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Santa's Little Helper 2010
Mikkeller ApS
- From:
- Mikkeller ApS
- Denmark
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10.9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 11.03%
- Reviews:
- 50
- Ratings:
- 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.
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij.
A 9.1 % variant was sold in Sweden.
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Ratings by rarbring:
Reviewed by rarbring from Sweden
4.03/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2010The 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.
More User Ratings:
Rated by OpusMike from Delaware
4.25/5 rDev +4.2%
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, 2014Reviewed by mverity from Florida
4.2/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
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, 2013Reviewed 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
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, 2013A: 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.
Reviewed by Hex92 from Virginia
4.03/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2012A-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.
Santa's Little Helper 2010 from Mikkeller ApS
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
81 ratings
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