It's Alive - White Wine Barrel Aged (Lychee Edition)
Mikkeller ApS

It's Alive - White Wine Barrel Aged (Lychee Edition)It's Alive - White Wine Barrel Aged (Lychee Edition)
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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 13.49%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
105
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 09, 2017
Added:
Jul 15, 2012
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by DaftCaskBC:
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Rated by DaftCaskBC from Canada (BC)

2.57/5  rDev -32%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2012 bottle. The leather and smoke notes didn't do it for me. It seemed like an infected barrel.
Mar 14, 2015
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Reviewed by dabeerbuddha from Canada (ON)

4.15/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Chilled 375ml bottle poured into a saison glass.
Copper red appearance with lively reddish bubbles.
Aroma of sweet malts, strawberries, lychee and biscuits.
Taste is very reminiscent of a Belgian ale with the trappings of a barrel aged fruited beer.
Bran, yeasty, sweet, lychee, strawberry, basic blended white wine. Nothing overpowering the Belgian style backbone.
Medium body with good solid carbonation.
Overall, an interesting beer and very unique.
Mar 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.13 by WastingFreetime from Wisconsin

Mar 04, 2016
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Reviewed by mverity from Florida

4.67/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Bottle from 2012. Pours a deep golden amber brown with two inches of bubbly supportive head. The head never faded completely, just stayed at about a centimeter. Great lacing and legs. Aroma is of white wine funkiness, white oak, vegetal earthiness and a floral fruitiness. Taste is dry fruity oak, light grassy funk, and a hint of black pepper. Nice body but it's light on the tongue. Tons of carbonation but it doesn't dance on the tongue. This might be my favorite beer from Mikkeller. I'm not picking up on the lychee much, but that grassy fruitiness is probably just the lychee playing in the background; but i'l liken the fruitiness more to a pear or Ranier cherry than lychee.
Mar 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Fireslayer from Wisconsin

Feb 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.35 by williamjbauer from Colorado

Jan 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by Mix_Master_Mike from New York

Nov 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by delgotit99 from Indiana

Sep 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by dcmchew from Romania

Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by NoraFedora from Illinois

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by TDA8 from Indiana

Jun 26, 2014
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Reviewed by SebD from Canada (ON)

3.79/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: It has a nice deep hazy orangy/amber color to it. It has a nice bubbly off-white head that dies down moderately and leaves some nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of white wine, some Brett funk, lemon, apples, some earthiness, oak and some lychees.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a some white wine notes, slight tart lemon, Brett funk, green apples, oak, some earthiness and slight lychees.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied by good flavors and aromas.
Jun 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by krome from Illinois

Apr 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Apr 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SupremePie from Vermont

Apr 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by t8dd from Illinois

Mar 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Lare453 from Florida

Mar 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
It's Alive - White Wine Barrel Aged (Lychee Edition) from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 105 ratings