Nugget Single Hop IPA
Mikkeller ApS

Nugget Single Hop IPANugget Single Hop IPA
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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 9.42%
Reviews:
131
Ratings:
196
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 02, 2016
Added:
May 07, 2009
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  6
Introduced in May 2009.

Ingredients: Water, malts (pilsner, cara-crystal and munich), hops (nugget) and yeast.
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Ratings by jera1350:
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Reviewed by jera1350 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Burnt orange color with lots of sediment. The head is tan, thick and fluffy with ample lacing around the snifter.

Smells sweet and fruity. Quite a bit of caramel malt with a touch of citrus.

Strong bitterness coming from the high alpha acid Nugget hops. There is some caramel malt that adds a touch of sweetness, but the Nuggets are really dominant here. A bit of booze comes out as well. There is a long bitter finish, but it is not overpowering.

Smooth and soft in a medium body.

I really enjoyed this one as I've grown Nugget hops for several years and have used them in homebrewing, but never alone. This beer really highlights their bittering properties.
Jul 03, 2011
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.41/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Orange colored ipa. 1/2" white head. Not a lot going for it aroma wise.

Taste also is minimized, the nugget hop (which I grow) is very pungent but this one doesn't come through in terms of aromatics, bitterness or flavor. I guess bitterness is most pronounced of the three. Malt kept in the background for the most part to give the hop a showcase.

The price for a 12oz bottle is almost what you'd pay for a 6 pack of better hoppier beer (SNPA), so this is a decent beer that is a no go for me.
Jun 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Eziel from Ohio

Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.61 by RWACKO from New York

Feb 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Swaino from New York

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by churchillps from Texas

Oct 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by beersdmf17 from Illinois

Sep 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Vogt52 from Maryland

Jul 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by KAF from Iowa

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by kwkdmk from Louisiana

Jun 22, 2014
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Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)

3.71/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle snagged from an Edmonton liquor store, poured into a standard ol' pub glass. Curious to see how this old school, grassy/herbal, likely on the way out hop variety comes across in one of these malt-forward Mikkeller concoctions. Brew is quite dark, a ruddy brown amber with around a half inch of creamy beige foam that leaves a thick residue on the glass like a half-consumed milkshake. Aroma is sweetly malty like most other Mikkeller single hops, toffee and a hint of chocolate although there is also an assertive herbal hop note, flowers and pine with faint tangerine. Smells cleanly bitter. People seem to taste all kinds of different stuff in this one and I am getting more citrus than on the nose, predominantly lemon I'd say, chamomile tea, underripe plum, fresh bitter herbs. Not super piney or fruity as one might expect, with a nice clean bitterness. Thick bodied with a pleasant malty toast and cereal backdrop. The tea-like green bitterness builds up nicely and near the end I am wanting a second. Not bad for such a workmanlike non-sexy hop. Almost getting a ginger-like floral spicy heat in the finish. The malts are intrusive, a little, but not overly so. My expectations were not that high and this exceeded them handily. Try to appreciate the traditional flavors.
Jun 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by FadetoBock from Canada (AB)

May 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by KeeganRohovich from Canada (SK)

May 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by little_star from Illinois

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by psoriasaurus from Thailand

Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Poupae from Thailand

Jan 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by thinwhiteduke from Illinois

Dec 15, 2013
Nugget Single Hop IPA from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 196 ratings