Mikkeller Stateside

Mikkeller
Brewed at BrewDog
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Copenhagen V, Denmark

pours a clear orange-amber with a large foamy dirty white head, good lacing.
smell is very pronounced, floral, malt, caramel, citrus, hops.
taste is creamy, grapefruit hops, touch of nutmeg, some nuts, malt in the back, touch of caramel, nice bitter finish.

Light orange-gold with a medium-dense, medium-thick light tan head. Some sweet malt and herbal hops over some citrus notes in the aroma. Dense hops bitterness in the flavor followed by alcohol and malt astringency. Hops is largely non-descript with some dry herbaceousness. Somewhat flat mouthfeel from a deadened hops profile and slightly out of balance alcohol.

Very balanced aroma, sweet citrus with hints of grassy pine with caramel malt notes. Pours golden amber with a thin white head. Very good IPA, sweet malts upfront with some rich honey and brown sugar flavors, followed by bitter citrus and very resiny pine. It finishes dry with sticky pine resins in the aftertaste. Very good balance.

My 100th IPA rating and #1499!: 22oz bottle. Pours a lusting gold with a huge foam of golden suds floating on the surface. Beautiful citrus hop aroma. Sweet and resiny. I love the aroma of Amarillo! Mouthfeel is strangely unique. Sweet full flavored, full bodied malt character. Just as you swallow the first sip, the hop bite kicks in. Sharp, smooth, bitter, and sweet. All together. Sweet at first then the heat. Just like the plate of thai food I ate as I enjoyed this bottle. And a perfect pairing. This beer is extremely pleasent, balanced, and a new favorite of mine.

Vibrantly gold. Very nice mouthfeel: soft, rich, appropriately carbonated. Wonderful flavors and aromas from start to finish. Malts had elements of freshly baked bread, yeasty dough, sugary caramel and faint honey. Hops were bright with pine, flowers, earth and citrus (grapefruit, tangerine, lemon). Some heat in the back of the throat melded well with a grassy bitterness. Bold yet pleasant. Overall, I really enjoyed this IPA.

Brown bottle, 50 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on July 9 2008; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, voluminous white head made up of rather large bubbles and that falls to leave a ring, a bit of lacing; nose: pine, grapefruit, orange zest, light grass, light resinous hops; mouth: pine, grapefruit, a tiny wave of caramel comes in to counterbalance the bitter hops, dry finale in pine, light astringency, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, medium-full body, slightly harsh texture, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 50 cl, 7,0 %, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 9 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse blanche volumineuse formée de bulles plutôt grosses et qui tombe pour laisser un petit anneau, un peu de dentelle; nez : pin, pamplemousse, zeste d’orange, léger herbe, léger houblon résineux; bouche : pin, pamplemousse, petite vague de caramel vient contrebalancer un peu le houblon amérisant, finale sèche en pin, légère astringence, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen-corsé, texture légèrement rugueuse, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé

Bottle. Light golden amber pour. Bitter, herbal hop aroma. Heavy bitter/herbal hop flavor with some sweet maltiness.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber/orange, nice thick orange head. Aroma is dominated by grapefruit. Flavor is grapefruit, grapes, grass and hops. Sweet at the beginning, finishes dry and bitter.