Punch Line
Mikkeller ApS
- From:
- Mikkeller ApS
- Denmark
- Style:
- Czech / Bohemian Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.21 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 19, 2017
- Added:
- May 19, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.21/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Reviewed from notes taken Summer 2014.
Hoppy pilsner. 4.60% ABV. 33cl bottle with appealing label acquired at Pudel in Tallinn and served into stemware. Cost was 4.50 euro.
Seems to be a "comedy Estonia" inspired brew.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: 1 finger worth of white foam. Nice complexion. Soft, even consistency. Nice creaminess. Retention is below average (~1 minute). Even lacing coats the sides of the glass as the head recedes.
BODY: Transparent translucent copper-gold of above average vibrance. No yeast/lees are visible within.
Appears ideally carbonated. Looks unnaturally inviting for a pilsner.
AROMA: Hops dominate, actually. Floral, piney, nectary, and fruity, complementing each other. But the crisp pilsner malts aren't hidden by the hoppy aromatics, letting this still evoke a refreshing and enjoyable pilsner.
Fragrant and inviting. I detect no overt yeasty aromatics, alcohol or off-notes.
Moderate in terms of strength. I can't wait to try it.
TASTE: Unfortunately, the hops lend it untamed bitterness, throwing it out of balance and exposing the reason hoppy pilsners aren't more widely attempted. The pilsner malts are overwhelmed by the hop bitterness, and the beer's balance falls apart.
Above average depth of flavour. Average flavour duration and intensity.
It has some nice elements, but ends up feeling like an undermalted IPL. Not a gestalt harmonious whole of a build, but it's cohesive enough.
TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, soft, crisp, overcarbonated, and aptly thick. It's a nice overall presence on the palate, suiting the taste nicely.
Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.
OVERALL: Easy to down, undoubtedly. It's a nice experimental brew, trying to stretch the limits of a pilsner, but I wouldn't buy it again at its high price and it isn't Mikkel's strongest work. Better than most hoppy pilsners I've tried to date.
High C+ (3.21) / ABOVE AVERAGE
May 19, 2017Hoppy pilsner. 4.60% ABV. 33cl bottle with appealing label acquired at Pudel in Tallinn and served into stemware. Cost was 4.50 euro.
Seems to be a "comedy Estonia" inspired brew.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: 1 finger worth of white foam. Nice complexion. Soft, even consistency. Nice creaminess. Retention is below average (~1 minute). Even lacing coats the sides of the glass as the head recedes.
BODY: Transparent translucent copper-gold of above average vibrance. No yeast/lees are visible within.
Appears ideally carbonated. Looks unnaturally inviting for a pilsner.
AROMA: Hops dominate, actually. Floral, piney, nectary, and fruity, complementing each other. But the crisp pilsner malts aren't hidden by the hoppy aromatics, letting this still evoke a refreshing and enjoyable pilsner.
Fragrant and inviting. I detect no overt yeasty aromatics, alcohol or off-notes.
Moderate in terms of strength. I can't wait to try it.
TASTE: Unfortunately, the hops lend it untamed bitterness, throwing it out of balance and exposing the reason hoppy pilsners aren't more widely attempted. The pilsner malts are overwhelmed by the hop bitterness, and the beer's balance falls apart.
Above average depth of flavour. Average flavour duration and intensity.
It has some nice elements, but ends up feeling like an undermalted IPL. Not a gestalt harmonious whole of a build, but it's cohesive enough.
TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, soft, crisp, overcarbonated, and aptly thick. It's a nice overall presence on the palate, suiting the taste nicely.
Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.
OVERALL: Easy to down, undoubtedly. It's a nice experimental brew, trying to stretch the limits of a pilsner, but I wouldn't buy it again at its high price and it isn't Mikkel's strongest work. Better than most hoppy pilsners I've tried to date.
High C+ (3.21) / ABOVE AVERAGE
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