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3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Lambic - Fruit, Mikkeller ApS

Mikkeller Spontanbeetroot

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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 beets & aged in oak barrels.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.64
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 375ml corked and caged bottle, with a best before date of 14th August 2027. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy reddish orange colour with a one finger tanned orange head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart, red berry fruits, funky, leather, with hints of lemon and oak.
Taste: Very sour, tart, lemon, red berries, funk and oak with maybe just a hint of beetroot.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Seems to be one of the more sour beers in the Spontan lineup that I’ve tried. Unfortunately the beetroot flavours couldn’t really come through and were rather weak, and instead I was getting quite a bit of red berries. Still, quite nice, but not what I was hoping for given its called Spontanbeetroot.

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

Mikkeller Spontanlychee

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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 lychee & aged in oak barrels.

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

Intro: A 375ml bottle with a best before date of 15th June 2027. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A clear copper colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Light tartness, lychee, white grape, light funk and oak.
Taste: Lightly sour, light lychee, grape, funk and oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was nice. Lychee definitely could be stronger as I’m finding quite a few elderflower beers with stronger lychee flavours, however aside from the fruit, this was one of the more balanced Spontan beers in the lineup.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Zodiak

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 6.2%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: India Pale Ale bryggd med vete, havre & kornmalt. Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from website) Our house IPA. A blend of grains, untouched post fermentation and aspiringly hopped with Simcoe, Citra and Centennial.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.63
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 330ml bottle, with a best before date of 15th November 2018. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with some small particles in suspension and a two finger white head that had good retention, and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Malty, grapefruit and pomelo.
Taste: Sweet malt, butterscotch, grapefruit zest and rind, lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: More malty than I expected, but this IPA definitely grew on me, and was enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - Session, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Arzachel

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 3.5%
Style: American Session IPA
Other Notes: Session Imperial India Pale Ale. Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from website) Session IPA hopped like a Double IPA. Cheers.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.15
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle, with a best before date of 31st January 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow orange colour with a big three finger frothy white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Pineapple, grapefruit zest, citrus rind, lemon and pine.
Taste: Sweet and bitter, pineapple, mandarin, orange, grapefruit zest and rind.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good strong and nice flavours in a Session IPA. Refreshing and nice to drink.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Flyktsoda

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7.1%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed at Sigtuna Brygghus, Sweden

Brewer Description: Not much I can find in terms of official description.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.53
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 330ml bottle, looks like it had a best before date on the bottle at one time, although now its definitely not legible. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A very hazy darkish orange colour with a less than one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, but left some curtain lacing.
Aroma: Pineapple, apricot juice, mango, orange pulp, pine and lime zest.
Taste: Moderate sweetness, lactose, pineapple, some hard to describe taste… I want to say creamed peach maybe, creamy vanilla, and lightly herbal.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Taste was a little unusual (but not terrible) to begin with, but I think it grew on me towards the end. It’s quite sweet (but perhaps not overly so) for an IPA, but is lacking a bit of bitterness to balance.