 beerbuzzmontreal (2909), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 8, 2007
Pours a cloudy dark amber color with a thick, frothy offwhite head. Aroma of pine needles with green hops. Solid flavor of spicy, piney and green hops with a bitter finish. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and gentle carbonation.
ChrisThomson (378), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 19, 2009 Bottle. Amber, with minimal white head. Citrusy nose with some toffee. Body a bit thin, but lots of great grassy hops to enjoy.
nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
Oct 18, 2009 Bottle from K&L Redwood City, shared by bubba83 on BA. Thanks, Kevin! Nice almost clear copper color with a creamy white head. Aroma is sweet malt, apple, and citrus hops. Flavor is slightly oxidized, with caramel malt, orange/citrus hops, green apple, and some sherry. Palate is a little astringent with medium body and lingering bitterness. This was not quite as good as other Mikkeller IPAs I’ve had, although it still wasn’t bad at all. May have been less than fresh.
mconstant (10), Greater London, England
Oct 18, 2009 Bottle. Poured amber, with thin white head. Fruity, hoppy aroma. Big citrusy piney hop flavour, with solid malt base. Medium mouthfeel, dry bitter finish. Had a couple of bottles from a different batch a few months ago which were superior. Still, a great IPA.
RHeastings (377), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 28, 2009 Enjoyed from a 11.2oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a light to medium yellow color with a white head. The nose gives strong indications of the liberal use of west coast hops. Cascade is evident. The palate falls short of the promises that the nose makes, giving only a very one-dimentional and somewhat harsh bitterness, likely due to the Chinook. Almost no malt is detectable. While an American IPA shouldn’t have a tremendous malt character, this beer doesn’t have one at all. In many ways, it seemed like hopped carbonated water with some alcohol character in the mid-palate to the finish. A disappointment.
cmonster (73), Portland, Oregon, USA
Sep 26, 2009 Bomber served in a tulip. Burnt orange-amber in color with a creamy off-white, two-finger head. Aroma is heavy on the malt, showing notes of caramel and honey, with a touch of hops. Flavour is malty but finishes quite bitter. Medium body, decent carbonation. I’ve had this a few times with a different showing each time. This time, not my favorite. I’ll take a their Simcoe Single Hop over this one.
BeerChaser0078 (284), Melbourne, Australia
Sep 22, 2009 Bottle. A pretty big IPA. Pours deep, dark amber with a beige head. Aroma is quite pleasant, with lots of hops, notes of honey, caramel and citrus(lemon sherbet). Flavour is fairly similar with a more pronounced maltiness and nuttiness. Palate is quite dry with a lingering bitterness. Maybe not the very best IPA out there, but a very nice one all the same.
beerprincess (51), Indiana, USA
Sep 11, 2009 Elegant orange, amber color. Citrusy notes with subtle hops present. The palate is sharp and bright with hops upfront then dulls to an amazing finish of pine, citrus, and hops. Nice and light, easy to drink and very YUMMY!
stefanje (937), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Aug 30, 2009 500 ml bottle from Bev4less. Pours a hazy orange color with big sudsy off-white haed that has fair retention and some lacing. The aroma is moderate in strength with some pine, salty sweat, and light citrus. The flavor is biter hops forward with piney hops, caramel malts, biter walnuts and grapefruit. The palate is full and malty with lively carbonation. The finish is long with a lingering harsh bitterness. Overall: Not a bad little IPA, but I’d like to think that Mikkeller could do better than this.
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