Mikkeller Not Just Another Wit

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Copenhagen V, Denmark

Bottle. Pours clear dark yellow with a small, fizzy, white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, hay, straw), average hops (flowers, grass), heavy yeast (horse blanket, earth, barnyard) with notes of grape, pear, and coriander. Light bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a chalky finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

75cl bottle @ Beer Hunter’s, Pori. Very hazy golden orange, huge pale head with tight lacing. Yeasty nose, lovely fresh white peppery amarillo bite, wheatiness, hint of raw banana. Clean yeasty flavor with coriander and grapefruit, wheat, mellow hops. Medium to full bodied, smooth silky carbonation, very mouthfilling. A more intense version of Plevnas Amarillo weizen, what a summerbrew.

Not a Wit, period. A problematic brew from the start. Not sure if this is a bad batch but this was overwhelming hoppy and bitter for the style, a better ipa or American Pale Ale then a wit. No thank you.

Bottle at Olympen, Oslo. Lots of sweetness, banana and citrus in the aroma. Complex beer, lemon, wheat malt, white pepper.

Appearance: Impressive, slightly darker hue than typical for the style; other than that, it is a prototype for the style Aroma: very typical of the style; tremendous complexity, yet seems to be in very harmonious balance; has a little bit of everything; honey, vanilla, orange, spice, and more! Flavor: loses points here mainly because the hops are too strong for this style; now, I am a hophead so I don’t mind this; in fact, I love this beer, but in terms of conforming to the witbier style characteristics, it does not; therefore my overall impression is high and the other categories will lose some points Mouthfeel: very good except probably a fuller body than is typical for the style, but again, that is most likely from the stronger hop presence

Bottle. Not Just a Wit. Not a Wit At all. Pours hazy orange. Aroma is pale ale - doesn’t resemble a wit whatsoever.

750mL bottle, BOTTLED 2008, from Beertopia. My label claims 8% ABV. Clear yellow golden with a two finger off-white head, good retention. Aroma has perfumey and grassy hops up front, some citrus, yeast, and wheat. Quite nice so far. Flavor is much the same--perfumey hops and citrus are the strongest, with some spicy coriander and alcohol behind. I also got slight cucumber somehow. Dry finish with bitterness peaking around a 3-4. Full of perfumey goodness! Medium body with light carbonation. Very good beer--just don’t know how often I’ll drop $13 for an imp wit. Pleasantly surprised here.

750mL bottle from 2008. My bottle says 8% ABV. Pours a hazy, golden straw color with a big and fluffy light-tan head that leaves rings of lacing. Has a sweet/tangy floral/perfumed smell more consistent with an APA or even a Kolsch. Orange peels, coriander, grapefruit, and some pine & lemon in the crisp aroma. Thin to medium-bodied. Starts off with some caramel and a fairly wheaty graininess taste-wise. A pleasant yeasty tanginess in the middle with some oranges and lemons. Finishes with a bitter, grapefruity dryness that lingers. A slight touch of warming alcohol in there at the end too.