Mikkeller / Grassroots Wheat Is The New Hops - Mikkeller ApS

nathanjohnson

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

05-25-2012 17:46:02 | More by nathanjohnson

TobiasG

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

06-18-2013 19:42:33 | More by TobiasG

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-14-2013 15:59:40 | More by DrunkinYogi

HawkIPA

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

06-14-2013 01:20:36 | More by HawkIPA

doremite

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

06-13-2013 21:37:10 | More by doremite

nmann08

Maryland

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-13-2013 01:47:15 | More by nmann08

jjcote

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-08-2013 12:07:47 | More by jjcote

Chugs13

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-03-2013 00:04:54 | More by Chugs13

Anonymous1

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.8%

06-01-2013 04:43:09 | More by Anonymous1

Farnswurth

France

4.75/5  rDev +20.9%

06-01-2013 02:33:26 | More by Farnswurth

Hugonaut13

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-30-2013 13:17:59 | More by Hugonaut13

wil19b85

Vermont

4.75/5  rDev +20.9%

05-28-2013 23:57:12 | More by wil19b85

ystazi

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

05-23-2013 21:31:43 | More by ystazi

cnbrown313

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

05-23-2013 12:12:50 | More by cnbrown313

tswater

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

05-23-2013 00:44:02 | More by tswater

lakersfan16

Alaska

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

05-22-2013 03:48:29 | More by lakersfan16

Pinche_Oso

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

05-21-2013 05:10:17 | More by Pinche_Oso

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-20-2013 19:36:18 | More by InspectorBob

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.14/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Bottle opened on 5.14.13

A - Pours a hazy yellow with a one inch off-white fluffy head that slowly fades.

S - Sweet candy, corn, spice, very welcoming and nice.

T - Sweet wheat, honey, candy, a touch of hop bitterness.

D - Good carbonation with a light body.

O - A very nice sweet-candy wheat forward brew. Very welcoming and nice.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 04:54:08 | More by HuskyinPDX

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-15-2013 04:01:05 | More by GRG1313

illy0sis

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-14-2013 22:27:22 | More by illy0sis

scotv

New York

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-14-2013 19:31:07 | More by scotv

jkball01

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%

05-13-2013 15:41:27 | More by jkball01

beertardis

Rhode Island

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-12-2013 23:47:58 | More by beertardis

lacqueredmouse

Australia

4.3/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

330ml bottle purchased from Berkeley Bowl West in Berkeley, CA. Brett-fermented wheat IPA? Yep, I'm game.

Pours a mildly hazed bright pale yellow colour, with a rocky, large-bubbled head of white that settles down to some messy aerated lace and chunky film. Body is light and the carbonation is fine. Looks good.

Nose is lovely. Fresh citric and sweet hop aromas mingle with a greenness and an organic brightness from the brett. Plenty of apple skin, a little pepper, with some earthier organics coming through when it's swirled. It's quite pungent as well: the funk in particular is direct and slightly sharp. Lovely.

Taste matches very nicely with the other areas. Bright tart fruit characters on the front, softly diving into a pillowy wheat fullness like you get with a full-bodied hefeweizen. A prickle of hops on the back provides the next layer of interest, but it bubbles along with the funk to the end, leaving organic weirdnesses to foment and crash right through to the finish. It's anarchic but tamed.

Feel is relatively full, but subdued by the hop bite and a prickle of carbonation.

Overall, this is a really lovely beer. I really love the complexity, and I love the fact that the complexity is coherent. Moreover, it's extremely interesting: all of the characters that work together in such balance provide something unique at the same time. Marvellous stuff.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 00:31:52 | More by lacqueredmouse