Mikkeller Monks Elixir

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

Style; glass: ABT/Quadrupel; Trappist 25.4 fl oz x 10% ABV = 254 / 60 = 4.23 beers * 150 C = 634.5 calories (est.) Purchased at: The Foodery at 3rd and Arch, Philadelphia, PA for $25.00 Aroma: caramel, tar, dirt, dust, earth, wine, fruit, cherries, mold, cellar, dank Visuals: brand conscious packaging, stylish, deep dark copper body, tan head, staying, looks like an illustration of hell, in a good way. Taste: well balanced, sweetness up front gives way to funky sourness, and finishes with a delicate bitterness. Phenomenal. Palate: active carbonation, not drying, rounded mouthfeel. Overall: Delicious, if expensive. Like many other Mikkeller brews, this one is a great take on the style.

(Ølfesival 2007, bottled, 1 month older than tap version) Slightly hazy brown, beige, small head. Exelent mix o´ herbs and milk chokolate in the aroma. Also a handfull of malts and a dry port in there. Like taking the panties of a semitattooed, leftwing brunette; the alcohol reveals it self in the very last point of the mouthfeel. Effin waves of malt, alcohol and yeasts turns into a riot of true enjoyment, like the late Jagtvej 69; mixed of difference, turned into magic. Tapped version: one month younger than bottled version in this rating. Much lighter in all aspects, espessially the finish; 3.8

Bottle. Very dark brown with a nice cappucino coloured head. Wow! An aroma of chocolate, dried fruit, toffee and a hint of flowers (tulips?). Very complex. On the palate it is massive and appears slightly sweeter than it actually is (FG=1007). Loads of malty notes, chocolate and dark candij sugar. Very nice creamy mouthfeel. This is a great beer. By far the best dark Belgian ale to be produced by a Danish Micro so far and a worthy challenger to the best Belgian ales made around the world.

75cl bottle at Olympen. Labelled as Monks Brew. It poured a very dark brown, almost black colour with a big light-brown creamy head. The aroma is sweet and fruity with notes of raisins, hops, vanilla and strawberry. Very nice. The flavour is also sweet and fruity, again with notes of raisins, hops, vanilla and strawberry. Very little alcohol. It has a lingering, but a bit short aftertaste. This is one of the best beers from Mikkeller yet.

<Draught at Ølbaren> Even after all the christmas brews, this one was still powerfull. Absolutly amazing vinouse nose of alchohol tons of begian yeast transformed into darkfruits, some brown sugar and caramel aswell. Bubbling texture and a nice intense mouthfull with sweet fruity notes and a very plesant warming alchohol.

Tap @ Cph Øldage. Pours a dark golden red with a fine creamy brown head. Aroma is complex and fruity. Plums, raisins and other dark fruits. Taste is even more complex. A touch sweet, but not too much. A little clingy and creamy, but still fresh and ’alive’. Dark fruits and spices abound. Extremely satisfying brew - and a stunning balance between everything.

Later tasting: Still an extremely nice beer, though the alcohol may have taken over a little bit. 4.3

On draught at Copenhague beerfestival 2007. Pours a red copper brown beer with a slight beige head. A lot going on in the aroma’s, lots of fruits, lots of berries, some roastyness and hints of coffee. Flavour got me to think of the westey 12 of four years old. Bready flavours with addition of coffee, caramel and a good balanced touch of bitterness. Mikkeller proves here to be brewing at higher standards than most belgians do. Very well balanced and alcohol extremely well hidden. Nice sweet and long finish.

Draught. A dark red brown beer with a beige head. The aroma is a bit roasted with dark fruits and berries, cinnamon and yeast, very nise! The taste is also a bit roasted with dried fruits, berries, cinnamon and some alcohol, all in a medium to full body with a sweet finish. 8-4-8-4-17=4.1 Re-rate. Bottle. A dark red brown beer with a beige head. This taste the same as on draught, the aroma and taste is just softer and more round, maybe due to the fact that it´s a bit older, but what a great beer, can´t wait to the day it comes out in Ølbutikken.