Mikkeller Stateside India Pale Ale / IPA

Date: 07/15/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, RBSG, 2006

opaque orange, whispy white head, strong hop aroma on dry carmel malt base, big body, lots of hop flavor but little bitterness, rich dry malt to balance the hops
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Date: 10/29/2007
Mode: bottle
Words: Green’s

clear dark gold, fine beige head, sweet crystal malt aroma with light floral hops, sweet crystal malt flavor, lots of floral hops for balance, sticky sweetness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Fad. Rigtig flot amerikansk IPA, det er bare ikke lige min stil, men ekstra point skal gives for at være hvad man giver sig ud for. Meget bitter i en flot humlearoma. Malten giver et godt modspil så bitterheden er til at holde ud.

(Bottle) Pours a murky burnt orange body with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, pine, and florals. Flavor of toffee, mild hops, light herbal qualities, grass, and citrus with a bitter finish. I am enjoying the Scandinavian hoppy beers lately.

Bouteille de 500 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes et de pins avec une pointe fruitée. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume d’agrumes en arrière goût. (Rating #1181)

500ml bottle, thanks to Phil L for this one. Hazy red/brown, lasting beige head. PNW hop aroma, some red berry malt. Some sticky toffee too, which carries on into mouth, along iwth resinous hop, which turns piney and grapefruity hot hop finish. Slightly sticky and sweet actually. Fine, but not as awesome as I expected.

500ml bottle (Angleterre, Helsinki, IPA weeks 2008)
Cascade fruity aroma. Sweet toffee mouthtaste, with some melon and orange. Some lightly soapy stickiness, but not offensive or astringent. Long sticky hop finish, similar to the aroma. Decent malty body in combination makes this very well balanced for a hop-bomb.
Rerate of (6-3-7-3-13=3.2)
500ml bottle (SOPP2007, Helsinki)
Quite reminiscent of an English ESB. Pretty tasty, but maybe a little sweet. Really not worth the price (14 Euro), that’s for sure.

Bottled at SOPP, Helsinki. Wonderful, fruity, woody aroma. Dark-dark honey/mead colour with a small white head. Taste of...heaven. Pine, fruit, smoke. Wow. Long finish with a raw masculinity. Reminds me of a bock...

Pours a heavy amber color with not much head. Citrusy aroma with some decent hops. A very thick IPA with a hint of alcohol with the hops and citrus in the taste. A little too thick for my liking, but still the taste makes up for it.