Santa's Little Helper 2010
Mikkeller ApS

Santa's Little Helper 2010Santa's Little Helper 2010
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From:
Mikkeller ApS
 
Denmark
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
10.9%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 11.03%
Reviews:
50
Ratings:
81
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 26, 2016
Added:
Nov 16, 2010
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  19
Spiced with bitter and sweet orange peels and nutmeg.

Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij.

A 9.1 % variant was sold in Sweden.
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Ratings by rarbring:
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Reviewed by rarbring from Sweden

4.03/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer is dark brown with hints of orange, the tan head is huge, lasting and leaves lots of lacing

The smell is brown sugar, dark burnt bread, raisins, sherry, roasted coffee and cinnamon.

The taste starts intensely sweet, caramel, dark syrup and brown sugar, clove and bitter oranges, alcohol in the strong wine area, Madeira and Port. Some dark chocolate.

Medium carbonation, tiny soft bubbles, a bit oily, a complex and big body, a dry finish.

Very good, one possible downside is the sweetness.
Dec 18, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.9 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Oct 26, 2016
 
Rated: 4.01 by pisano from Massachusetts

Jan 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by nathanmiller from New York

Feb 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by AlRappy from Massachusetts

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 25, 2014
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Rated by OpusMike from Delaware

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%
September 2014: Opened a 750ml bottle and shared with a friend. This had aged very nicely and was a pleasure to drink.
Sep 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by afsdan from Colorado

Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Dec 26, 2013
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Reviewed by mverity from Florida

4.2/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Opaque chocolatey brown in color with a good amount of tan head. Fair to good lacing and nice collar throughout. Aroma is a cornacopia of spices, some deep caramel, and faintly buttery. Very thick body and medium carbonation. Taste is rich caramel and all that spice! Taste is good, but the aroma hits me better. Well balanced, but kind of two dimensional.
Dec 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by beernads from Florida

Sep 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Jul 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by DarthKostrizer from California

May 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by ScottStache from Massachusetts

Feb 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by DmanGTR from New York

Jan 29, 2013
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Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York

3.4/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 375mL bottle into a Koningshoeven chalice. Brewed and bottled at De Proef. Stamped 7481108. "Belgian Ale Brewed with Spices, Aged in Rum Barrels."

A: A finger of brownish head that would look more at home on a stout. The beer is dark, murky brown and immune to light.

S: Sharp fruit is a little off -- it's sour or fermented, an impression heightened by the general booziness of the beer. It smells of old wine and dead yeast, but is somehow still pleasant. Fingernail polish finish hurts the rating.

T/M: Interesting. Green apple, Christmas-y spice, noticeable alcohol, and a surprisingly pleasant, sweet finish that could well be rum. Still, I think this might be a little past its prime, as the mouthfeel is thin and uncompelling. It definitely improves as it warms, becoming more fruity and less obviously strong (although astringent polish is still detectable...)

O: I enjoyed it, but it was overpriced ($15) and probably over-old. I would not recommend it, but I still love Mikkeller and think this is a pretty nice Christmas ale.
Jan 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Lebby from Maryland

Jan 06, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by jdmandel from California

Dec 29, 2012
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Reviewed by Hex92 from Virginia

4.03/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
just opened my 2010 Santas Little Helper today....Dec 2012. as usual i didn't rate my first one of these, that i drank 2 years ago, but this is very nice after aging for a couple of years.

A-nice big head, very dark, nice lacing
s- maybe a hint of bourbon? I dunno, my snifffer isn't working great tonight.
t-chocolate, booze, and strong dark ale goodness
m- its odd that a beer that has so much head seems kinda flat when you drink. it coats the mouth preety good, i wish it was a bit more syrupy.
o- tasty. I would like to try other vintages of this beer.
Dec 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4.75 by DruC4 from Michigan

Dec 18, 2012
Santa's Little Helper 2010 from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 81 ratings