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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.

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

Mikkeller San Diego Mr. Manager

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Brewery: Mikkeller San Diego
Country: USA
ABV: 8%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Hop Series

Brewer Description: (from can) Double dry-hopped, New England Style, Double India Pale Ale.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.25
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A one pint can, with a Julian canned on date of 18163, meaning that it was canned on 12th June 2018, ‘We just say manager’. Poured into a white wine glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a nice two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, light tropical mango, cantaloupe, lots of citrus orange, orange rind and fresh orange juice.
Taste: Lightly bitter and sweet, tropical mango, cantaloupe, honeydew, citrus orange, orange rind.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very nice and easy to drink with a good mix of melon flavours and citrus orange.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Lambic - Fruit, Mikkeller ApS

Mikkeller Spontanframboos

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 7.7%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Fruit)
Other Notes: Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Sour ale brewed with raspberries & aged in oak barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.13
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 375ml bottle with a best before date of 17th April 2024. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A murky plum purple red colour with a one finger off white head that had decent retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, raspberry, raspberry jam, lightly vinous with hints of red wine.
Taste: Sour, tart, raspberry, lemon, funk, vinous, red wine vinegar with hints of oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Quite nice, especially the jammy aromas. Taste wasn’t quite as jammy and juicy as the aroma, but still nice and easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Lambic - Fruit, Mikkeller ApS

Mikkeller Spontanyuzu

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 7.7%
Style: Belgian Lambic (Fruit)
Other Notes: Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Sour ale brewed with yuzu & aged in oak barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.3
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 375ml bottle with a best before date of 27th April 2026. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A cloudy copper orange colour with a one finger slightly off white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, lemon tea, yuzu and light funk.
Taste: Sour, tart, citrus, lemon, lemon tea, lemonade, yuzu, oak and light funk.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice and refreshing on a hot day especially with the lemon tea and lemonade like flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, The Ale Apothecary, USA, Wild Ale

The Ale Apothecary The Beer Formerly Known As La Tache

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Brewery: The Ale Apothecary
Country: USA
ABV: 7.35%
Style: American Wild Ale
Other Notes: Mixed fermentation ale aged in wine barrels

Brewer Description: (from tag on bottle) the beer formerly known as La Tache. (* wild & open fermented in the woods of OR. * Mecca Grade Estate Malt + wheat + Goshie Farms hops. * barrel-ages over a year & dry-hopped in oak. * OR honey + sour wort + our yeast = 100% natural carbonation from bottle fermentation.)

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.34
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 750ml bottle, batch bottled on June 23rd 2017. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a big almost three finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tart, peach, apricot, oak, funk and citrusy lemon.
Taste: Tart and sour, stone fruit, peach, apricot, white grape, oak, funk and lemon.
Mouthfeel: Dry, medium to light bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Very nice and refreshing with good complex flavours.