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Struise Mikkeller (Elliot Brew)

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6203.8/5.03.79/5.0Special9%84.2Snifter, Tulip
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RateBeer Special Release:
Behold the second of RateBeer.com’s Worldwide Masters Series! This request edition ale is the crafted alchemy of a party of some of Europe’s finest brewers, Mikkel Bjergsø and Kristian Keller of Mikkeller (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Urbain Coutteau, Carlo Grootaert, Phil Driessens, and Peter Braem of De Struise Brouwers (Woesten-Vleteren, Belgium).
Both breweries have attracted considerable international attention for their artful interpretations of traditional ale styles enlived by a rich sense of invention. And both are also very highly esteemed by the RateBeer.com international community of beer tasters. We hope you enjoy this unique little treasure.
Struise Mikkeller -- the product of master brewing and friendship. Celebrate this sense of camaraderie by sharing this bottle with your good friends!
- Joe Tucker, RateBeer.com

Struise-Mikkeller is as we said in the past "Best of two worlds". We delivered an IPA with 130 IBU, but a bitterness hidden the Struise way, counter balanced by maltyness, alcohol and rest sugars. People who do not like Ipa's will actually be amazed, the general hop bomb addict will not understand, so yes this is a controverse brew... enjoy anyway!
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 GregClow (2496), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20

Oct 10, 2009  
Bottle (don’t recall for sure where I got it, but likely via HogTownHarry). Doing an inventory of my stash today, I discovered this was missing, and then recalled that I drank it a while back with the intention of entering a rating afterwards - looks like I forgot! From what I recall, this was a very solid IIPA - big hops, good malt backbone, etc. Will have to get my hands on another bottle sometime for a proper rating...

 gyllenbock (262), Stockholm, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Bottle. Nice dark color, large white foam. A lot of interesting aromas and flavors, including fruit, caramel, cider, strawberries and chocolate. The body was fairly strong, the beer was nicely balanced. The closure was dry. Interesting and exciting.


 SorenE (113), , New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Nov 28, 2009  
alright, but must be getting quite old by now which lets it down. Very spritzy carbonation. aroma of pineapple, lemon and cider. musty sweet mouthfeel, think there’s some funk in there too., wartming finish from the alc.


 sinkr (218), Lusby, Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/516/20
Nov 26, 2009  
Bottle->honker: pours a medium, frothy offwhite head atop a murky brown body. Aroma of lemons and sweetness. Sweet taste, some citrus, and a full body. Good character, but at the expense of being cloying. I’m in a full-bodied beer funk, sorry.


 BelgianBeerGal (1289), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Nov 25, 2009  
Traded bottle. Hazy copper/bronze pour with plenty of carbonation building a large, khaki head. Big, bubbly lacing. Fairly gentle aroma of spruce, malt and some alcohol. Seriously, 130 IBUs? The flavour was sweet citrus hops but the finish brings in the resins. Dry finish. Super balanced considering the 130 IBUs because I never would have guessed it.


 diabel (1369), Aarschot, Belgium
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/515/20
Nov 25, 2009  
Body Amber, murky body with an off-white head. Aroma full of american hops, flowers, grass and some caramel malts. very well balanced and still powerful. Heavily bitter flavour, well balanced. Dry finish. Nice IPA.


bonk0076 (54), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 24, 2009  
Pours a cloudy brownish/orange color with a moderate head and decent lacing and some sediment. Aroma is dominated by citrus notes, espescially Orange, as well as molasses or butterscotch. Tasteis pine notes up front, medium bitterness, with chocolate and some roasted malts in the finish, which is moderate.


 Soonah (930), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 24, 2009  
Poured a hazy copper color with a decent white head and good lacing. The aroma was very busy. Malts, light yeast and lots of citrus and pine swirling about. The flavor was a marriage of Belgian ale and lots of pine hops. Sugary malts and yeast prevent the hops from ruling the day. Medium in body and well carbonated. Not a bad beer.


 thornecb (1769), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Pours deep brown into a snifter. Mocha micro head with excellent retention leaves sheet lacing as it slowly recedes. Orange and grapefruit aromas. Bitter, dry, astringent resin upfront turning to summer fruits in the middle and back to a bitter lasting pine finish.



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