Category Archives: 4 – Good (buy)

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Mikkeller Baghaven, Wild Ale

Mikkeller Baghaven Stevnsbær

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Brewery: Mikkeller Baghaven
Country: Denmark
ABV: 8.1%
Style: American Wild Ale
Other Notes: Blend 1, aged 18 months

Brewer Description: (from bottle) American Wild Ale fermented & aged in a French oak foeder & then aged on Danish Stevnsbær cherries

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.31
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 375ml bottle, Blend 1, with no bottled on or best before date. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A dark ruby red colour with a big two finger purplish pink head that dissipated fairly quickly, settling to a ring around the glass, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Cherry, almonds, marzipan, jammy with light bandaid.
Taste: Tart cherry, mixed berries, jammy, oak with touches of marzipan and light sour notes on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Balanced with good aromas and flavours.

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

Bruery Terreux Sour In The Rye

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Brewery: The Bruery (Bruery Terreux)
Country: USA
ABV: 7.6%
Style: American Wild Ale
Other Notes: 2015 vintage

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Sour Rye Ale aged in oak barrels. Zesty – woody – funky.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.19
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 750ml bottle, 2015 vintage, bottled on 17th April 2015. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy dark orange copper colour with a just under two finger beige head that had decent retention and left some spotty lacing.
Aroma: Lightly sour and tart mixed berries with oak and vanilla and a hint of clove.
Taste: Very much like the aroma with sour and tart mixed berries, notes of oak and vanilla along with hints of clove, vinegar and a light spice on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A good Wild Ale with nice taste and aromas.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Mikkeller Baghaven, Wild Ale

Mikkeller Baghaven I Would Not Feel So All Alone

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Brewery: Mikkeller Baghaven
Country: Denmark
ABV: 7.6%
Style: American Wild Ale
Other Notes: Blend 1, aged 18 months

Brewer Description: (from bottle) American Wild Ale fermented & aged in a French oak foeder & then aged on peaches, apricots & nectarines.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.16
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 375ml bottle, Blend 1, with no bottled on or best before date. Poured into a MBCC 2018 stemmed tasting glass.
Appearance: A hazy yellow orange colour with a half finger white head that disappeared almost immediately to nothing and left no lacing.
Aroma: Peach, apricot, bandaid, funk and oak.
Taste: Sour, tart, peach, apricot, nectarine with a hint of lemon and oak.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Nice and refreshing peach and apricot aroma and flavours. Very easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Highland Park Brewery x Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery, Stout - Imperial, USA

Highland Park x Jackie O’s Street Lights

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Brewery: Highland Park Brewery x Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 12.5%
Style: American Imperial Stout

Brewer Description: (from can) Imperial Stout with coconut, almonds & honey.

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

Intro: A 16 fl. oz. can with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a MBCC 2018 stemmed tasting glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with a half finger mocha head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Nutty, almond, coconut, chocolate, with a touch of vanilla and honey.
Taste: Lightly sweet, honey, almond, milk chocolate with hints of coconut and vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with low carbonation.
Overall: Good aroma and tasting Imperial Stout. The almonds were especially a nice touch.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Mikkeller San Diego x Finback Brewery, Porter - Baltic, USA

Mikkeller San Diego x Finback Black Tide

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Brewery: Mikkeller San Diego x Finback Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 9%
Style: Baltic Porter
Other Notes: Collab Series

Brewer Description: (from can) Baltic style Porter brewed with barrel aged maple syrup.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.08
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, with a Julian canned on date of 18059, meaning that it was canned on 28th February 2018. Poured into a MBCC 2018 stemmed tasting glass.
Appearance: Dark dark brown to black colour with a half finger mocha head that dissipated fairly quickly, but left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Smokey, char, roasted malts, dark chocolate and milk chocolate.
Taste: Roasty malts, bitter dark chocolate, smoke/ashy, followed by creamy milk chocolate, with only a very small hint of maple and maybe even some dark fruit.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with moderate to low carbonation.
Overall: A nice and enjoyable Baltic Porter, but I’m not getting much of the maple that it is supposedly brewed with.