01-04-2018, 11:14 AM
The January Mikkeller Beer Club box is amazing, in my view at least 
J will be surely disappointed, because instead of focusing on just dark beers for winter, they decided to make the 8 beer box more interesting, but still with some dark strong beers. Five of them I already managed to taste late last year - three stouts, one IIPA and the sour berliner weisse - and I love them. J, we can arrange something again if you want to get rid of the other beers than stouts. As for me, I'm really happy with this club. I'm getting rare, strong and high-quality beers for cheaper price. Nearly every single one has been good/great/stunning and going through the box and its contents is always a journey with discoveries.
The Hop Terroir series needs really some digging in and buying more variants to check them all side by side. It presently has five different beer variants: two different hop variants grown in different climates and terrains (Europe, USA, Australia) to see how those affect the same hop variant. Evem more like the grapes in wines, the hops make the same base beer have very different and distinct flavors.
This month's beers:
Hop Terroir x2 (both 6.8%)
Two beers from the Hop Terroir series. The same beer (NEIPA) with hops from two different climates and terrains to see the differences they make in the same base. First one with Cascade hops from Germany, the other with Amarillo hops from Idaho.
Beer Geek Breakfast (7.5%)
Oatmeal stout brewed with coffee, a slightly different batch than before, reportedly the best of this ever.
Fruit Face Black Currant (4%)
Berliner weisse, a sour ale with blackcurrant, ginger and lime zest
Even More Bible Belt (13%)
Imperial stout with coffee, vanilla, chili and cocoa nibs
Weird Weather IIPA Lactose (8.3%)
Double IPA with lactose
Beer Geek Vanilla Maple Cocoa Shake (13%)
Imperial stout brewed with vanilla and a shitload of maple syrup.
Supah Sik Spells (8%)
Imperial IPA (for Beer Club, not in webshop)
J will be surely disappointed, because instead of focusing on just dark beers for winter, they decided to make the 8 beer box more interesting, but still with some dark strong beers. Five of them I already managed to taste late last year - three stouts, one IIPA and the sour berliner weisse - and I love them. J, we can arrange something again if you want to get rid of the other beers than stouts. As for me, I'm really happy with this club. I'm getting rare, strong and high-quality beers for cheaper price. Nearly every single one has been good/great/stunning and going through the box and its contents is always a journey with discoveries.
The Hop Terroir series needs really some digging in and buying more variants to check them all side by side. It presently has five different beer variants: two different hop variants grown in different climates and terrains (Europe, USA, Australia) to see how those affect the same hop variant. Evem more like the grapes in wines, the hops make the same base beer have very different and distinct flavors.
This month's beers:
Hop Terroir x2 (both 6.8%)
Two beers from the Hop Terroir series. The same beer (NEIPA) with hops from two different climates and terrains to see the differences they make in the same base. First one with Cascade hops from Germany, the other with Amarillo hops from Idaho.
Beer Geek Breakfast (7.5%)
Oatmeal stout brewed with coffee, a slightly different batch than before, reportedly the best of this ever.
Fruit Face Black Currant (4%)
Berliner weisse, a sour ale with blackcurrant, ginger and lime zest
Even More Bible Belt (13%)
Imperial stout with coffee, vanilla, chili and cocoa nibs
Weird Weather IIPA Lactose (8.3%)
Double IPA with lactose
Beer Geek Vanilla Maple Cocoa Shake (13%)
Imperial stout brewed with vanilla and a shitload of maple syrup.
Supah Sik Spells (8%)
Imperial IPA (for Beer Club, not in webshop)
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