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Apollo Single Hop IPA
Mikkeller ApS
- From:
- Mikkeller ApS
- Denmark
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 9.44%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2015
- Added:
- Jan 31, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Ratings by carbedtostyle:
Reviewed by carbedtostyle from Illinois
3.68/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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, 2013Minimal 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!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by patpbr from Ohio
3.92/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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, 2013Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
3.63/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
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, 2012Nose 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.
Reviewed by TheBeerCarl from Massachusetts
3.05/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
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, 2012S: 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.
Reviewed by mrfrancis from Kentucky
3.58/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
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, 2012S: 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.
Apollo Single Hop IPA from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
33 ratings
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