Mikkeller is getting better, finally, isn't it?

I've always liked Mikkeller. They take chances, push boundaries, and have brewed some tasty beers. I remember a year or two back when they did the same IPA with 20 or so different hop varieties. Loved tasting the differences.

IMHO, Beer Geek Weasel in Cognac Barrels is one of the best beers ever.

 

What are you talking about? The single ipa series & Beer Geek Breakfast variants are not new within a year. Mikkeller hasn't changed, they've been bad ass since the beginning.

 

1000ibu > Devil Dancer > 120 Minute

Also, Beer Geek Breakfast (Weasel) is pretty dope.

I have had a few terrible beers by them, but overall I really like Mikkeller

 

Oh, I can admit to not being able to finish the Scotch Black Hole, and I shared the bottle with a beer buddy. It was like eating peat moss. Loved the rum and Cabernet. And I normally love Scotch. but it was too much for us.

 

I liked the 1000ibu, but enjoyed the I Hardcore You a bit more. Devil Dancer is amazing. Also dig Hoptimum and Heady Topper and Hopslam. If you sprinkled hops on a donut, I'd probably eat that too.

 

I wish they would nut up and finally brew Beer Geek Desert.

http://beerstreetjournal.com/coming-soon-mikkeller-beer-geek-dessert/

 

I was mostly trying to compare huge, over the top ipas, although 1000ibu has considerably less abv than the other two.

 

Opposite for me. I started my craft beer obsession drinking every Mikkeller beer I could get my hands on; All Others Pale, 1000 IBU, Black Hole, Monk's Brew, Jackie Brown, Divine Rebel, etc. Price was always a bit high but I enjoyed every one. Last couple of years it's been hit or miss, and I just don't feel like spending $15 on something that comes from overseas when I can get a similar beer for half the price. I think he is extremely talanted and innovative but just stretches himself too thin. He's got a new beer coming out every other day.... Some are great, some are just okay. IMHO.

 

TO ØL are former students of Mikkeller. There beers have been pretty awesome so far.

 

These beers are too low in rating and too rich for my blood.

 

Dunno about you man but I have enjoyed just about every Mikkeller I've gotten my hands on, and the ones I haven't have been his more experimental ones (like some of the single hops series, yeast series, black hole series, etc). The price is the only thing that keeps me from buying more of his stuff. Nelson Sauvin Brut is one of my top beers of all time. His milk stout puts all other milk stouts to shame. His Cigar City collabs were awesome. Beer Geek Breakfast is great, Beer Geek Brunch Weasel is outstanding. Even simple beers from him like Hoppy Easter are great. Mikkel is flippin beer royalty as far as I'm concerned.

 

$5 for a 12oz bottle of single hop IPA? No thanks.

 

people kill for a citra dipa, which costs probably more than $10

 

Big hits, big misses and everything in between, I almost always drop the money to find out where it lands.

 

I always thought that some of Mikkeller's beer is outstanding. I kinda like the idea that they have big hits, and big misses. Keeps it interesting...if you follow them, you're guaranteed to not be bored. Like the Reggie Jackson of beer. Even his strikeouts were fun to watch.

 

That doesn't mean it's worth it.