Mikkeller Cream Ale

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.0%. Golden colour, slightly hazy. Pours very fizzy with a large white head. Moderate but pleasant and inviting aroma of fruity and floral American hops (Columbus, Amarillo and Challenger). Fizzy mouthfeel, not very creamy. Light bodied. Pleasant moderate flavour of American hops. Easy drinking, nice enough. Might be true to style (I don’t really know, I did not live in pre-prohibition America), but this can hardly be said to be Mikkeller’s most interesting and challenging beer (nor was it intended to be, probably).

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a big frothy white head that dissipates to a fairly thin layer. Has a hazy golden orangey appearance. Aromas are citrusy, a bit malty. Flavours are of the bitter citrus variety, quite hoppy. Strong sweet malty notes. Somewhat of a tangy like aftertaste. Doesn't seem like a true cream ale. Almost a full bodied mouthfeel. Quite tasty.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a hazy golden-yellow colour with a frothy white head, good retention and some foamy-bubbly lacing. Fruity aromas of grapefruit from the hops, with a blend of peaches and grass. There is also this hint of grape juice, which is also found in the taste. The mouthfeel is a little tarty and dry. Not sure about the style, but it has cracked corn. One of the hoppier cream ales I have had.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

330ml bottle
4.9% bv
Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
November 21, 2014
Part of the 2014 Mikkeller feature at the LCBO.The beer pours a hazed metallic gold with a white ring for a head. The aroma is grainy malt, light caramel, weak floral hops, and metallic notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is grainy malt, some citrusy notes and weak caramel. This is a nice refreshing beer.