Mikkeller Hoppy (Happy) Lovin’ Christmas

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Cloudy orange amber. Nose is big citrous fruit, grapefruit but also some red cranberry fruit and a touch of red berry sour. Fruity and enticing! Taste is bitter hop citrous grapefruit and some red berry sour. It’s more raspberry in the flavour. Touch of black pepper in the finish. Basically a strong hoppy IPA packing a fair amount of IBUs. In fact, now I’m working my way through it the IBUs are too high. it’s getting hard to finish this.

Bottle at Beer Temple at the end of a long night. Bold orange with bright head. Nose of hops and hops and hops. Reallynice. Taste is hops and citrus and spices. Quite enjoyable, as always.

Large frothy head clear gold pour medium carbonation aromas very hoppy fruits citrus grapefruit the flavours strong bitter grapefruit resion from the taste of pine pepper ginger hint of floral bright and sharp tasting ipa the finish spicy light floral citrus lasting bitter very good aftertastes

Bottle @ Jews, brews, bbqs. Luminescent yellow, hazed. Aroma is a bit pine needly, with more subtlety than expected. Smells pretty nice except for the blast of grain alcohol at the end. Soft palate. The ginger comes put more in the flavors, with lots of bark. Comes across as being a little dirty tasting but also nice herbal notes like ginseng and other bittersweet astringent roots. But the ginger is so restrained and in nice proportion that ultimately it is a successful brew. Not bad at all, and the strength makes sense when considered in context of it being a Christmas holiday beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

from bottle. hazy, colden color with huge white had leaving massive lacing. Aroma is really hoppy, super fresh and nice. Taste is really fresh and hoppy, pine, grapefruit.. nicely balanced. nice bitterness in the end. Lovely

Botella. Nice deep golden colur, white head. Hoppy piney aroma. Good mouthfeel. Pleasantly hoppy piney fruity herbal/spiced dry bitter flavour.

Bottle shared at the District. Hazy yellow pour with white head. Grapefruit hop aromas. Dry with grapefruit hop, pine, and possibly pale malt notes. Medium body, nice mouthfeel with good carbonation.

Bottle… Hazy yellow ale with a small, creamy, white head. Good retention. The nose furnishes fruity apricot and grapefruit flanked by pine and whispers of ginger and leather. Medium-bodied with zippy carbonation. The flavor is fruity and moderately bitter – pine and grapefruit. Lengthy, apricoty, earthy finish.

Bottle - 750mL crowned. Pours golden amber with a tall, thick, frothy blond head. Aroma is strong grapefruit, pine, sweet malt, hop resins and light ginger. Taste is big pine and grapefruit with a pleasant malty backbone, chewy caramel, soft ginger, hop resins, floral hop notes and soft spicy hops. Body is medium-full with a moderate, creamy carbonation. Finishes with more pine, citrus oils, floral hops, caramel notes, spicy hops,soft ginger and light pineapple. Damn tasty!

Capped 750 from The Davis Beer Shoppe in Davis, CA. Pours hazy golden amber with a 4 finger foamy/creamy white head that has staying power. The aroma is nostril clearing - resin and spice (might be ginger). Full bodied. Very. Flavor is caramel with resin and I think ginger. It’s got hot spice anyway. This is a massive brew flavorwise. My mouth probably no longer has anything left to oxidize. Frickin brilliant ale. BRILLIANT!!!!!