Mikkeller Monks Elixir

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

Serve in Trappist glass

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Very dark red/brownish liquid with as good as no head. Candy sugar in the aroma. Taste is very sweet aswell, with small stings of the alcohol. Loving it!

A - Dark black with a touch of brown around the edges and a finger of frothy khaki-brown head. Fades normal. S - Sweet dark caramel malts, plums, raisins, other dark fruits, Belgian yeast, clove and other spices, candi sugars, some booze. T - Sweet dark caramel malts, plums, raisins, dates, other dark fruits, Belgian yeasts, clove, other spices, candi sugars, some booze. M - Full bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, spicy, warming finish. D - Really nicely balanced Quad with a great mouthfeel. Great yeast character.

Bit hazy deep reddish amber with medium off white head. Aroma.. intense malty, yeasty, fruity, peach, strawberry, caramel, bit alcohol Its medium sweet all the way with bit bitter finish. Great brew. Its very tasty, thou you should be very careful, cause alcohol is nicely hidden

on tap @Melna Ziema. Sweet, fruity ,strawberries, yeasty malty on nose. Very fresh flavor. Dark brown, hazy it looks. Taste is strawberries sweet, toasted malt light bitter( although there is no darker malt), a bit sour in finish. Yeasty backbone in palette, mild dry finish. Impressive sample - overall liked much but as very refreshing one, not as high alcohol, many times refermented one with complex flavor. So must rerate bottled version compared with another quadrupel.

UPDATED: FEB 6, 2013 There was a special type of alcohol I had to order from chemists to properly clean my 8-track mini-studio in the mid-90s. This beer smells like that, plus almonds. It’s very interesting to me as a homebrewer that only pale malts are used to make this dark beer (darker than some supposed ’imperial stouts’ I’ve have), so all the colour is coming from dark sugars. This is the kind of beer I give to wine drinkers to say - "Look! Beer really is more interesting and complex than wine. Shut your face!" And then in the morning, I regret my forthrightness, with the emphasis on the ’rightness’.

Pours dark brown brown with a pretty big light brown head. Dried fruit aroma. Taste is a semi-sweet dried fruit (fig, banana) with a mild spice. Heavy malts make a very full beer. This is a well-made, delicious brew.

Tap. Murky dark red brown with a tiny off white head. Aroma is pear, over ripe fruit, marzipan, candy sugar. Taste is medum sweet, medium body, average carbonation, thin texture. I would like a bit more body in this.

Kaatuu lasiin mustana, tiiviillä maitokahvin värisellä vaahdolla. Haju on aniksinen, pippurinen, yrttinen, kuivattua hedelmääkin löytyy sekä luumua. Maku on vahvan aniksinen, hieman alkoholin poltetta tuntuu, hedelmää, mallasta, hieman belgihiivaa, mausteita (etenkin pippuria) ja lievää yrttiäkin on joukossa. Suutuntuma on hiilihappoinen, makea ja melko valloittava. Kokonaisuutena hienon tyylin hyvä edustaja, monimuotoinen ja täyteläinen, mutta hieman turhan hiilihappoinen.

Bottle. Gift from Neko-chan. Big boozy choco and prune nose, and what seems to be barrel (whiskey?) notes as well. Very dark brown, thin film of a head, and good lacing. Big hit of concentrated dark sweet fruits and alcohol; mid palate bubbles up with sugary, syrupy sweetness and some wood; finishes with good carb tingle and alc. warmth. Sort of scrapes the tongue with tang and bitterness. Medium body. Wow! One of the best Mikkeller brews I’ve had. Seems as if their sensibilities are starting to mature.

330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Translucent, dark, cola red-brown. Pours fair sized, tan-brown head, with fine bubbles, persists as a fair covering for a time, but eventually left bare. Chunky sediment. Light carb. Aroma - RICH, sweet, fruity (yeasty ester, banana, boozy plum pudding, berries & dark, sticky, overripe/dried stone fruits, raisins), winter spices, lots of candy, brown sugar, dark malt and molasses. Bit of soy. Some chocolate. Sweet, fruity, fortified wine. Some mellow, nutty woodiness and a bit of ethanol. Quite a lot going on there. Taste - Rich. Lightly sweet. Lots of complex dark, rich, sweet malt, fruity sugars and some slightly choccy malt coming in later. Very fruity (dark, sweet, esters. Also, maybe a bit of cherry?) and a bit yeasty. Very spicey (warm, mellow, winter spices) and a bit woody too. A bit boozy - wine, brandy. Candy sugar, some molasses. Bit of soy savouriness. Also, something about the fruity, spiciness, reminds me slightly of cola... Modestly flavoured, slightly bitter, brief hops on finish. Lingering aftertaste of sweet malt, sugars, yeast and fruit, with some faint bitterness. Full body, smooth, slightly creamy palate, with some light carbonation and astringency towards the end, to refresh. Alcohol is fairly well hidden, but it is still a bit boozy tasting. There is also a bit of the typical abbey beer yeastiness, but for an abbey-style beer, i find this relatively easy drinking: It’s complex, rich, fruity and tasty, but not cloying, sickly or too intense.