Monthly Archives: July 2018

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Denmark, Mikkeller ApS

Mikkeller Hop Terroir Amarillo Germany

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 6.8%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Series Hop Terroir. Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from can) New England Style India Pale Ale. A Mikkeller hop project with De Proef Brouwerij

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.83
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 25th April 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden straw yellow orange colour with a big three finger white head that had great retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Lemon tea, lemon peel, floral, perfume-y, rosewater with hints of pine.
Taste: Lightly bitter, lemon peel, grapefruit, citrus rind, lemon tea, floral.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate to low carbonation.
Overall: Not bad, perhaps a bit too floral for me, and yet, also not easy to describe, as its not really bitter like an IPA, nor is it really juicy like a NEIPA. Also body was too heavy for my liking as an IPA.

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4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Mikkeller San Diego, USA

Mikkeller San Diego Flow Season

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Brewery: Mikkeller San Diego
Country: USA
ABV: 5%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Hop Series

Brewer Description: (from can) New England Style India Pale Ale.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.09
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A one pint can with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a big four finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Light mango, apricot, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, orange rind and strawberries.
Taste: Light biscuit malt, orange rind and peel, grapefruit, with hints of peach.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not as ‘juicy’ as other NEIPAs, but I like it as the aroma and taste was still good and it just goes down so easy.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Mikkeller San Diego, USA

Mikkeller San Diego Windy Hill

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Brewery: Mikkeller San Diego
Country: USA
ABV: American IPA
Style: 7%

Brewer Description: (from can) New England Style India Pale Ale.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.88
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A one pint can with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Grapefruit, citrus rind and peel, orange, mango and passion fruit.
Taste: Lightly bitter and sweet, orange peel and rind, grapefruit, melon, cantaloupe with hints of mango, grass and biscuit malt.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Quite nice and tasty, but I think I would prefer it even more if it was less sweet.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Mikkeller Brewing NYC, USA

Mikkeller NYC Henry Hops

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Brewery: Mikkeller Brewing NYC
Country: USA
ABV: 6.5%
Style: American IPA

Brewer Description: (from Mikkeller NYC menu) IPA.

(from beermenus.com (linked from Mikkeller NYC menu)) IPA brewed with Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic hops.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.83
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A one pint can, canned on 14th June 2018. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark-ish orange colour with a big almost three finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, candied tropical fruit, mango, peach and apricot with hints of grapefruit pith and orange peel.
Taste: Light mango and peach, citrus bitterness, grapefruit pith and rind with a hint of pine and malt.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: A decent IPA, especially the aroma.

4 - Good (buy), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Mikkeller Brewing NYC, USA

Mikkeller NYC Chop Shop #2

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Brewery: Mikkeller Brewing NYC
Country: USA
ABV: 8.3%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: ₡hop Shop, our series of experimental imperial IPAs

Brewer Description: (from mikkeller.nyc, 17th June 2018 Instagram posting) ₡hop Shop #2 (8.3%) is double dry-hopped with Galaxy 🇦🇺, Wai-iti 🇳🇿, and Hallertau Blanc 🇩🇪 hops, atop a malt bill loaded with wheat and oats.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.01
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A one pint can, canned on 15th June 2018, ‘chop shop-2’. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy murky dark orange colour with an almost two finger off-white head that had decent retention and left only some sparse spotty lacing.
Aroma: Tropical mango, papaya, citrusy orange, grapefruit rind and peel and pine.
Taste: Lightly sweet and bitter, mango, pineapple, orange rind, lightly dank, pine resin.
Mouthfeel: Thick, medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Slightly overly thick, but nice and juicy aroma and flavours making it quite easy to enjoy.