Sensible Sweater
Mikkeller ApS

Pours light hazy yellow with one finger white frothy head.
Aroma has huge pineapple, mango, peach, papaya, heavy hopped, sweetness almost caramel like.
Taste is not as powerful as the aroma, I get some sort of licorice in the finish.

On tap at Craft Bar, Grand Boulevard Destin FL Sept 2017

This beer is phenomenal, far & away best Mikkeller I've ever had! Juice bomb deluxe combined with that funky distinctive -sometimes off-putting Mikkeller hop flavor. Except in this one it works perfectly to create a very smooth satisifier. Highly recommend picking up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One pint can poured into a pint glass.

Very hazy yellow in color, the pour builds up thick creamy white head that well retains itself with good retention before slowly collapsing to a long-lasting bubble sheet on the surface and leaving lots of lacing on the glass-side.

Very juicy in a nose from fruity hop with notes of tropical, citrus, grapefruit, passion fruit, lime, pineapple, and floral, as well as some bready malt in the background.

The taste is led by all those fruity notes the same like the aroma, tropical, citrus, grapefruit, passion fruit, lime, and pineapple. Malt is there in the supporting role with some sweetness and biscuit. Hop bitterness is relatively low being dominated by fruity and juicy character.

Medium body with smooth mouthfeel and some lively crisp carbonation, the feeling is refreshing with a pleasantly dry finish. Overall, super fresh, juicy, and refreshing NE Pale Ale.

Poured into a Duvel tulip. Bottom of can says 04/04/17.

A- Pours a nearly fully opaque cloudy golden color with a 1/2 inch white head that retains well before becoming a thin ring around the edge of the glass and a mostly full sheet of sheer surface foam. Resilient lacing leaves large clots behind.

S- Lots of stone fruit with a resinous quality surrounding.

T- That's not good. Tastes like straight rubber. I think whatever technique he was fooling around with here went very wrong because this has no redeeming quality. Just some bitterness and harsh astringency. It's not undrinkable but approaching that territory for sure. Even as the palate acclimates, I still find little reason to finish this beer.

M- Dry, with a sharp bite that's not pleasant. Medium carbonation and a lightish body.

O- This is a fail in my eyes. Never mind some of the other attempts at juice bombs that just taste limp and uninspired. This is just a straight up mess. What's strange is that the dry hop aroma is actually pretty nice, but everything else is strange and off-putting. Drain pour.