the yeast series was cool to do side by side. if being able to decontruct the hop in each in a tasting sounds like fun to you...totally worth it. though i think they actually make close to 20 of them. [:D]

quote: Originally posted by heybeerman Was just down to my favorite beer store and saw this series. It's 7 or 8 different beers all brewed with the same malt and yeast but each with a unique hop so that you can taste/smell the differences between the various varieties. I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy all of them but at $5.50 per 12 oz bottle that's pretty pricy for a beer I know nothing about. Anyone shed any light on these, are they worth it?

I am a fan. I enjoyed Mikkeller's Double Simcoe, Nugget, and Nelson Sauvin and I liked the Nelson Sauvin best. So I later invested in the BrewDog / Mikkeller collaboration Devine Rebel 2010 which also features the Nelson Sauvin hop. However, the Devine Rebel is a booze-soaked barleywine with very little hop subtlety. So I then tried the Heritage Nelson Sauvin and found it to be a pale imitation of the Mikkeller. I also like the Centennial hop and have had single-hop beers featuring Centennial by Bell's, Flying Dog, and Shenandoah. I think it's an education for your palate when you can isolate one variable at a time.

19 in the set!

quote: Originally posted by FoamDome I also like the Centennial hop and have had single-hop beers featuring Centennial by Flying Dog and Shenandoah. I think it's an education for your palate when you can isolate one variable at a time.

You're right about Two-Hearted, kinger. Good catch.

I totally dig this style of tasting. A local winery, "The Vibrant Vine" does Riesling fermented at 4 different temperatures which give it flavours from dry dry dry dry apple, to diesel, to wicked sweet kiwi. I love the chemistry part of it all. Have not had the mikkellers but I have the whole set on order from Wineandcheeseclub.com for $60 US.

i think i've had 5 of the Mikkeller hop series. they are good and was so suprised the variety in flavours they all had. Tomohawk was my favorite

We got the set complete w/notes n' sh--. Will spread out over the first two Friday's in September. Looking forward to it!