Mikkeller It’s Alight!

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian Ale
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Wet, a little funky, slight sour smell, maybe a little light leathery apricot/pear. Light pear color and transparent, slight foamy , white head, a little bubbly, head pours a little thicker, dissipates, but still holds. The tastes is a little mediciny, some bitter note on the back end of the palate, maybe a little upfront lingering on the tongue and a bit on the roof, carbonation is present. Overall, the aroma I enjoyed, the appearance is pretty, the taste is unexpected, definitely still enjoy any of the Mikkeller beers as they are fun to experience, but not one I would go after again, not a lot to it in the overall sense.

Bottle (330ml from Vino Wines, Edinburgh):
Strong yeast to start with some good fruity aromas following this with a slightly sour smell coming through and a little lemon. Not a whole lot going on with this one in the smell department but it’s not particularly bad either.
Golden amber colour that has orange tinges and is topped with a very foamy looking, white head that is about two centimetres tall and holds very well.
Again yeast upfront with a fruity taste of mainly apples and pears following this, there is also a semi-sour flavouring in there towards the end. Not a taste that I enjoyed and definitely not one of the better Mikkeller beers out there.
Very lively carbonation, definitely high and with a citrus tang hitting you straight away. The beer is quite a dry one, too dry in fact and the body is light medium.

This one looked really good when I poured it and the smell, although not the best wasn’t a particularly bad one but upon trying the beer I quickly discovered it was the worst Mikkeller beer I’ve tried to date, it just didn’t really have anything going for it in the way of depth or good taste.

33 cl bottle @ home. Pours cloudy yellow with a little sediment and a white head that leaves almost no lacing. Aroma is sour apples, funk, citrus, barnyard, white wine, and brett.. Flavour is citrus, white wine, and brett – with a dry finish.

At a tasting, thanks troubles, hazy light orange colour, aroma of peach and date wiht some vinegar, flavour of sheep’s milk, soapy floweriness and some wood, strong and a bit tannic bitterness. Funky and quite enjoyable.

(33 cl bottle) Pours a golden color, hazy, with an off-white head. Aroma is a little herbal, a little soapy, and partly reminds me of Orval’s brettanomyces-spiciness. Taste is bitter, the kind of flat bitterness that reminds me of belgian endives. Carbonation is soft, dry mouthfeel. A little too smooth.

Bottle at Craft back in April. Pale blond colour, slightly cloudy. Aroma is lemon, bret. Taste is very nice, some sourness, some weird grain. Quite subtle. Think I must have had a few by the time I rated this.

33 cl. bottle @ Delirium Hoppy Loft // clear amber with a white fluffy head // smell is floral, grass, light grains, touch of honey, toffee, nectar // lightly bitter floral, toffee, tad honey, pils malts and sweet malts, light white grapes, tangerines, long dry crispy brett filled finish // easy drinking // nice, easy, tad brett, enjoyable // good stuff

with 77 ships, delirium hoppy loft looks like a lager ( colour, foam,..) taste has definetly got hints of that, more bitterr, more , much more taste than a lager. i’d say, make this the standard for lagers from now on, and i’m in !

Pours and orange color with a white head that vanishes quickly. Aroma of funk, hops, and some citrus. Pretty empty taste with some citrus, a bit of funk, and hops. Decent, but not what I expect from Mikkeller.

From a 330ml bottle on 17/8/2012. Pours a cloudy pale yellow with a small to medium head and lots of yeast floating around. Has a truly funky, huge yeasty aroma featuring fermenting fruit. The flavour follows suit, though perhaps slightly more subdued, with lots of yeast, sour green apples, and a touch of vinegar. Has heaps of flavour and aroma for something that’s only 4.5%, but the problem is that it’s not all that pleasant. I’m generally a huge fan of Mikkeller beers but this is one that doesn’t blow me away.