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Red/White Christmas
Mikkeller ApS
- From:
- Mikkeller ApS
- Denmark
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 16.36%
- Reviews:
- 55
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 10, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 28, 2009
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 28
A combination between a British Red Ale and a Belgian Wit Bier.
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Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
3.86/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Opened this one on Christmas Day and enjoyed it with salted cod leftovers from Christmas Eve dinner.
Poured a bright orange color with a very sizeable head of at least two fingers. The nose was yeasty. The flavor had notes of grainy malt, citrus and herbs. The body was much lighter than expected for a winter seasonal.
Dec 25, 2017Poured a bright orange color with a very sizeable head of at least two fingers. The nose was yeasty. The flavor had notes of grainy malt, citrus and herbs. The body was much lighter than expected for a winter seasonal.
Rated by nick_perry from North Carolina
1.36/5 rDev -64.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1.36/5 rDev -64.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Maybe I got a bad batch, but it tastes like something died in the can.
Dec 16, 2017Reviewed by MAB from Canada (AB)
3.74/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This (2017) version, featuring a red label with cartoonish people looking over a snowy brick wall, is exceptionally tasty.
There is a fruity note, perhaps orange rind, but it is nicely bitter with a sweet start to the sip. Nice orange/ amber color.
Well worth seeking out.
Dec 03, 2017There is a fruity note, perhaps orange rind, but it is nicely bitter with a sweet start to the sip. Nice orange/ amber color.
Well worth seeking out.
Reviewed by cosmicevan from New York
3.5/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Ah yes...the mistakes we make when we first get into craft beer. I've had a jeroboam of this stuff since probably 2009. It was actually used as a decorative piece on my fireplace...but the Mrs wants change in the room and there is no way any of my friends will open this w me so solodome time!
wow...I must say...I opened thi's mostly expecting a drain pour and to get it out of my life. I'm shocked to report that it is not only NOT a drain pour, but it is actually quite good. I mean, it is a spiced/herb beer so it has that going against it...but the oxidation has made this drinkable. it really is just a syrupy oxidized beer but the flavor isn't a turn off. go figure.
Aug 04, 2017wow...I must say...I opened thi's mostly expecting a drain pour and to get it out of my life. I'm shocked to report that it is not only NOT a drain pour, but it is actually quite good. I mean, it is a spiced/herb beer so it has that going against it...but the oxidation has made this drinkable. it really is just a syrupy oxidized beer but the flavor isn't a turn off. go figure.
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
4.16/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a cloudy, amber color. 5/4 inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of strong spicy hops, alcohol, sweet malt, yeast, and slight citrus. Fits the style of an Herbed / Spiced Beer. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of strong spicy hops, alcohol, sweet malt, yeast, spice, and slight citrus. Overall, good appearance, aroma, body, blend, but lacking in complexity.
Dec 23, 2016Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
4.23/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had this on draft in a snifter. Beautiful pour, deep dark copper brown with a nice beige head and great lacing. Red whine smell, slightly sweet-sour, fruity. The taste was of red wine, warm spice, and a bit grassy. Slightly boozy. Very nice winter beer!
Dec 16, 2016Reviewed by KonigObHops from Ohio
3.3/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Coming out of the bottle, this beer looked like it was going to be golden in color, but it is rather hazy and that causes it to be more of a light copper. The head was slightly off white and about a finger-width thick. Great lacing.
The aroma is a very powerful Orange with other spices including coriander and cinnamon.
The initial taste is hops. The taste in the middle is a little malty with more floral hops, mixing with some cinnamon and orange. The finish seems a bit grapefruit, but that is quickly replaced by hoppy bitterness that ultimately switches back to that citrusy sensation.
Mouthfeel is dominated by the high carbonation.
This beer was surprising because it is labeled as a Belgian spiced ale. The aroma immediately signaled that it would not be a typical Belgian spiced ale, but the hoppiness was a complete surprise. It is a really interesting beer, but this is more IPA than it is Spiced Belgian. And here I assumed it was an American fad to over-hop everything right now. I would still recommend this beer. It is preatty complex and gives you some interesting flavors and sensations, but I wouldn't say that it fits the style.
Dec 12, 2016The aroma is a very powerful Orange with other spices including coriander and cinnamon.
The initial taste is hops. The taste in the middle is a little malty with more floral hops, mixing with some cinnamon and orange. The finish seems a bit grapefruit, but that is quickly replaced by hoppy bitterness that ultimately switches back to that citrusy sensation.
Mouthfeel is dominated by the high carbonation.
This beer was surprising because it is labeled as a Belgian spiced ale. The aroma immediately signaled that it would not be a typical Belgian spiced ale, but the hoppiness was a complete surprise. It is a really interesting beer, but this is more IPA than it is Spiced Belgian. And here I assumed it was an American fad to over-hop everything right now. I would still recommend this beer. It is preatty complex and gives you some interesting flavors and sensations, but I wouldn't say that it fits the style.
Red/White Christmas from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
164 ratings
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