1000 IBU - Mikkeller ApS

tizride

California

4/5  rDev +2.8%

09-22-2012 02:53:13 | More by tizride

tbryan5

Louisiana

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

05-18-2013 11:30:06 | More by tbryan5

soccerfancooch

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +28.5%

05-17-2013 04:16:04 | More by soccerfancooch

Mikkayller

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +22.1%

05-13-2013 22:52:01 | More by Mikkayller

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

05-13-2013 05:57:45 | More by Bonko_the_sane

lordofstarside

Nevada

4.28/5  rDev +10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Prepping myself- 12oz to snifter, no freshness date

Pours a very murky brown with a finger and a half of foam. Absolutely no visibility anda tiny bit of visible carbonation. Good lacing and retention

Smells incredible. Very rich dank acrid hops, lots of grapefruit, citrus, sort of like smelling a litter box..in a good way. Very sweet malt brings it all together. Very reminiscent of LoF Super ipa, and Pliny. I'm pretty sure this is loaded with simcoe

Taste delivers what it promises. Strong citrusy hops, grapefruit, some lemon, alcohol, and a sweet malt that flashes briefly before it's drown in bitterness

Mouth- I knew this would be bittern, but holy shit. Almost grainy how it goes down, bitterness sticks around for quite a while. Five minutes after a sip and it's still quite present. I'm, impressed, this is the holy grail of bitter ipas

Overall crazy idea that really pushes the bitterness we love from our ipas. Tremendous stuff

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 01:39:38 | More by lordofstarside

cbnz

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-11-2013 17:36:51 | More by cbnz

Zimm

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-10-2013 11:31:52 | More by Zimm

JeffNev

Nevada

1.75/5  rDev -55%

05-09-2013 00:59:16 | More by JeffNev

Davihaw

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -42.2%

05-04-2013 18:57:05 | More by Davihaw

Rheaume17

Vermont

4/5  rDev +2.8%

05-04-2013 02:09:11 | More by Rheaume17

RandyKemka

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

05-04-2013 01:06:31 | More by RandyKemka

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.58/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

375 mL bottle poured into an Allagash chalice.

Appearance - Murky amber body with a huge off-white head. Impressive retention and beautiful lacing.

Smell - Pine bomb of a hop profile. Slightly dank with some sugary caramel malt backup.

Taste - Almost immediately bitter, but it doesn't culminate until the very end. Lots of pine and resin. A fair bit of sweetness. The bitterness builds up at the end pretty quickly. In the middle, it's pretty balanced, but very bitter in the finish.

Mouthfeel - Thick, sweet, extremely bitter. Medium carbonation.

Overall - So many things wrong with this, but still it seems to come together. Decent hop profile, but extremely intense in the back end. No surprise at 1000 IBUs, if that's really accurate.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 02:15:01 | More by Alieniloquium

kevindp9

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-02-2013 01:19:32 | More by kevindp9

shand

Florida

4.35/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Gotta say I wasn't 100% sure how to pour this guy - I figured it was a DIPA with a boatload of potentially unfiltered hops, so I just gave it a full bottoms-up, hell to any yeast sediment there might be in there. Rewarded with the muddiest pour I've ever seen with a ton of sediment particles hanging out in there. Maybe that wasn't the best choice ever. To it's credit, the lacing is awesome though - not that I really care about lacing though. The aroma is big and hoppy for sure, with a huge pine hit. It's not really that much hoppier on the nose than many American DIPAs.

The taste? Well, I thought it was going to let me down with a pretty strong hoppiness with a solid caramel malt base until the beer lingered on the palate for just a bit longer. And damn, do these hops ever linger. Just one sip leaves a huge hop presence that honestly lingers for minutes - like biting into a hop pellet. Maybe there was some credit to my bottoms-up pour after all. 1000 IBU isn't a beer you're going to want every day. But ten-twelve bucks for a novelty like this is surely worth the purchase price. The crazy, three minute lingering aftertaste is really the star of the show here. This is not a beer you want to pair with food. This is a beer you want an hour or two to devote to in order to fully enjoy. Relax, sip slow, and let the hoppiness wash over you.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 22:30:25 | More by shand

trotnixon

Maine

4.75/5  rDev +22.1%

04-25-2013 19:31:36 | More by trotnixon

MatthewPlus

Florida

3.91/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

poured from a bottle into a Wakefield chalice.

I had tried this at Taberna Lupulo in San Juan about a year ago on draft and had been searching for it to revisit since. found it this week, tried it again last night.

A- Pours predictably thick, burnt umber hue. left the yeast bombing last 1oz in the bottle, but still opaque. muted garnet head, dissolved away quickly.

S- caramel malt sweetness upfront quickly gives way to dominant hop presence. resin, pine, some citrus, maybe grapefruit. mostly sappy resin...

T- woof. bitter bitter bitter. i remember that it took me about 45 minutes to drink a chalice of this beer in PR last year, and this was the same experience. Big malty backbone but its just simply overwhelmed by bittering hops. 1000 IBU? i doubt, but still easily the most bitter beer ive ever had, and i spent a long time searching for said beer.

M- light, but appropriate carbonation. very heavy mouthfeel for the style. finish is the most bitter aspect of the flavor profile. its very intense and lingering.

O- Im very happy to have tried this beer again, but damn. it IS a bit over the top, but certainly worth a try if you're into extreme beers. at $14.99/bottle, however, this will likely be the last time i purchase it.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 13:26:27 | More by MatthewPlus

Capman62

New York

3.5/5  rDev -10%

04-20-2013 22:12:32 | More by Capman62

TrickkyGangsta

Florida

5/5  rDev +28.5%

04-19-2013 23:07:50 | More by TrickkyGangsta

ek_ek

California

3.5/5  rDev -10%

04-19-2013 04:46:49 | More by ek_ek

Liquoric3

Germany

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-16-2013 22:39:56 | More by Liquoric3

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

04-15-2013 01:31:14 | More by spycow

Focusf111

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

04-06-2013 04:36:28 | More by Focusf111

Twig2848

New York

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

04-06-2013 03:19:57 | More by Twig2848

Brad007

Vermont

4.43/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Pours a cloudy amber, which seems unusual with a huge fucking head into my glass. Pardon my french. There's a ton of lacing. Beautiful presentation but a little too much amber for the style.

Like inhaling fresh pine needles. What else do you expect? What I want to know is, how is it possible to make a beer with 1000IBUs? Wouldn't that be like, the bitterest beer known to man?

Holy shit! Biting, stinging, bitterness with a sharp pine edge attacks the mouth. My taste buds are down for the count here! So damn bitter. Shouldn't be possible.

Lingering bitterness with a decent alcohol burn. Malt? What malt? This is all hops, baby!

Ok, I doubt that any beer could theoretically top 1000IBUs without being highly undrinkable. This beer is quite honest about its' intentions. It will lay waste to your taste buds (temporary)!

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 01:40:54 | More by Brad007