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Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij

Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Copenhagen, Denmark

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common

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common

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RATINGS: 620   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.75   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium. Known as Monk’s Brew in the U.S.
Ingredients : Water, malts (pils and pale), candy syrup, brown sugar, hops (northern brewer, hallertauer and styrian goldings) and ale yeast
Monk’s Elixir is a heavy dark Belgian ale inspired by the Trappist monasteries of Rochefort and Westvleteren. The beer style, characterized by its high content of alcohol, distinguishes itself by its dominant yeast character, delicious malt background and balanced hop notes.


amg800's rating

4.4
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
amg800 (237) - Ada, Michigan, USA - JUN 13, 2012
Pours brown with a thick caramel colored head. Earthy aroma, anise, caramel, Sweet earthy flavor. Palate holds anise, caramel, slight bitterness. Full body, sticky.


most recent ratings

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Rob_D_UK (229) - Surrey, ENGLAND - JUN 1, 2013
Medium head with medium duration. Color is balck-brown. Aroma and taste are sugar, spices, malt and fruits.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Valgreen (43) - DENMARK - MAY 29, 2013
Bottle at karup, 29/5 2013. Dark brown, small off white head, nice lacing. Aroma, floral, plum, slight alcohol. Taste, sort of like the aroma, floral, plums with a sweetness, a little bitter, some alcohol in the aftertaste. Nice mouth feel, not much carbonation. Great summer evening warmer.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
pilgrimoutlaw (508) - Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 15, 2013
Bottle pours dark reddish brown with tan pillowy head. Contains some particulate floaters. Figs, bread, caramel, spices. Alcohol on the nose but not in the taste. Full, creamy body with a bit of carbonation. Moderately sweet. A fine belgian ale.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
PapaVillum (21) - Valby, DENMARK - MAY 11, 2013
33 cl flaske. En flot mørk øl møder én i glasset. Et par cm 'tan'-farvet skumkrone. Øllet er sort/brunt. Duften indtagende og skumkronen falder til ca 1cm efter et par minutter. En kraftig, men ikke overvældig smag møder læbe og mund, og sødmen ligger der, men bliver aldrig for kraftig eller overtagende. Der er bitterhed, men mere et indtryk af "næsten-sødme". Konsistensen er cremet, grænsende til det "sticky". En god lang eftersmag efterlader én med et gladt smil på læben. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
CPH2200 (69) - DENMARK - MAY 11, 2013
330 ml bottle (monks brew). cannot find evidence that this is brewed in belgium? Pours dark brown with large fluffy head and some lacing. sweet fruity aroma, taste does not dissapoint, sweet with notes of plum and syrup. Does not share the alcohol character of the rocheforts despite the high abv.

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
chimpgibbon (52) - edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 10, 2013
Whoa yeah. Dark red rich pour off white head. Malt fruitbread on the nose. Sweet and boozy dark fruit taste. This is seriously seriously good stuff.

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Torrefacto (87) - - MAY 10, 2013
Buena cuádruple. color caoba oscuro con tonos rojizos y espuma beige de densidad media. El aroma es, principalmente, de fruta ácida y malta. En boca muestra esa acidez equilibrada con un final de alcohol también muy matizado. Grata experiencia.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Yorker (619) - Århus, DENMARK - MAY 9, 2013
33 cl bottle @ home. Pours dark reddish brown with a little sediment and an off-white head that leaves some lacing. Aroma is vinous, dark fruits, caramel, sugar, and spices. Flavour is dark fruits, caramel, and spices – with some warming alcohol in the finish.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
20107589 (89) - randers, DENMARK - MAY 7, 2013
aroma of plum, ,dark amber with a fine brown head, a shoft sweetness and bitternes, a bit salty maybe , standard carbonation and a long aftertaste with soft bitterness,

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
McNeillR (289) - SCOTLAND - MAY 4, 2013
Dark chocholate body, slight beige head. Watery sugar nose. Firmly sweet body but no Belgian warmth to the middle. Slightly dense finish of nothing real actually too formidable. Fairly safe, not at bogging as the Red Wine version.

Bottle, Sighthill Tasting


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