Koppi Coffee IPA - Mikkeller ApS

dwilson01

California

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Shared around last weekend during a night of epic beer tasting.

It appears with a light coppery coloration, a huge creamy head tops it with good retention and leaves fat lacing on the glass as it dissipates.

The smell outputs some bitter hops scents like apple and citrus as well as a malty caramel. It was also described as a green tea like aroma, and it was interesting to note that there were no coffee smells.

The taste is mainly an ipa flavor, a bitter aftertaste with some floral citrus in the fore to start you off. Where is the coffee? We were all kind of disappointed that there was none.

Overall we thought it wasn't a bad beer, just not worth $15

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2011 06:11:53 | More by dwilson01

BubbleBobble

New York

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

06-14-2013 02:44:05 | More by BubbleBobble

BMart

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.3%

06-07-2013 19:22:35 | More by BMart

DelMontiac

Oklahoma

4.19/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Shared between friends and poured into Crown and Rose Pub nonics from 750ml capped bottle. Hazed dark bronze color topped with 3+ finger eggshell froth leaving behind a nice wall of lace marking each sip. Nose leads on to pine and grapefruit peel, but the coffee is right there with it. Not too sure of this. It's foreign territory as far as beer goes. Multiple hop characters - floral, earthy, and fruity. The coffee is not like I expected - it's very robust, but balances out nicely in this beer. I can't believe it's that good. It just works out somehow. There is also a buttery character that adds oil to the medium body making it on the velvety side. For such a strange blend, this beer is full of win. I won't hesitate to buy it again.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 03:19:27 | More by DelMontiac

Chugs13

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

06-03-2013 00:03:55 | More by Chugs13

ryanpj

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-29-2013 00:12:08 | More by ryanpj

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-20-2013 21:21:07 | More by CwrwAmByth

thierrynantes

France

3.96/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Beer bottle (33 cl.) purchased from La Cervoiserie, and tasted in 2013.

Appearance : deep red color, with huge foamy head (but too big bubbles)
Smell : spicy and coffee aromas.
Taste & mouthfeel : coffee and chocolate flavors with spicy notes, leading to a dry and bitter finish.
Drinkability : a good beer in the style American IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 17:13:48 | More by thierrynantes

mportnoy

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

05-16-2013 01:35:23 | More by mportnoy

VTHopddicted

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

05-11-2013 11:28:16 | More by VTHopddicted

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -14.5%

05-10-2013 20:52:07 | More by Caudalie

cnbrown313

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-30-2013 14:24:52 | More by cnbrown313

Ricelikesbeer

Colorado

2.25/5  rDev -40.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Really have looked forward to this one and was excited to find it at Argonaut liquors in Denver.

A: slightly hazy, orangish-gold, some light carbonation and light lacing.

S: Burnt, acrid coffee grounds and dirt. Lots of both. earthy, mushroom like hop smell is there too. The slightly musty, citrusy hops are barely there. I wonder what this would be like fresh, but it really isn't pleasant right now.

T: more earthy, burnt tasting, coal and ash. It tastes like chewing on old coffee grounds and some earthy weird hops. Not pleasant by any means. I didn't expect to struggle to drink a glass with my friends. There is some slight malt sweetness there, but that's the only redeeming quality.

M: slick, oily, slightly thin. light carbonation.

O: I really was let down by this. I figured at the worst, it would be weird and not meld well with the hops and coffee. Instead, the coffee character was disguisting, and the ipa character was nonexistent or barely there. What a mess. I know this is difficult to brew or nail, but this was a huge waste of excitement and money.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 20:26:14 | More by Ricelikesbeer

sneaks2210

New York

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

04-24-2013 20:28:52 | More by sneaks2210

MarkyMOD

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

04-23-2013 13:54:23 | More by MarkyMOD

st9647v3

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-20-2013 21:18:14 | More by st9647v3

JacobGumina

California

4/5  rDev +5.3%

04-16-2013 04:44:20 | More by JacobGumina

neckbracesub

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

03-28-2013 13:51:29 | More by neckbracesub

JohnQVD

New York

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-17-2013 19:55:02 | More by JohnQVD

chubby2u

New York

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

03-15-2013 18:08:47 | More by chubby2u

Chrily

Norway

4/5  rDev +5.3%

03-14-2013 12:28:56 | More by Chrily

tuckerlikesbeer

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%

03-14-2013 02:42:55 | More by tuckerlikesbeer

NightINgale

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%

03-02-2013 13:30:45 | More by NightINgale

KingSlayer

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

03-01-2013 05:48:57 | More by KingSlayer

brewskifan55

Mississippi

3.66/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Poured into a snifter at my bottle share. Thanks, Jessie.

A: Amber/bronze with a tan half finger head that fizzled out quickly. Lots of lacing.

S: Piney hops. Subtle coffee aroma. Oh my, what do we got here?

T: And it tastes like...whoo, freaky. The grapefruit hops mixed with almost expresso-like coffee give the pallate an unusual sensation. Then you start to process it and it all blends in pretty darn nicely. Some light malts slide in. The finish is dry.

M: Medium with decent carbonation.

O: A great conversation piece, to say the least. A sipper. The double team of flavors sits in your mouth for a while in hop/coffee joy. This could be a pleasant brunch drink.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 17:38:18 | More by brewskifan55