Mikkeller Stateside

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

Rating #1094
Pours with a striking copper body and a tall resilient ivory head. The aroma is thick with alpha hops, citrus zest and pine sap, but seems evenhanded with the caramel malts. The flavor adds a juicy hoppyness, a balanced and enjoyable IPA. It’s not one of thoes West Coast triple hopped-bombs that are becoming so common. This beer is rounded and drinkable on a seasonable level… except for the 7% abv. * Well done!

It’s a good IPA. And while I don’t like it, I hope I am appreciating it properly. Pungent hops, but not overbearing - a bit heavy on the pine, but nice balance with just a quick flash of fruity sweetness.

The color was medium orange/golden. The head was creamy, off-white, and laced some. The aroma was ripe fruit, citris, and cascade hops (among others). The flavor was sweet hops, a bitterness, and citrisy hops. The palate was medium bodied and smooth. The finish was hoppy.

Pours a soft copper amber with a one finger sticky white head. The aroma is hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, caramel, fresh hops. The flavor is nice and fruity, some grapefruit peel, waxy bitter, nice bitter and flavor balance, love those amarillo hops. Palate is is waxy and and the finish leaves notes of mandarin orange and grapefruit.

Bomber poured a clear copper with a lasting light amber head. Aromas of earthiness, carmel, citrus and light pine. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, earthiness, pine and light grapefruit rind with a smooth lingering bitter finish.
Not a bad IPA but needs more finishing hops. Also maybe by the time it makes it here it’s already lost hoppiness.

Nice looking beer. Orange with white head. Aroma is decent, fair amount of hops with a strong malty presence. Overall, kind of weak though. Let’s check the flavor. Some fruitiness, a little sweet, I suspect that perhaps this bottle is bit old. It tastes like a beer that is supposed to be pretty hoppy, but the hops have faded. It’s a little bland, but nothing offensive. Not overly impressive, but it’s cool to see them doing this type of brewing in Europe. I’d like to taste a fresher sample, though I have a feeling it still won’t quite measure up to the best examples. Enjoyable. Nice label, too.

cloudy orange color, some off white head, nose is hops with some caremel malt, taste is earthy, with good american hops, well balanced, carbonation is good. nice beer

Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur orange cuivrée et voilée. Nez de houblon terreux, citrique (pamplemousse) aux notes herbeuses et florales, malté de caramel sucré et léger de biscuits, léger de levures fruitées (agrumes) et de fumée de cigarette ainsi que des notes de pain. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse et légèrement huileuse. Goût amer de houblon terreux, moyennement citrique (pamplemousse) et légèrement floral (présent toute la gorgée) avec un goût de levures fruitées (agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de biscuits, un moyen goût de caramel aux petites notes rôties (traces de toffee terreux) ainsi que des notes de pain puis en finale l’on assiste à un regain d’amertume de houblon plus asséchant, citrique et herbeux (rappelant le thé et l’herbe mouillée) ainsi qu’avec des notes résineuses, de noix et d’alcool doux. Post-goût long et un peu sec, amer de houblon citrique, terreux, moyennement herbeux et aux notes résineux avec des notes fruitées (zest d’agrumes) et fumées (cigarette).