Murky's Law
Mikkeller ApS

Smoothie looking,pink/orange color. Grapefruit and other tropical fruits are in the aroma. Juicy with sharp bitterness. A bit too aggressive for a hazy IPA.

 

 

Pours a murky reddish orange with soft foam.

Smell is very citrusy, with primarily blood orange, and some pine and minerals.

Taste is very fruity, with rosehips, orange and some pine, before a bit of booze hits and a hint of something cactusy comes in. Fairly substantial bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium, soft and well carbonated.

Overall, a different, but very tasty NE IPA. Pretty inventive,

 

 

 

 

 

A: Pours a super murky opaque very dark reddish burnt orange-ish amber (very similar to ruby red grapefruit juice) in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate burnt orange + golden yellow + ruby red colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense foamy light beige head that reduces to a large patch of mottled thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy citrus/grapefruit, tropical/mango, tropical/pineapple, and tropical/papaya hops over the top of light to moderate aromas of biscuit + caramel malts with a light amount of sweetness. Light aromas of fruity prickly pear.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of biscuit + caramel malts with a light to moderate amount of caramel + grainy sweetness. That is followed by light to moderate flavors of fruit prickly pear. Finally there is a moderate to strong flavor of juicy citrus/grapefruit, tropical/mango, tropical/pineapple, and tropical/papaya hops which impart a hint of bitterness which fades away quickly leaving a lingering fruity flavor.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Initially crisp with a smooth mid-body and a light amount of dryness in the finish.

O: An enjoyable NEIPA but I'm not sure that the prickly pear really adds or detracts from the base beer. Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/17/2017. Pours opaquely hazy dark orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of peach, pear, apricot, grapefruit, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/tropical hops, prickly pear, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of peach, pear, apricot, grapefruit, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel, grassy, spicy bitterness and fruit tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of peach, pear, apricot, grapefruit, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/tropical hops, prickly pear, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 7.5%. Overall this is a very nice fruited NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/tropical hops, prickly pear, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Juicy and lightly dank hops, with balanced prickly pears and toasty malts. A very enjoyable offering.