Your favorite Mikkeller beers

Loved Texas Ranger. I'm not a fan of chile beers in general, but that one had just the right level of smoky chipotle heat for my tastes.

 

Beer WEAK Brunch Weasel and Betlegueze are my favorites from them but I love almost all Mikkeller so I'd also say Mosaic IIPA, AK Alive and any Beer Geek are all solid. Show Me Cuvee is by far their worst beer.

 

Also oops forgot 1000 IBU!

 

Beer Geek Breakfast is my favorite but overall, I think Mikkeller is too expensive for what you get.

 

Beer Geek Breakfast
Beer Geek Vanilla Shake
Beer Geek Vanilla Shake - Bourbon Barrel Aged

 

Also dig Beer Geek Brunch Weasel, Black, Nelson Sauvin Brut which is great, and former Swinging Harry Tropical Quad collab ...

 

I know Black Tokyo Horizon is a collab, but awesome nonetheless.

 

Haven't had any of their stuff I truly liked. That, combined with a a very high price point, makes them a brewery I'm very suspicious of trying much more of.

 

Citra IIPA is epic. So is the Sauternes Barrel aged Black

 

Had the Raspberry and Cream on tap. Did not enjoy it one bit, tasted like a flat soda

 

I'm not a huge fan of their beers according to my ratings here on BA, but here's what I tried and how it rated:


Beer Geek Breakfast
Oatmeal Stout 4.13

Draft Bear
American Double / Imperial Pilsner 4.03

Beer Geek Brunch Weasel
American Double / Imperial Stout 4

Beer Geek Bacon
Oatmeal Stout 3.93

I Beat YoU
American Double / Imperial IPA 3.47

Jackie Brown
American Brown Ale 3.15

Til Via Fra (To Via From)
Baltic Porter 2.74

So, I'd try Beer Geek Breakfast again, and maybe Draft Bear, but that's about it.

 

My wife's favorite beer in the world is Beer Geek Brunch and the BA spin-offs.
Vanilla Shake is probably my fave. In general, I think most of their beers are good, but the prices are steep. Tough for me to justify paying $8-10 for a beer I can find something comparable to for 1/2 that.

 

Have had varied outcomes with the beer geek series, lots of good on tap, lots of bad from the bottle. Have had a multitude of problems with their bottles, have drain poured more than a few due to them turning. Purchased their barrel aged stout a while back, was crazy expensive, the thing had tons of mold, was REALLY disappointed. Bottom line, their beers are overly expensive, and unless I know it just came in I don't buy em. Also, the 11.2 ounces thing IS REALLY ANNOYING, especially since I share almost all of my beer. Also, have not forgotten that many of their barrel aged offerings are done in green bottles, just unprofessional for that type of caliber or beer.

 

I really dug Mexas Ranger, It's Alive (Grand Marnier) version, Show Me Cuvee, Simcoe IPA, Brunch Weasel, and Spontenpeach

 

Brunch Weasel
Vanilla Shake

 

One I was very impressed with was Mikkeller/FFF Hvedegoop BA Malaga Wine Edition--had a nice hop character to it that I wasn't expecting.

I've have a few of the Spontan sours that were pretty good, and although I'm a novice to sours, thought they were just as good as some of the more recognized sours.

 

Love Mikkeller. I like that he's always pushing the envelope.
My favorites so far...
Nelson Sauvin Brut
Big Worse (Red Wine Edition)
George

 

No love for Orange Yuzu Glad I Said Porter?

 

So far Brunch Weasel.

But I have a bottle of Black Tequila/Speyside Barrel Aged and a bottle of George vs. Brian Calvados I haven't tried yet, so that might change... and I'm going to hit up Mikkeller Bangkok in a couple of weeks as well so who knows what they'll have on tap.

 

I like the beer geek they did with anchorage. I bought it because of anchorage. There stuff if too pricey and quality to spotty to gamble on.