Apollo Single Hop IPA
Mikkeller ApS

Apollo Single Hop IPAApollo Single Hop IPA
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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 9.44%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
33
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 09, 2015
Added:
Jan 31, 2012
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Gots:
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Ratings by MrKennedy:
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Reviewed by MrKennedy from Australia

3.05/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
330ml bottle from Beer Cartel, poured into a Mikkeller tulip.

Usual Mikkeller single hop colour of orange-amber with an off-white head of foam. Great foam retention and wavy lacing.

Smell is earthy with a touch of pineapple really helping this get by through sweetening it up. A little dank pine in the background as well.

Taste is earthy and like the smell relies, this time, on even fainter pineapple to help it along.

Mouthfeel is typical of the series, gritty, decent bodied and heavy at times. Not a tonne of bitterness with this...more oily to start with and some mid-bitterness and a heavier finish.

Possibly the most dull of the series. Wouldn't recommend. I do like the pineapple from the hop variety, but this needs a lot more.
May 13, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by Eziel from Ohio

Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by vermilcj from Ohio

May 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by rudedude985 from California

Apr 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by SplitsAtoms from Georgia

Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by HeadyTheElder from Louisiana

Jan 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 14, 2013
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Reviewed by carbedtostyle from Illinois

3.68/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured with a tall, rocky, light brown head. Highly carbonated and effervescent. Half way through the beer and there is still a never ending quarter inch head.

Minimal aroma. Toffee/ caramel/ toast with a little orange, flowers, and pine.

I'm not a hop head, but I enjoy a firm bitterness. This hop is assertive and pleasant. Fruity and floral - pineapple, orange, herbs, and a little onion/ garlic/ pine edge. There's some sort of rye or bourbon and coffee/ roast flavor, too.

For a high alpha, single hop beer, the malt, carbonation, hop flavors, and ABV are very well balanced. This is a complex beer that leaves a great hop aftertaste behind making me want to drink more. I'd happily buy 6 packs of this beer if it wasn't 6$ per bottle!
Jun 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Kirk from England

Jun 22, 2013
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Reviewed by patpbr from Ohio

3.92/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a darker shade of amber with a a long lasting head. The smell is pine, citrus, malty and, caramel. Taste gives toffee, caramel, Its malt. Citrus,grapefruit, and pine resin. A lightly bitter finish. Crisp and easy to drink with Medium carbination.
Mar 24, 2013
 
 
Rated: 3.75 by bluetrevian from Florida

Jan 25, 2013
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Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia

3.63/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours deep amber with a large, lasting head.
Nose shows caramel, pine and resinous hops. Also some nutty notes.
Similar flavours; caramel, sweet bready malt and nutty notes with heavy resinous pine following. Finishes with a bold bitterness.
Could use more carbonation.
Dec 03, 2012
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Reviewed by TheBeerCarl from Massachusetts

3.05/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A: Dark Brown-orange opaque and hazy body. The beer pours with a yellowish-white head, tiny bubbles and decent head retention. Should be less hazy with better retention.

S: Extremely faint nose with some discernible caramel and citrus notes.

F: Sweet caramel maltiness hits the palette first with some nice citrus, earthy and floral notes that follow. Fairly complex for a single hop beer.

M: The beer rolls on the palette with medium body and a carbonation that compliments the hoppy character

Overall this is a well done IPA but Mikkeller needs to improve the aroma on their Single Hops.
Nov 24, 2012
 
 
Rated: 4 by danipp from Germany

Oct 10, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Johnhaley1989 from North Dakota

Oct 05, 2012
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Reviewed by mrfrancis from Kentucky

3.58/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a mostly clear amber with a huge, pillowy off-white head.

S: Aromas of biscuits, caramel, lime, lemon, herbs, and navel orange are fleeting on the nose.

T: Notes of minerals, biscuits, caramel, lime, grass, lemon, pepper, white onion, and navel orange wash across the palate. The finish is earthy and bitter with intense citrus notes.

M: Medium in body and oddly slick compared to the other single hops from Mikkeller. Carbonation is decidedly firm.

O: For me, Apollo hops have always delivered a muddy rush of sharp bitterness and this is exactly what this ale does. Don't expect the flavors to separate for any length of time. It's just a bitter, hoppy ale that places an emphasis on earthy and fruity notes. It's decent enough, but lacks depth. I doubt I'll ever come back to this one.
Aug 07, 2012
Apollo Single Hop IPA from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 33 ratings