I'm going to skip over the Saint Somewhere beers I tried before this one and save some time to cover all three in one post... which means I'm on to the Mikkeller All Other Pale, a pale ale from the guys over in Denmark. I picked this one up at Martin Wine Cellar over on Perkins Road. One of the odd things about Mikkeller is that they don't have their own brewery! All of the beers are created by the now single-man operation and contract brewed by different breweries and collaborators around the world. Even on the website they refer to themselves as a "gypsy brewer" which is a pretty interesting concept to me. Enough about that... on to the beer!
First off, this is a good looking beer! I poured it from a half-liter long-neck bottle into an imperial pint glass. It's a cloudy amber color, bubbly white head with great retention and lacing. Attractive brew that makes me want to dive in.
It has a delicious malt aroma with a honey caramel smell... not too bold on the hops but there are a little there. The sweet honey smell is what really grabs you.
The taste is more of the same except that the hops come out a little more. Wow... a potpourri of malt flavors and hop hits and roasted flavors. What really stands out here is the burnt malt flavor on the aftertaste. The honey malt is first, then the bitter hops, then a burnt caramel flavor. Really a nice complexity to it.
I only wish I'd bought a few more of these... APAs are quickly becoming one of my favorite styles and this is a top notch example. Next time I see them I'll grab several, as this is now my favorite new beer of 2011!
It has a delicious malt aroma with a honey caramel smell... not too bold on the hops but there are a little there. The sweet honey smell is what really grabs you.
The taste is more of the same except that the hops come out a little more. Wow... a potpourri of malt flavors and hop hits and roasted flavors. What really stands out here is the burnt malt flavor on the aftertaste. The honey malt is first, then the bitter hops, then a burnt caramel flavor. Really a nice complexity to it.
I only wish I'd bought a few more of these... APAs are quickly becoming one of my favorite styles and this is a top notch example. Next time I see them I'll grab several, as this is now my favorite new beer of 2011!
My Rating: A+
dude, i had the Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, bought from Whole Foods, it was pretty awesome. Dark, chocolatey, coffee, but not too bitter. It turned out to be a pleasant stout. I highly recommend it!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to look for that one! Mikkeller beers tend to be a little pricey, but they are pretty much all really good.
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