew i was drinking shit.. ;-)

Always been a big fan of Mikkellers work, and this is for sure probably his best brew to date if you ask me...

Pure magic! A beautiful beer with wonderful coffee aroma and an imperial stout taste of dark bread loaf, chocolate and dark coffee. Full-bodied and creamy. The best beer in the world!

Had this beer at Mikkellers bar in Copenhagen. All I can say is WOW!!! By far the best beer I have had! The aroma, the taste, the oat, the coffee... It all just works! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

One of my favorite brew of all time, maybe one of the greatest too! You have that Vietnamese coffee taste and hops ! My god, this is a must have !