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Brett Mikkels IPA
Surly Brewing Company

Brett Mikkels IPABrett Mikkels IPA
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From:
Surly Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Belgian IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 10.33%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
155
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 03, 2017
Added:
Jul 14, 2015
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  26
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Ratings by Sammy:
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.73/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A little sour. A little orange colour and some head. Still Good edge and drinkablilty. Spot on otherwise. On tap At the brewery. A little different IPA.
Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 750 ml bottle on January 2, 2016. Look is amber gold with a thick off-white head and some lingering lacing. Smell is brett, pepper, tropical fruit and citrus aromas. Taste is papaya, pineapple, brett, orange citrus and pepper flavors. Feel is medium in body with a smooth and somewhat dry finish.
Jan 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.62 by leitmotif from Romania

Dec 27, 2016
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.85/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Hazy dark peach color with off-white head. Aroma has intense Brett character with farmhouse and floral notes. Taste follows with yeast notes, quite bitter up front with earthy hop notes. Light body but feels soft and is well carbonated. Quite rough on the bitterness but the yeast notes are really nice.
Dec 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by cencless from Minnesota

Oct 24, 2016
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Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio

3.98/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
750mL bottle poured into a tulip
A: Brownish orange with a billowing head
S: Lots of brett, white pepper, some tropical fruit and citrus
T: Matches the nose though in a different order with tropical fruit up front (especially papaya and pineapple) then brett, then orange/kaffir lime then white pepper
M: Medium-bodied, a bit spicy
O: If you don't like brett keep your distance. If you do, this is complex and tasty
Aug 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.44 by couchsitta from Minnesota

Jul 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by dcmchew from Romania

Jul 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by PassMeAZima from Kentucky

Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.39 by elec from Minnesota

Jul 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by aztraz from Sweden

Jun 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by Waggman from Sweden

Jun 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by Dbrulet from Iowa

Jun 16, 2016
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Reviewed by OrestesMethuon from Montana

4.54/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Great nose: sour barn, lemon-curd, toffeed lemongrass—all wonderful. Big dry-malt sugars, with leathery and barn-floor-grain bite, but an underlying caramely creaminess. Wet-grass bitters, touch of spruce-sugar, a mere moderate head, but very smooth finish. Just a really good Brett IPA.
Jun 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by mklisz from New Hampshire

May 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

May 19, 2016
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Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota

4.21/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Found this in Waseca, standing alone and wanting to be consumed. So I took it and now am putting it out of it's misery.
Wonderful complex aroma that is mostly yeast based but a nice mix of sweet spiciness with a hints of funk and intermingling light fruit. Some of the malt base shows in support. Really nice.
Nice firm beige head over an amber/gold slightly cloudy body.
Equally complex flavor but more intense funk from the yeast and the hops show in the sudden show of bitterness and the long finish that has a nice drying component. The tastes linger on the tongue for a good long time and it's a nice mix of the drying, hop flavor and a smooth bitterness. This is after the first take. Yikes gonna' be coming with later drinks.
Moderately light body but enough heft to support the taste and ample adequate carbonation for style.
This is more than expected. Maybe some time has been good to this one. Probably has lost some hop character, but it still tastes grand, interesting and complex. Quite enjoyable.
May 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.42 by JamFuel from Sweden

May 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by CCutch from Minnesota

May 11, 2016
Brett Mikkels IPA from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 155 ratings