Sorachi Ace Single Hop IPA
Mikkeller ApS

Sorachi Ace Single Hop IPASorachi Ace Single Hop IPA
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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 12.27%
Reviews:
59
Ratings:
142
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 18, 2020
Added:
Jun 14, 2011
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by biboergosum:
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
330ml bottle, single hop series - neeexttt!

This beer pours a cloudy medium golden amber hue, with three fingers of rambunctiously burbling foamy ecru head, which settles at an agreeable pace, eventually giving up some decently askew webbed lace around the glass for its efforts.

It smells of musky floral, weedy lemongrass - like that stuff you bought for the Vietnamese-themed dinner party from a dank corner in the local Asian foods superstore - and some cracker graininess pulls me out of the reverie of that particular cultural misstep. The taste is a bit more straight ahead lemony, without losing that frowsiness, the weeds and grass themes well trod upon, with a nondescript spiciness, and a light boozy edge, which raises allusions to unsweetened limoncello.

The bubbles are a wee bit racy, but to no ill effect, the body a somewhat maudlin medium weight, with a dull acidic edge taking little away from a stolid overall smoothness. It finishes with a struggling grainy sweetness, tamped down coldly by the lemony, grassy (more distinct now) bitterness.

I've come to know exactly one thing about the Sorachi Ace hop varietal (with apologies to U2) - leeemooonnn! Now, I see that it's a little bit more complex, what with that crazy grass, and all...anyways, another well-rendered lab specimen example of what a particular hop can do for you, deprived of its supporting cast.
Mar 16, 2012
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Rated: 3.96 by mytu420 from Romania

Dec 02, 2015
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.9/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Dark amber color with beige head. Aroma has some caramel and something I cannot really describe, herbal/medicianl/liquorice/root beer. Taste follows with the same notes, slightly sweet at first but gets more bitter towards the finish. Soft body and carbonation. It's more like an amber ale but it doesn't really matter as long as it's tasty.
Dec 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.11 by dcmchew from Romania

Oct 25, 2015
 
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Mar 01, 2015
 
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Oct 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by timmy2b from New York

Aug 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by portmand1ngo from Ohio

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Skiefer from Kentucky

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by ToddGingerich from Indiana

Aug 09, 2014
 
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Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MSandahl23 from Indiana

Jul 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Phigg1102 from New York

May 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Rutager from Canada (BC)

May 12, 2014
Sorachi Ace Single Hop IPA from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 142 ratings