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 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.

(on tap at MIkkeller & Friends) Pours a mostly clear amber with dense, medium white head. Beautiful lace and good retention. Aroma is hoppy with notes of sodapop and melon. Disappointingly light to medium body as I feel that the hop could easily stand up to a stronger malt backbone. Oily texture, medium carbonation and a sweet and not terribly bitter finish. Taste largely follows the nose with some added bittersweet and slightly weird hints of something that to me resembles rotting kitchen waste.

Förvånansvärt bra ändå med tanke på humlesorten. Det är ju lite udda att göra en singelhop på en alfabomb. Besk och bitter

Pours a semi cloudy orange brew with a big light orange head with regular to good retention, aroma is moderate sweet and moderate bitter with note of orange, caramel and floral hops, medium bodied, flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heav bitter with notes of orange, caramel and pine, bitter finish, good balance.

33 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20100218.
Pours copper color with a small head. Aroma of caramel malts, hops, fruits, pine needles and grass. Flavor of grassy malts, caramel, hops and fruits. Nice.

Bottle from mane liquor. Another solid mikkeller effort. Pine/caramel malt aroma. Citrus and pine hops in the taste. Dry bitterness. Good ipa ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Nice head and has an hazed orange colour. Hoppy citrus and orange peel aroma. Balanced brew with the big citrus and leafy hops component. MMMMM....