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Mikkeller ApS
- From:
- Mikkeller ApS
- Denmark
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 71
- Avg:
- 3.06 | pDev: 24.18%
- Reviews:
- 135
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 13, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 28, 2009
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 9
Brewed at De Proef Brouwerij, Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium.
Ingredients: Water, malt (pale and caramunich), light rock sugar, hops (hallertauer og styrian goldings), ale yeast and brettanomyces.
Ingredients: Water, malt (pale and caramunich), light rock sugar, hops (hallertauer og styrian goldings), ale yeast and brettanomyces.
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Ratings by 51mmz0rz:
Reviewed by 51mmz0rz from New Jersey
3.82/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a Sam Adams 12oz tulip style pint. No date, cap says '5101111', though.
A: Woah, ferociously carbonated, began to foam over as soon as I opened the bottle. Head is white and fluffy, good retention (this glass has an etch on the bottom, so the bubbles are going wild. Body is pale straw color.
S: Smells heavily of Belgian yeast, very herbal, floral; some noble hops as well...very nice.
T: Taste is less than whelming, especially after smelling the beer. Front of this beer is fairly bland. There is a noble hop finish along with a mild sweetness. Nothing off putting, but needs more flavor. I'm not catching much brett character.
M: High carbonation works fine here.
D: Overall this would be acceptable as a cheap summer beer, but it's not priced that way.
May 24, 2012A: Woah, ferociously carbonated, began to foam over as soon as I opened the bottle. Head is white and fluffy, good retention (this glass has an etch on the bottom, so the bubbles are going wild. Body is pale straw color.
S: Smells heavily of Belgian yeast, very herbal, floral; some noble hops as well...very nice.
T: Taste is less than whelming, especially after smelling the beer. Front of this beer is fairly bland. There is a noble hop finish along with a mild sweetness. Nothing off putting, but needs more flavor. I'm not catching much brett character.
M: High carbonation works fine here.
D: Overall this would be acceptable as a cheap summer beer, but it's not priced that way.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.24/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a golden color, thin head on it, puffed up to around 1" but it settled at about 1/8". The aroma was more of the pale malt than anything else. Didn't smell brett, hops or sourness out of it.
Taste was like a session pale ale, but with an attempt at being bretted out. Didn't really taste like that. The overwhelming majority of session beers I've had have been really hoppy. Here, you didn't have much of anything going on. No off flavors though. I dunno, like, because the beer is a session strength one, are there no fuel/fermentable sugars to push the brett around?
Mouth feel deals with a level of carbonation that exceeds the norm. Slight floral soap like note to it, but it doesn't detract from the beer's drinkability. This beer, the name, well, story checks out! Given the price of Mikkeller beers, I can't say I would recommend this to anyone, but also, I've had a lot worse beers that had much higher ratings than this.
May 13, 2020Taste was like a session pale ale, but with an attempt at being bretted out. Didn't really taste like that. The overwhelming majority of session beers I've had have been really hoppy. Here, you didn't have much of anything going on. No off flavors though. I dunno, like, because the beer is a session strength one, are there no fuel/fermentable sugars to push the brett around?
Mouth feel deals with a level of carbonation that exceeds the norm. Slight floral soap like note to it, but it doesn't detract from the beer's drinkability. This beer, the name, well, story checks out! Given the price of Mikkeller beers, I can't say I would recommend this to anyone, but also, I've had a lot worse beers that had much higher ratings than this.
Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly hazy golden color with white head. Aroma has funky yeast notes similar to a lambic but not as intense. Fermented fruits, a bit of sugar and some grains. Taste is quite clean though, a bit yeasty, mineral, slightly grainy, some pungent hop bitterness on the finish. Light to medium body, medium to high carbonation. Quite nice table beer, easy drinking yet with an interesting character.
Dec 27, 2017Reviewed by bark from Sweden
3.44/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
The colour is brown-orange, the liquid cloudy. The low head is white.
The smell is yeasty and somewhat bitter-hoppy. Brett notes makes me think of Orval.
The taste got notes of Brett, too. Stable, dough, herbs and tart green bitterness. The overall flavours are milder in the aftertaste with peppermint, dried fruits, hay/stable and tart herbs. The long finish is somewhat sour with some green herbs.
The carbonation is strong, the large bubbles are long-lived. The liquid is light and smooth.
A funky and pleasant beer, but it is a bit unfocused.
May 03, 2017The smell is yeasty and somewhat bitter-hoppy. Brett notes makes me think of Orval.
The taste got notes of Brett, too. Stable, dough, herbs and tart green bitterness. The overall flavours are milder in the aftertaste with peppermint, dried fruits, hay/stable and tart herbs. The long finish is somewhat sour with some green herbs.
The carbonation is strong, the large bubbles are long-lived. The liquid is light and smooth.
A funky and pleasant beer, but it is a bit unfocused.
Reviewed by Marius from Netherlands
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear light yellow brew, with some lambic-like head. Smells like a Belgian pale ale, with its characteristic yeast, plus some feint funk, lime, lemon zest. The taste is something between a berliner weisse and an unblended lambic, watered down a few times. It's alright for a warm summer day, I guess.
Oct 26, 2015Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
3.33/5 rDev +8.8%
3.33/5 rDev +8.8%
No clue of the age on this one.
Aroma is grainy and slightly musty, with a hint of Belgian esters of peach and green apple. Flavor is fairly lacking. There's an underlying touch of menthol and lime, which leads to a moderately bitter finish. Effervescent carbonation lifts the flavor from the palate before it really sets in. Malt is lightly toasted, but subtle. Very odd.
Dec 16, 2014Aroma is grainy and slightly musty, with a hint of Belgian esters of peach and green apple. Flavor is fairly lacking. There's an underlying touch of menthol and lime, which leads to a moderately bitter finish. Effervescent carbonation lifts the flavor from the palate before it really sets in. Malt is lightly toasted, but subtle. Very odd.
Reviewed by Zach136 from Georgia
3.6/5 rDev +17.6%
3.6/5 rDev +17.6%
Appearance: Crystal clear light yellow, dissipating white head. OK Lacing (4.00)
Aroma: Moderate-to-high brett funk aromatics of pickles horse blanket (4.00)
Flavor: Much less pronounced brett flavor, leans towards a watery-sulfury yeast character. Really falls flat (3.5)
Mouthfeel: Dissipating, well carbonated, light bodied (3.75)
Overall: It's Alright. (3.6)
Aug 21, 2014Aroma: Moderate-to-high brett funk aromatics of pickles horse blanket (4.00)
Flavor: Much less pronounced brett flavor, leans towards a watery-sulfury yeast character. Really falls flat (3.5)
Mouthfeel: Dissipating, well carbonated, light bodied (3.75)
Overall: It's Alright. (3.6)
It's Alright! from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating:
71 out of
100 with
209 ratings
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