Yeast Series: American-Style
Mikkeller ApS

Yeast Series: American-StyleYeast Series: American-Style
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Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 9.73%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
38
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 24, 2015
Added:
Jul 12, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by mfnmbvp:
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

4/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
11.2 fl oz. bottle, with no apparent bottled on date present. This beer is listed as retired on BeerAdvocate, and the last review was written exactly one year ago today, but this deters me not. My first beer from the Mikkeller Yeast Series. Got this bottle on sale from the local Binny's for something like $2.99.

Poured into a clear balloon snifter glass.

A - Pours a dark burnt sienna orange color, and then more of a mahogany brown when the collected yeast sediment at the bottom of the bottle poured in. As expected, quite a few chunks of gray yeast sediment sinking to the bottom. Two fingers of fluffy tan head. Aside from the unappealing yeast, it looks pretty nice.

S - Not pulling out any distinctive "American-style" yeast aromas here. Smells a lot like many of the Mikkeller Single Hop beers that I tried recently. Smooth creamy caramel malts, toffee, vanilla, twigs, earthy oak wood.

T - The yeast comes through more in the flavor. But again it is mostly all smooth creamy caramel malt, toffee, oak wood flavors, and dirty earthy hops. 8.00% abv isn't noticeable at all.

M - Goes down smooth and creamy, leaving bitterness and sticky green apple sugars all over the palate. Pretty nice.

Overall, a delicious beer that has held up well. It isn't really a stand-out brew, and doesn't stray too far from a lot of the previous beers I've had by Mikkeller, but it was pretty good nonetheless. Probably more of an IPA than it is an APA. Goes down smooth and creamy, with a ridiculously well-masked 8.00% abv. Worth trying if it is still available to you.

Mikkeller Yeast Series: American-Style ---4/5.
Sep 11, 2013
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Reviewed by nickfl from Florida

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Pours with one finger of head on top of a hazy, amber brown body. The head settles at a moderate pace and leaves decent lace.

S - Spicy pine hops with a bit of red apple and toasted malt.

T - Toasted grain with a bit of caramel up front. Pine and grapefruit hops in the middle and a bit of bitterness creeping in. Finishes with light anise, pine, and balancing bitterness pushing back against the caramel malt.

M - Medium-thick body, moderate carbonation, and a balanced finish.

D - Well, it is a lot better than the lager version. The. Hops shine through better and the malt seems to be enhanced relative to the thin character it had in the lager. Not the best pale ale I've ever had, but decent.
Sep 11, 2012
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Reviewed by kylehay2004 from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: single finger head on a hazy amber with a slight golden hue body. nice lacing.

S: similar to the other in the series I have had. candied citrus, strong caramel malts and light alcohol.

T: more candied fruits, strong caramel malts, some fig and apricot. the alcohol provides a sharpness but its not overly boozy.

M: medium body and moderate carbonation. semi dry finish.

Overall: the yeast produces a distinct flavor and almost has a fine grain feel on the palate. nice degree of sweetness. Not really any distinctive hop character.
Sep 11, 2012
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Reviewed by mrfrancis from Kentucky

3.44/5  rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a ruddy, clear amber with a huge, thick off-white head. Small chunks of yeast quickly gather at the bottom of the glass.

S: Aromas of caramel, toffee, earth, leather, tobacco, overripe citrus, and bready yeast are strong on the nose.

T: Notes of caramel, toffee, honey roasted nuts, bready yeast, moist earth, heather, leather, blood orange, overripe lemon, tea, and black pepper wash across the palate. The finish is slick and syrupy with notes of tea, yeast, leather, earth, and citrus most noticeable.

M: Light-to-medium in body, slick, syrupy, and sticky. Carbonation is relatively gentle. Alcohol is far from pronounced. Very drinkable for an ale of this strength.

O: In all honesty, this isn't bad, but isn't great either. I'm not sure that the yeast characteristics are all that effectively highlighted. This is a lot less bready than I expected, tasting almost like an amped-up English pale ale that has spent a little too much time in bottle (and this particular bottle that I'm reviewing is about a year or so old). All in all, this is a decent enough ale as is, but it would be better with slightly stronger yeast characteristics and a slightly more balanced, integrated flavor profile.
Jul 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by theminutemen from Missouri

Jun 22, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ohtheguilt from Georgia

Jun 19, 2012
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Reviewed by beerenjoyer1 from Illinois

3.8/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - A reddish copper color that pours with a nice foam with legs from the hops with good carbonation.

S - Clean with hints of malt and some hops and alittle citrus scent.

T - Somewhat hoppy with a definite malt tone and a sizzle of something, carbonation, I am not sure, it could be the alcohol but I did not sense any smell of alcohol.

M - A good feel of fullnes from the expanding carbonation and hops. There is a slight richness to the feel which was nice.

O - A nice beer with the strength of a Belgian brew but without the clovey aftertaste.
Mar 01, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by arkansastroy from Arkansas

Jan 29, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Diomede from California

Nov 27, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by KGarrett from New York

Nov 16, 2011
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Reviewed by megahurts4 from Louisiana

4.45/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Mikkeller Yeast Series: American-Style

Appearance: dark amber, medium head, and good lacing.

Smell: rich malts, wet hops, fruit, and pine.

Taste: apple, pine, and hops.

Mouthfeel: medium and full.

Overall:
This is a great brew. The flavors are rich and delicious while also being balanced fairly well.
Jul 27, 2011
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Reviewed by Georgiabeer from Georgia

4/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this at the Brick Store Pub's 14th anniversary shindig along with the hefeweizen and the Belgian ale from the same series. Poured a golden amber with a decent head, like the rest of these beers. Unlike the hefe and the Belgian style, this beer makes more intuitive sense as far as the pairing of yeast, grain, and hops. It just seem to work together a little better. A little grainy, somewhat soft, but a nice citrusy note, some bitterness, and a bit chewy- in a good way. A balanced tasty beer that demonstrates nicely how the components of a beer work together.
Jul 17, 2011
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Reviewed by AgentZero from Illinois

2.76/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Another yeast series beer courtesy of Jason. Hope it's better than the last one.

A - Golden color beer with touches of red. Off-white head that left some moderate lacing.

S - Pale malts, alcohol, citrus hops, weird chemicals.

T - Somewhat sweet from the pale malts but a lot of bitterness. Little bit of citrus hops. Some ashy, chalky, body-building proteiny taste to it that is pretty gross.

M - Medium bodied, active carbonation.

O - Yep, don't know what American Style is, except maybe they're trying to insult American beer by naming a bad one American-Style? All this line seems to be doing is giving the different yeasts a bad name.
Jul 14, 2011
Yeast Series: American-Style from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 38 ratings