Mikkeller 10

Nearly 4 years after becoming interested in craft beers and the microbrewing industry, I have reached my 400th different beer. I have had many good beers in the last several years, and was hoping to make my 400th drink a memorable occasion.

Mikkeller is by far the most well know Danish craft brewer widely available at the moment. Best known for Beer Geek series of creative and unique beers. They also brew well known craft beer offerings such as Black Hole, 1000 IBU and a series of single hop IPA brews. This beer in particular, Mikkeller 10, is brewed with 10 different hop varieties. Warrior, Simcoe, Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Amarillo, Nelson sauvin, Nugget, Tomahawk and East Kent Golding hops are all included in the brewing process. In addition to the delicious intrigue of 10 different hops, the label is awesome and my eye was drawn to it immediately.

Mikkeller 10 pours a beautiful deep amber brown body with a thick foamy head. The aroma wafts heavily off the head with huge hops up front and citrus and lightly roasted malts in the background. The aroma is very sweet and smells slightly earthy. The taste is huge a huge onslaught of sweet and overly bitter hops. Subtle tones of citrus, earth and mild malts are also detectable. Mikkeller 10 is a medium bodied, moderately malted and hugely hopped India Pale Ale. Minor fruits such as mango, banana and grapefruit are detectable from the addition of Nelson Sauvin and Cascade hops. The overall bitterness of this beer is huge and is the pinnacle of craft IPA's for hophead's. I think that as my 400th beer, this was a great choice. Sure, there are better beers out there, but as a Hop Head, this was the perfect offering for me.

Grade - A

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