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Mikkeller Hop Series Challenger

 (RETIRED)
Score
7443
OVERALLStyle
Mikkeller
Formerly brewed at De Proefbrouwerij

Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 173   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   IBU: 51   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This beer is a part of a Single Hop IPA series by Mikkeller. We created this series to showcase hop varieties on their own. This gives the consumer the possibility of smelling and tasting the unique characteristics of each variety and hopefully helping to educate people about the wonderful world of hops. For each beer, the single hop variety was used in the same weight for bittering, aroma and flavor and for dry hopping. All 19 varieties of single hop beers in this series were brewed the same week and with malts from the same batches and the same yeast and fermentation temperatures. This is done to better compare the characteristics of the different hop varieties.


most recent ratings

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
daknole (7204) - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - OCT 9, 2011
Golden pour, frothy light head. Aroma of box wine, cardboard, and not really much like an IPA. Flavor is very pale ale, amber ale and NOT like an IPA. Old hop flavor and caramel.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
michael-pollack (4962) - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 8, 2011
330ml Bottle: Got in trade from phaleslu; THANKS Peter! Aroma of malt, grain, and a hint of hops. Poured orange in color with a large, creamy, dense, off-white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Lightly sparkling. Full of tiny and small-sized particles throughout. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of malt, slight hops, and a hint of fruit. Medium body. Tingly, then slick texture. Average carbonation. Malt and slight hop finish is lightly sweet and slightly bitter. 6.8%ABV is completely hidden throughout.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
bhensonb (8985) - Woodland, California, USA - OCT 5, 2011
Bottle from Ledgers. Pours clear copper with a 2 finger creamy light beige head. Aroma is bready with peppery hop. Med body. Foamy carb. Flavor is earthy, lightly malty, and peppery/grassy. Odd that it’s not bitter. Well, it is, but it isn’t NW by a long shot. This hop ought to be good for saisons. The earthiness is in the finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Hansen (5448) - Assentoft, DENMARK - OCT 2, 2011
Medium amber coloured and hazy. Has an off-white head, almost fully lasting. Has a heavy hoppy aroma, faint almond, a note of caramel. Flavor starts moderate sweet and finish heavy bitter. Dry texture and soft carbonation.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Zita (3487) - Assentoft, DENMARK - OCT 2, 2011
light sweet hoppy aroma,golden, hazy, off white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, soft carbonation, light sweet hoppy finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
HenrikSoegaard (9143) - Randers, DENMARK - OCT 1, 2011
Bottle #3. shs. Creamy white excellent mostly lasting head. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. OK balance. Enjoyable more than powerfull.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
EHSRanders (1727) - Tjele, DENMARK - OCT 1, 2011
Hazy amber colour with large creamy white mostly lasting head. Malty and hoppy aroma. Sweet bitter flavor. Oily palate.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
TorbenH (654) - Frederikshavn, DENMARK - OCT 1, 2011
amber, cloudy, white foam, medium sweetness, very bitter, medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, bitter,

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
stobbe74 (3788) - DENMARK - SEP 19, 2011
Bottle. Pours a clear and light copper beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is malt and hops with grass. The flavor follows the nose. The palate is bitterness. Overall an average beer.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (12708) - Malmö, SWEDEN - SEP 11, 2011
Draft @ Copenhagen Beer Festival 2011. Pours an orange amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy weak grassy hoppy aroma with hints of grapefruit. Fruity malty hoppy grassy grapefruit flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty hopp grassy finish.


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