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Mikkeller Draft Bear

Score
9799
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Serve in Lager glass

bottled
common

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RATINGS: 458   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.69   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium.

’Fad bamse’ is a highly hopped and dry hopped imperial pilsner with a light body and lovely crispyness from the lager yeast.
A Danish pilsner is typically characterized by an alcohol content of 4,6% vol., piss-yellow colour and a sexless, slightly bitter taste. But it doesn’t have to be like this…! Draft Bear is Mikkellers interpretation of a ’pilsner’, heavyweight-style. With its powerful hop notes, high alcohol content and lovely golden appearance, the only reference to the pilsner style is the clean taste of the lager yeast.
Ingredients : Water, malts (pils, carapils and amber), light candy sugar, hops (amarillo and cascade) and lager yeast.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
dumontn (423) - CHICAGO, Illinois, USA - FEB 6, 2012
Pours somewhere between gold and copper with a very finely bubbled head, good retention, some haze. Aroma is spicy sweet caramel like a barleywine, nuts, toffee. Taste is decocted caramel malt, toffee, balanced sweetness with some ethanol and hop spice, almost a roasty note but not quite; hint of acidity, some late fruitiness, some harsher aftertastes. Body is silky smooth, medium, finishes long....sweet then spicy then boozy. Overall, tasty and unique.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
JanLaursen (721) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JAN 25, 2012
UPDATED: JAN 26, 2012 Tap at Řrsted Řlbar: Clear golden beer with a shortliving white head. Aroma is malty, extremely aromatic, light hay, a touch of grass, quite some citrus. Wauv! This is good. Dry and crisp finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jredmond (2471) - Manhattan, New York, USA - JAN 19, 2012
Backlog from Philly Beer Week 2011. Shared with Dallas, Pat, and Jesse @ The Farmer’s Cabinet before meeting up with Andrew. Pours a clear amber body with light white lacing/head. Aroma is crisp hop, grain, and sweet candied malts. Mouthfeelis crisp - thin to medium with notes of grassy pils hops, sweet lager notes, fruit, sugar cane and some alcohol.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
HonusWagner (764) - Florida, USA - JAN 16, 2012
My friend says orange Flintstone vitamins. She is correct. This is a decent enough beer but I just don’t know why.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Cunningham (1751) - Halden, NORWAY - JAN 3, 2012
bottle - hazy deep golden body with a white head - very hoppy nose and some sweetness - fruity and hoppy flavour with some caramel

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mar (3546) - Dallas, Texas, USA - DEC 27, 2011
Great gold pour with a beige head. Nose is big fresh fruity hops, light sugar, esters, and florals. Excellent on the palate, earthy hops upfront, grass, light fruits, and a sweet finish.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hammy78 (438) - Dundas, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 26, 2011
Bottle given as a gift from a friend in Texas. Pours a hazy and light orange/ copper colour, with an enormous white head that hangs thick and clumpy. Leaves behind huge bubbles of lacing. Aroma is so damn sweet. Not really what I would expect from a malt beer. Tastes malty and bitter, but finishes so sweet.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
smith4498 (2147) - Miami, Florida, USA - DEC 24, 2011
Pours hazy dark golsden color with white head. Aromas of bread dough and pils malts with some floral hops. Sweet caramel with grassy hop flavor and some dough. Medium body with moderate carbonation.


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