Mikkeller Monks Elixir (Barrel Aged Red Wine Edition With Brett)

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Trappist glass

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Bottle at ACBF 2011. Clear dark brown - offwhite head. Bretty, fruity, roasted, raisins, peppery, light phenols, berries, honey notes, light wooden, light wine notes. Very nice.

some time some where probably De Molen Fest ...deep brown ... bubbly tan head ... softe toffee malts ... fizzy ... roast malts ... light sour toffee malts ... juicy roast.. over fizzy ... sour woodyness

On tap at Craft Beer Co. Black. Sour glue aroma. Some cherry fruit sour dark cherry. Touch of buscuit but the whole experience is quite remarkable. Green apples on the aroma. Reminds me of the sourest green apple i have had. Its gorgeous. A whole body experience. Best beer so far.

Bottle, 375ml, courtesy of meilby. It pours an unclear, dark ruby to brown body and a dense, finger-thick off-white to beige head. Oaked, red wine-ish, brett-aroma with dried fruits, dark berry notes, some alcohol and a touch of white sugar. Quite complex. It has a good warmth in the mouth, it’s full-bodied and pleasantly carbonated. A touch of metal in the far end. The brett and barrels sure win the flavor combat, there’s not much left of the original beer, except for the alcohol. Even though it’s quite dry, there’s a good dash of residual sweetness to be found. Sort of peppery too in the very end. Well, this one’s a clash of worlds, but it’s also a damn fine one, in a way combining the red sour beers of Flandern with the sweet quadrupels the monks brew. Lovely, but demanding. 110420

Botella. Dark red brown, hazy like. Strange sweet and malty sour... close to too strange.. bad aroma of brett or bad gass .....Sweet malty brett sour unpleasant flavour.....

4th March 2011
ACBF. Clear dark red brown beer. No real head. Softish palate, a little dry. Funky mildly sour brett with some raspberry like sour tartness. Finishes dry.

Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
Deep light muddy brown with a small, staying, frothy, beige head. Nice lacings. Aroma is light tart, nuts, plums, grapes, vinious, red wine, some leathery notes. Red apple zest. Medium carbonation, lovely dry and creamy palate. Flavour has lots of definite red wine, sweet plums and raisins, vinious, mild tartness and with a good bretty dry character to the finish. Really a very lovely drink.

Ruby chestnut colour with a small off-white head. Aroma of fruit, various dried dark fruits, molasses, red wine and brett funk. Dry with a tannic sharpness, flavour of red wine, oak, dried fruits and dark sugars

clear amber, smooth beige head. quite sourish bretty note, cheese, wine barrel, complex. wood. flavor is woody, bretty, caramelly, malts and wine notes.

From bottle @ BBF 2011. Deep dark brown color. Monchéri bonbons and dark chocolate in the aroma. Spicy flavor with dark chocolate and cherry bonbons. Roast. Hints of balsamic vinegar. Still needs time, but delicious already.