Spontancassis
Mikkeller ApS

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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
Fruit Lambic
ABV:
7.7%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.02 | pDev: 11.44%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
163
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 31, 2021
Added:
Sep 22, 2011
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  30
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Reviewed by jaypeeq from New York

1.48/5  rDev -63.2%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
This bottle could be a dud or not handled well. Tastes and smells like Limburger cheese. The body and acidity are good but I can’t get over the cheesiness
Jan 31, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Dec 05, 2020
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.68/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
375ml bottle

Pours a cloudy hazy near opaque dark ruby red with a dense creamy light pinkish off-white foam head with lasting retention and good lacing, sticking around forever. Smells immediately fruity and soured, tart funky blackcurrants, notes of dried cranberry, leathery grapes, dark forest berries, sweet vinegar, dessert wine, dried leaves, oak barrel, some woody spice, and mild dusty earthy herbal hops. Moderately fruity and funky, kinda bretty smelling, a little leathery, earthy, bold blackcurrants. Tastes really tart and puckery, fresh sour blackcurrants, dried cranberry notes, leathery grapes, funky tart berries, dark forest fruit, acidic citrus, slightly acetic sherry dessert wine, dried autumn leaves, hay, oak barrel, some woody spice, wheaty malt, vanilla, and mild dusty earthy herbal hops. Moderate high level of acidity and tartness, moderately fruity, light funk and barnyard earthiness. Feels medium bodied, creamy smooth and slick with moderate high carbonation, finishing fairly dry. Overall this is a really nice lambic style sour ale with blackcurrants aged in oak.
Nov 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.99 by TheWolf from Delaware

Dec 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by Dazka from Italy

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by ant1 from France

Oct 26, 2017
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Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico

4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer looked like a cabernet in my glass. Minimal to no head.
Sour fruit aroma, some wood, some vanilla.
Black current and blackberry taste. Hint of vanilla.
Nicely tart.
Sep 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by Piglet_rulz_da_yard from California

Aug 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by AlvinLin from New York

Aug 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by redfox405 from Virginia

Jul 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Jul 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.41 by UCLABrewN84 from California

Jun 24, 2017
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Reviewed by Nicolaiw from Denmark

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours deep red / ruby with pink head.
Aroma has black currant, lemon, sour cherries, funky, cold cellar .
Taste is black currant bomb, so much flavour. Lemon, sour cherries, grapefruit, little funk
Mar 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by dcmchew from Romania

Dec 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Oct 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.37 by FatsoSvuLLo from Sweden

Oct 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.27 by risenz from England

Sep 07, 2016
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Largely opaque, burgundy color combining red and purple highlights, with a white head tinted pink, and lots of lacing.

S - Sour berry notes, a bit of wood, lots of acidity.

T - Follows the nose, with a big front of berry, hinting raspberry and cranberry, a middle where wood notes come out, and a moderate acidic bite closing with a slow fade.

M - Moderate sourness, tart, but not puckering.

O - A well-crafted lambic with great fruit notes. A carefully balanced and bright lambic.
Aug 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.43 by rdoggg from Pennsylvania

Jul 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by Waggman from Sweden

Jul 28, 2016
Spontancassis from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 163 ratings