Category Archives: 3 – Indifferent (might buy, probably drink)

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Sand City Brewing Co., USA

Sand City Even Mo Mofo

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Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: American Double IPA

Brewer Description: (from can) What we’ve done here is created an amplified version of our Mofosaic IPA. This single hop Imperial IPA is brewed with English and American Pale malts and flaked oats. Hopped intensely and singularly with Mosaic hops.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.79
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 16 fl. oz. can with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a big three finger white head that had great retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange, grapefruit peel, biscuit, light caramel, pine, pineapple, mango and blueberries.
Taste: Moderate sweetness, biscuit, honey, papaya, pineapple, light bitterness, mandarin peel and rind, and grass.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It’s nice, but perhaps too sweet a Double IPA for me to fully enjoy.

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.

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.

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

Mikkeller NYC Say Hey Sally

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Brewery: Mikkeller Brewing NYC
Country: USA
ABV: 4.6%
Style: German Pilsner

Brewer Description: (from Mikkeller NYC menu) German-style Pilsner.

(from beermenus.com (linked from Mikkeller NYC)) Bursting with floral hops and a soft cracker-like malt structure, layers of sunflower and pineapple develop a delicate hop profile. With hints of earth and slate, a snappy finish awakens the palate with medium hop bitterness and a dry backbone.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.36
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.2

Intro: A one pint can, canned on 1st June 2018. Poured into a white wine glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden colour with a just over two finger white head that had good retention and left some nice soapy lacing.
Aroma: Grainy malt, grass, corn, citrusy rind and a light floral character.
Taste: Similar to the aroma with grainy malt, grass, corn, lightly floral in the background.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Clean and refreshing. Good for a hot day.