Mikkeller Single Hop Tomahawk IPA

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle from Beer Hive, Edinburgh [150613]
Amber, clear, thin white head, good lacing
Aroma - citrus fruits, some tropical fruit, soft fruity caramel malt, slight hint of alcohol
Taste of bitter citrus zest, some old lemon zest, touch herbal, dab of grapefruit, touch grassy, soft light fruity quite sweet caramel malt background that allows the zesty hops to come though
Palate - Medium carb and body, quite oily. Bitter palate with the fairly sweet caramel malt just keeping the palate form getting too bitter. Finish is hoppy zest bitter with a fairly long linger with a touch of peppery hop
Overall - Decent good hoppy IPA...one of the better ones I’ve had from Mikkeller

Koppar färgad, klar med lätt färgat skum. Doft: Humle, lätt bränt socker, svart te, blommor. Smak: Humle, gräs, tomat, citrus, frukt kärnor.

April 2010. 12 oz bottle. Very hoppy IPA, great balance. Color is dark amber with a white head. Citrus, grapefruit and pine aromas. Good stuff.

Amber pour, big huge frothy lasting head. Caramel, pine, catpiss, orange zest, toffee, grapefruit and pear/rasberry notes in the aroma, amazing stuff. Flavour is eye-watering bitterness back by a huge wad of sweet, sweet fruity malt. Smooth, slick mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Finish is bitter to the point of astringency, with highlights of strawberry. One for the hopheads :)

33cl bottle. Pours amber orange with medium head. nose is very discrete. bitter taste of malt and hops and caramel. some alcohol too. not bad but there are better ipas in this series.

Pours hazy amber with low white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, grapefruit, passion fruit. Taste is initial fruit sweet before a very balanced bitterness. Body is light and oily with fairly low carbonation. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle from Mikkeller & Friends (again wrapped with love in classic blue tissue paper that has been saved and put aside to wrap other people’s bottled presents). A lovely clear, sunsent orange hue to the drink once in teh glass covered by a delicate but very present white head. While the spring Copenhagen sun definitely biased the sub-conscious and in turn the tastebuds as to what we wanted out of this beer but the smell, influenced or not, was an incredible blend of pineapple, pinecones and even a little honeydew melon right at the end. The beer went round the kitchen table and beer-losers, ladies, children and the uninitiated alike were equally excited by the smell alone. Impressive stuff! The taste continued the enjoyable experience starting out with sharp, pineneedle notes backed with grapefruit and citrus while the crystal malt offered an unintrusive canvas for the hop alone to be explored on. The hops linger in teh mouth and encourage a second sip. A very worthwhile while enjoy able beer. NOTE: The Single hop IPA range was a great opportunity to see what each hop doeson its own after years of being (welcomely) bombarded with bevvies loaded with every hop under the sun. A fun and interesting exercise for eager, inquisitive IPA enthusiasts.

Clear orange pour from a bottle. Good looking sticky head. Spicy and apricot aroma. Slightly bitter and nice citrus taste. The mikkelers all have this certain same taste to it

33cl bottle at Probus Wines, Dublin. Pours hazy copper/amber with lasting off-white head and plenty of lacing. Aroma gives a load of pine resin, grapefruit, some deep-ish earthy spice, and caramel. Taste opens up with a hit of bitter pine and pithy grapefruit. Some orange and earthy herbaceous notes too. Sweetish caramel backbone is there, but not overly so - never becomes cloying. Powerfully resinous bitter finish and lingering pine in the aftertaste. This is a top-notch showcase of a powerful hop.

Bottle from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Pours hazy deep golden with a huge frothy off-white head. Aroma is fruity, kiwi,pine and berries. Taste is delicious pine and resin, dry and bitter end. Very crisp and fresh hops.