Mikkeller Ris a la M’ale (2011)

Mikkeller
Formerly brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Fruit Beer
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Paper wrapped 375ml bottle. Pours a very murky & dark ruby red grapefruit colour. Large pinky white head settles down to a fine lace. Aromas of cherry, ruby red grapefruit, almond, hint of woody vanilla. Flavour is mostly sweet cherry fruit, with a touch of acidic tartness. A little too sticky sweet for me; almost like sucking on a cherry drop. Finish is slightly acidic but it quickly loses the battle with the ever present sweetness. Alcohol is hidden very well. Not sure what to make of this beer; too sweet for my tastes.

375ml Bottle: Aroma of malt, cocoa, slight cherry, and rice. Poured deep orange/red in color with a medium-sized, creamy, dense, off-white/tan/pink head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of small, medium, and large-sized particles throughout. Flavor is heavily sweet. Tastes of cherry, malt, light cocoa, and some yeast. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Malt, cherry, yeast finish. 8%ABV is completely hidden throughout.

Hazy red with a lasting white head. Aroma of almond with cardboard/sulphur notes. Sweet cardboard, almond and cherry flavour with notable alcohol

On tap. Pours a clear red with an off-white head. Smells of lager. Sweet with aromas of cherries and almonds. Also some caramel notes. Medium bodied. Medium to high carbonation. Bitter finish.

Paper wrapped 375ml green bottle. "Holdbar til 31/08/14". Red colour, some haze and floaties. Big whitish head with a pink tinge to it, full and fluffy, good creamy lacing. Nose has some cherry fruit, a trace of tartness but mostly sweet fruit. In the mouth the beer has some bright cherry notes, some tart and acidic notes from the fruit, almost wheaty in the middle, but looking at the ingredients on the label I’m guessing its rice or almond. Some hop flavour toward the end and a little bitterness. Medium body, decent strength to the carbonation, 8% alv stays well hidden. I thought the intention might have been to make a cherry-sundae beer, but I’m not sure. I liked this beer, whatever it was.

375ml bottle pours a cloudy pale amber color with a finger of white head that leaves some thin spotty lacing. Aroma is fruity with some cherry notes and some hops. Taste is malty sweet with some mild cherry fruitness and a bitter and lightly sour finish. Overall, a decent fruit beer.

Name: Ris A La M’ale
Date: January 15, 2012
Mode: Draft
Source: The Porter, Atlanta
Vintage: 2011
Appearance: opaque orange, fine off white head
Aroma: light sweet fruity aroma
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, rich malt, cherry pie, creamy sweetness, light nuttyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

375ml bottle, thanks Travlr. Murky grapefruit body, small off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, cherry, light almond. Taste is medium sweet, bread, some cherry, light almond. Light-medium body, lightly sticky.

Draft. Copper colored beer with a cream colored head. Dark fruit and light malt aroma. Malt and dark fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Red fruit and light malt lingers with light graininess.

Draft at Blue Monk, Buffalo. cherry juice looking pour. Aromas of toasted almonds, rasberries & cherry. Sweet dessert flavor, raspberry/cherry & almond/amaretto sugary. Pretty tasty fruity dessert beer. Almond note add a nice touch