Mikkeller Monks Elixir (Barrel Aged Red Wine Edition)

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

Serve in Trappist glass

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Bottle @ Borefts Beer Festival, 2011. Pours dark brown with a small creamy head. Red wine, vanilla, oak , caramel and dark fruit. Smooth and full bodied. Warmth..

Boreft Beer Festival 2011. Very dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of brewing sugar, dried fruit, coconut and wood. Sweet with a little tannic tartness, flavour of dark sugar, wood and red wine.

Pours cloudy brown with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, dark fruit, redwine and light alcohol. Flavour is caramel, heavy dark fruit and heavy redwine.

Sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2011. Pours a clear and dark brown beer with a beige head. The aroma is malt, fruit, sweetness, raisin and plum. The flavor follows the nose. The palate is dry with sweetness. Overall a good beer.

Keg at BrewDog. Dark reddish brown pour, thin tan head. Big marzipan almond nose, hints of figs, raisins, chocolate maybe. Smooth, heavy sweet palate, esters, red fruit, hint of grain, hint of red wine. Boozy humming finish. Nice.

Hard to open bottle at home. (as Barrel-Aged Monk’s Brew) Pours a clear dark brown with a beige head. Quite dry and bitter with some sweetness. Aromas of brett with some berries and hints of caramel and chocolate. Also some residual sugars. Medium to full bodied with a slightly oily mouthfeel. Medium carbonation. Dry finish with a mellow tartness.

tap at brewdog ... dark black ... thin tan head ... dark fruity roast ... heavy berry and figs... dark sweet berryies ... chocolate malts ... dark fruits ... heavy sweet but lovely ... soft yeast ... hint of red wine...

@ ACBF 2011. The aroma has red wine, dried fruits, some cherries, maltiness. Dark red-brown coloured beer with not much head. The taste is a bit sourish, winey, quite fruity (red & dried fruits). Bit carbonated. Nice.

0.375l bottle from BrewDog web shop. This one pours a dark hazy brown body with a small light sidesticking and light brown head. The aroma has some light sour and tart notes with lots of wood, some nuts, red fruits, it’s vinious and has hints of both chocolate, caramel and cocoa. Average to lively carbonation, medium to full-bodied and it has a smooth and quite gentle oily mouthfeel. Flavors are much the same as the aroma; wood, acidic almost vinegar-acidic tones with some caramel, dried red fruits and it’s quite vinious. Ends warming with a nice little alcohol burn - almost heart burning actually - int the aftertaste. Extremely light drinkable and quite nice stuff! Need to try some more of this if I get the chance.

Sampled from bottle at Borefts Beer Festival @ De Molen, Bodegraven. Nice color when held into the light: dark brown with a dark red glow coming through. Smell sour and lightly vinegar. Taste sour but soft. Nice carbonation, medium body.