Mikkeller SpontanKoppi

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Flute, Stem glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottled, from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Hazy golden, small head. Aroms of lemony citrus, green apples and coffee. Dryish with clean, sharp mouthfeel and light body. Green apples, bitter coffee and metal. Weird, aggressive and unbalanced.

Bottle from Coppers, Newcastle. A cloudy amber beer with a very strong sour chilli? cider apples and coffee flavour followed by slight sweetness and tartness on the finish.

The head is ok, the body light. The taste is sour, fruity, dry, but also coffee-fruity, coffee. Nice! 11/10/9/11/-/10

Bottle at home from stirchley wines.
Hazy amber with white head. Rich fruity coffe with tart funky gueuze beneath. Cold coffee, tart but easy drinking, sharp carbonation, touch of white wine vinegar with long dry finish.

Bottle@Home. To me this is lambic diluted with coffee. Unbalanced and unpleasant.

Sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2012. Pours a hazy and amber beer with a white head. The aroma is malt, tart and acidic. The flavor follows the nose with additional coffee and cold coffee. The palate is acidic. Overall a beer below average.

Bottle. Orangey golden, hazy, with a lively bubbly head that settles after a few minutes and leaves no lace. Aroma is funky and sour with a distinct minimally-roasted "green" coffee note that is unmistakable. Vegetal green coffee plays a nice balance to tart, funky, simple lambic character. Incredibly drinkable. This really surprised me, and I enjoyed it more the further along I got. By the end I wanted more! Similar coffee character to that found in their Kopi IPA. Odd but really enjoyable for me.

37,5cl bottle at CPK, London. Pours a hazy golden color with a white head. Coffee aroma is not extremely pronounced. A bit of sweet malt and caramel, but still decently tart, some vinegar and lemon. The coffee is also subdued on the palate. Some citrus notes, tart lemon, a hint of vinegar, green apple, and a light sweetness. Nice and odd.

At Borefts 2012, Bodegraven. Pours lightly hazy gold with a mild, white foam head. Light tangy coffee aroma. Light sweet flavor with bitter coffee, moderate lemon acidity, Dunkin Donuts coffee character. Light bodied with average, massaging carbonation. Modestly sweet finish with coffee that’s a bit more rounded now. Some dirty bitterness in the aftertaste. An odd beer, but not bad.

Bottle - Petroleum jelly that I tend to get from Gueuze, although there are other sour notes there they are overwhelmed by that particular aroma. Clear orange with no head. Although I get the coffee in the bitterness I don’t appreciate this combination of the flavors. Sour coffee just doesn’t do it for me.