3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2011-08-10. Crisp golden orange body with a modest beige head and lace. 3+ Pleasant bitterness, green hop character, modest pine and resin throughout. Bitterness lingers with a leafy green hop character that grows in the aftertaste. 7+ Modest hoppy aroma, mild green leafy character. There is a hint of an almost mint like herbal touch in the finish. 7+ Smooth average bodied palate is lovely. 3+ pretty decent IPA. Mikkeller IPA Tasting at Cole’s, Buffalo
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
All 19 in this hop series are shared with my husband, Anton. It’s hazy bronze with a huge, creamy head. The aroma has notes of oranges and other kinds of citrus, various fruits and malt. The flavour is sweet with notes of citrus (again the oranges are clearly there), fruit, flower, juicy caramel and the finish is dry.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle 33cl. A clear golden beer with good head. Nose is low. Aroma is peppery, very dry feeling, relative high bitterness compare to other ones of the series, low hops perfume, a bit less interesting that others.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 330 ml (Blue Monk’s Mikkeler Hop Series Tasting)
Aroma soft , smooth , high alpha hop feel. Smooth , round pleasant nose.8-
Appearance fine haze, amber with large creamy top. 4-
Flavor and Palate : Tart front, smooth mid plus body. Some alcohol is showing by. Fruity, citrus sided top. Proper bitterness.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle poured a clear amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of biscuit, light earthiness and light pine. Palate was light bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of biscuit, light earthiness and a hint of fruittines with a smooth dry lightly bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
DØE Festival, Valby, DK.
Tap, 270511.
Amber with off-white head. Aroma of hop spices and fruit. Flavor with malt. some caramel, ripe fruit and solid bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
11.2oz bottle. Poured a cloudy amber with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of floral hops, some spice, and earth. Tastes of floral, earth, the same lighter spice, and caramel.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Sampled at Blue Monk’s Mikkeler Hop Series tasting 8/11. Nose is herbal, maybe a hint of lemon, earl grey tea, solventy. Flavor is herbal & spicy. Booze is more apparent than the cascade or centennial versions of this beer. Lemon tea in the finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
sample at Blue Monk, Buffalo. orange copper pour, floral fruitiness, amber beer maltiness, caramel malts. Bitterness was not overwhelming but a contributer hop here. Enjoyed the simplicity of the hop & overall a nice flavorful beer
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ home. Red orange appearance with an off white head. Soft floral, slightly soapy, light citrus hoppy nose. Delicate floral, lightly organic, soapy, a bit citrus hoppy flavor. Soapy aftertaste. Pretty good.
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