It's Alive - White Wine Barrel Aged - Mikkeller ApS

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

375ml bottle.

Pours hazy copper with a inch-plus head of white. A partial skim coat and smeary lacing throughout the glass.

Aromatics lead off with vinegar-drizzeled fruits, grass, wet hay, and grapefruit. Tannic
and vineous with grapeskins and peach pits following through.

Light bodied with crisp yet creamy mouthfeel.

Tart stone fruit, grass-rubbed apples, grapefruit must, and oaky-vineous
notes starts the palate. Wet paper, figgy malt, and fruit skins follow through.

Finishes with pineapple skins, sweetish malt, and grass-rubbed peach pits.

This beer is a bit malty and sweet with subdued funk. The vineous, pineapple and cider notes offer promise but overall the sweet malt gets in the way.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2012 23:57:17 | More by brewandbbq

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

05-16-2013 14:54:02 | More by leftstagebrew

OBeerMeGreatOne

California

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

05-12-2013 01:00:51 | More by OBeerMeGreatOne

MSandahl23

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -31.3%

04-26-2013 18:58:56 | More by MSandahl23

Texasfan549

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

04-25-2013 00:27:58 | More by Texasfan549

Paonz

Hawaii

4/5  rDev 0%

04-17-2013 05:29:33 | More by Paonz

joshbrink

Alabama

4.66/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

A: Reddish orange hue. Looks inviting, not a whole lot of head retention with this one. Looks inviting.

S: This is where the party starts, take a sniff and your nose becomes a bit confused, sweetness of a white wine hits the nose, a good deal of hops and a rather sweet malty aroma all fight for a place.

T: Wow, this one was spectacular to taste. Definitely a more unusual beer. If i had to make a percentage of it, i would say 30% of the taste was from the wine. A very nice taste. Floral sweetness, with a some fruity tastes. Definitely take time to savor all the complexities of this one, your mouth will thank you for it.

M: Crisp, dry, clean. Great.

O: Definitely would love to have this one on many a special occasion. Delightful to drink. Feel like with what they were trying to do, they hit a home run with it. Unique and delicious.

Serving type: on-tap

04-12-2013 18:08:19 | More by joshbrink

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev 0%

03-31-2013 17:01:56 | More by spycow

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

03-30-2013 21:58:50 | More by t0rin0

scottiethebody

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

03-29-2013 06:45:20 | More by scottiethebody

Shankopotamus

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -31.3%

03-10-2013 20:53:23 | More by Shankopotamus

jjcote

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

03-02-2013 23:25:30 | More by jjcote

asafarc2

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev 0%

02-24-2013 07:12:54 | More by asafarc2

emilylee

California

4/5  rDev 0%

02-15-2013 17:04:28 | More by emilylee

RelentlessLefty

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

02-15-2013 01:10:19 | More by RelentlessLefty

ngeunit1

California

4.33/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Dark copper-orange with a finger frothy off-white head. Fades fairly slowly.

S - Sweet pale and caramel malts, vanilla, oak, white wine, funky and tart Brett, lemon zest, citrus hops.

T - Sweet pale and caramel malts, oak, vanilla, white wine, tart and funky Brett, lemon zest, citrus hops, some mild bitterness, hint of booze and acidity.

M - Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth with a dry, tart, and funky finish.

D - Great mix of flavors with good tart and funkiness. The barrel adds some nice character.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 08:53:27 | More by ngeunit1

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.74/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

my bottle says 8% abv, not 9. i was a bit underwhelmed by this, after eager anticipation and really enjoying the USAlive, this one didnt seem to do it as well. pours hazy copper color with plenty of yeast floaters and a small off white head that fades fast. the nose is a little funky, but more acidic than anything. the wine barrel as apparently tamed rather than intensified some of the better features of the USAlive, particularly its crazy interesting yeasty characteristic, as well as the carbonation, which was really lacking in this one. flavor is dry and malty, with some gentle acidity from the wine barrel, but not as much of that barnyard classic wild ale hustle that i am used to. a little fruity in the finish, this is a beer that seemed to not quite unite elementally, one that was disected rather than brought together by the wine barrel, which really didnt do much for this. ive got the lychee version in the fridge too, so we'll have to see how that one goes, but for 15 bucks you can afford to skip this one.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 20:11:17 | More by StonedTrippin

bismarksays

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

01-15-2013 10:00:34 | More by bismarksays

tuckerlikesbeer

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

01-02-2013 23:04:32 | More by tuckerlikesbeer

fdig23

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Small foil-wrapped bottle.

Appearance: Mildly murky amber with a nice contrasting white head

Nose: Brett jumps right out of the glass here with a pungent barnyard and moldy cheese aroma. Lemon, bread, and a hint of rubbery petrol from the wine-barrel are also present.

Taste: The funky hay bale and gasoline combination is up front with savory notes like almond paste, bleu cheese and maybe even a bit of truffle present. It finishes with gasoline and oak.

Mouthfeel: A bit watery. Nothing special

Overall: Really interesting and different beer. The brett and wine-barrel combination here produced some flavors that I hadn't picked up in other examples of the style.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2012 19:59:46 | More by fdig23

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

12.7 oz bottle poured into a tulip. 8% alc by vol. Price: $14.99 in NJ.

Appearance
Really cloudy mahogany with 3-4 fingers of really creamy off-white head. Excellent head retention and thick clouds of lacing.

Nose
Pear, oak, potpourri, apple and barnyard.

Taste
Very, very oaky which is nice. Some nutty flavors come along for the ride. Nectarine, pear, tart green apple, peach and lemon juice. Big Belgian funk with horse blanket, potpourri and dried hay. Touches of white wine, coriander and pink peppercorn on the finish.

Mouthfeel
Medium bodied, clean, tart and dry.

Overall
Subtly tart with big barnyard and oak flavors. Very complex, dry and refreshing. No detection of the 8% abv. This is downright delicious!

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 20:50:17 | More by justintcoons

ShogoKawada

Rhode Island

4.95/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

375ml. It's Alive, original info, is an ALL TIME FAVORITE.,.... 4.75 out of 5. I think. It fuuu cking rucks. This one? Unproven... but I am hopeful.

Into stella glass. Best I could muster up.. a bit out of my element.

A- Darker than I remember the original, big snowy head on this. prangey copper yellow.

S- smells like happiness. Brett, flowers, glowing good times. I want to freeze this beer int he winter and skate on it. Then unfreeze it in the springtime and drink it.

T- UM, THIS BEER IS EXACTLY WHAT I HOPED / WANTED.

all the goodness of it's alive! meets white wine barrel. Strong brett, lotsa golden ale goodness. Floral sweetness, honeysuckle. White wine tannins and tartness in the finish. OHMYGOD AWESOME.

M- Crisp, sweet, dry, zippy, mild for the ABV, full-bodied.

O- RARELY DO I SAY IT BUT WOW. this beer had high expectations. They were exceeded. I love It's Alive, and this is a nice twist on it.

gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme more now now now now gimme it pour it down my face hole omg gimme more.

This beer r0xxx.

PS- this is one of the worst reviews I;ve ever written, but I like this beer, so get bent.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 07:21:51 | More by ShogoKawada

Listers

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

11-14-2012 04:40:29 | More by Listers

Envelopes

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

10-26-2012 14:15:20 | More by Envelopes

FullObs

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

10-25-2012 22:57:49 | More by FullObs