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3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Modern Times Beer, USA

Modern Times Booming Rollers

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Brewery: Modern Times Beer
Country: USA
ABV: 6.8%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: 75 IBUs. Malts – Two Row, Carapils, Crystal 10 and Wheat. Hops – Citra, Motueka and Centennial.

Brewer Description: (from website) Booming Rollers is a showcase for the juicy awesomeness of Citra hops. These new wave American hops impart a remarkable aroma and flavor, which we’ve amplified with the dark stone fruit character of New Zealand-grown Motueka hops. Some Centennial is thrown in to balance the tropical fruit party, and the malt body is just assertive enough to support Booming Rollers’ snappy bitterness. It’s a party in your mouth and all the beautiful people are invited.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.71
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 200ml pour on draft at Mikkeller Bangkok into a mini stemmed Mikkeller tasting glass.
Appearance: It was a clear golden copper colour with a one finger white head and good lacing.
Aroma: More subtle than I hoped for, but there is citrus fruit, grapefruit and pine.
Taste: Similar to the aroma, it was bitter with grapefruit, citrusy lemon and pine along with some biscuit malt.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was just ok for me. I tried Blam! Blam! right before Booming Rollers and for me, Blam! Blam! was easily my preferred choice.

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4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Modern Times Beer x Garage Project, USA

Modern Times x Garage Project Blam! Blam!

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Brewery: Modern Times Beer x Garage Project
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: American IPA

Brewer Description: I could not find much information about this beer online or anywhere else.

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

Intro: A 200ml pour on draft at Mikkeller Bangkok into a mini stemmed Mikkeller tasting glass.
Appearance: It was a hazy golden orange colour with a one finger off white head that had good retention and nice lacing.
Aroma: A complete fruit bomb of grapefruit, mango, peach and apricot.
Taste: Very nice bitterness, grapefruit rind and peel, orange, mandarin, honey and caramel.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Like a Northeast IPA with the absolutely wonderful haze. Very nice fruity aroma and good bitterness. A great collaboration with Garage Project.

Blam! Blam! is the glass on the right in the photo below. Just for additional info, the glass on the left is the 18th Street Cherry Gose.

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5 - Excellent (must buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Denmark, Mikkeller ApS

Mikkeller Invasion Farmhouse IPA

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 8%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed and bottled by Anchorage Brewing Company, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Farmhouse India Pale Ale bottled with Brettanomyces.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.65
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.5

Intro: A 750ml caged and corked bottle from Batch #4, bottled in October 2015. Poured into a Mikkeller long stemmed tulip glass.
Appearance: It poured a cloudy golden straw yellow colour with a two finger white head with good retention and left great lacing.
Aroma: Big juicy tropical mango and pineapple, citrus lemon, lemon peel, lime, orange, some brett and funk with a hint of black peppercorn and herbs.
Taste: Quite similar to the aromas with tropical mango and pineapple shouting out followed by lots of citrus lemon and orange, peel and rind. There’s some light farmhouse funk, hay and pepper spice on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Dry, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Brilliant. Brett doesn’t always work, but it works so well in this Farmhouse IPA. Very nice tropical and citrus aromas and taste that worked well together and coupled with the light farmhouse funkiness was very balanced. The 8% abv just did not feel like it was there and I was drinking it like it was a sessionable beer. A must buy beer in my book.

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4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Denmark, Mikkeller ApS

Mikkeller Mastodon Mother Puncher

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 6.6%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed and bottled by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Farmhouse IPA brewed with passion fruit.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.01
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 27th November 2016 and poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: It poured a hazy dark golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had great retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Funky, sour tart fruit, orange, passion fruit, mango, pineapple and lemon.
Taste: Sour and tart, passion fruit, mango, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, funky brett notes, pepper spice and a bitter-ish finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with low to moderate carbonation.
Overall: I like the sourness and the fruit. It is very easy to drink and I recommend this to anyone who enjoys brett in their beers.

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

Mikkeller Deception Session IPA

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 5%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed and bottled by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij

Brewer Description: (from website) At 5%, this IPA is packed with fresh hop notes on both the nose and in the palate. The flavor is full bitter notes from the combination of hops mixed with a hint of floral flavors and a nice citrus edge. Finish is bone dry.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.16
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.1

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 19th November 2016 and poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: It poured a cloudy copper orange colour with some tiny suspended sediment and a three finger puffy off white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: A bit mild but there’s mango, sweet tangerine and lemon.
Taste: Sweet juicy tangerine and peach with light bitter orange pith which ended a bit abruptly.
Mouthfeel: Dry, light bodied with moderate spritzy carbonation.
Overall: This was not bad with the exception of the abrupt ending of the taste.

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