2015 – Mikkeller Christmas Calendar

Date Beer Style Notes
1 Årh Hvad Belgian pale ale 3.75, hoppier than expected, a fine start to the month.
2 Jackie Brown Brown ale 3.5, very traditional brown ale.
3 Santa’s Little Helper Christmas ale 4.25, strongest in the first three, a boldly tasty dark ale. This might be a repeat, I dimly recall this being in Alko’s selection a few years back.
4 Not Just Another Wit Belgian ale 4, first beer I’ve tasted before. A hoppy wit.
5 Red & White Christmas Imperial wit 4, peculiar but pleasant hybrid.
6 Appreciation Pils Pilsner 3.5, a well-brewed pils with no extra angles to it.
7 It’s Alright Belgian pale ale 4.5, a very citrusy pale ale, whose taste exceeds the low ABV (4.5%) significantly.
8 Drink’in Berliner Hop On Dry-hopped Berliner weisse 3.75, way more hopped than the regular Drink’in Berliner.
9 Koppi IPA IPA 4.5, first “coffee IPA” tasted so far. Fortunately the taste of coffee is really subdued./td>
10 El Celler De Can Roca Pilsner 3.5, a faultless pilsner, far from my favorite genre, but few in it are as accomplished as this one.
11 1000 IBU IIPA The IBU-value is “theoretical”, whatever it means, since the hoppiness certainly does not reflect the number. Strong but far from unpleasantly bitter.
12 All Other Pale’s Pale Pale ale My notes are lacking content on this entry: “smooth”.
13 Drink’in the Snow Winter ale Darker and tastier. Far more so than the almost nonexistent ABV promises.
14 Black Hole Imperial Stout 4.75, bitter and sweet – a very bold imperial stout, easily the finest entry in the calendar so far. Benefits from warming up.
15 Belgian Tripel Belgian tripel 3.5, smoother than the common tripel (again grade penalized by this not being my favorite genre).
16 Pastelism Pilsner 3, kind of a weak link in the chain.
17 Milk Stout Milk stout 2.75, too sweet for my taste (the lactose is strong in this one).
18 Via Fra Til Holiday ale 4, dark, spicy and altogether quintessentially christmassy. I’m pretty sure this was in Alko’s christmas selection in 2011-ish.
19 I’m a Kombo Cucumber witbier 2.5, as noted in the Untappd-entry: “cucumbeer is not my kind of beer”. Weird, but ultimately watery and unpleasant.
20 Hoppy Lovin Christmas Christmas IPA 4.5, hoppy indeed, with non-confliciting spicery added to the mix. Available in Alko as part of the christmas selection in 2013.
21 Sort Gul Black IPA 4.25, roasty and well-hopped, exactly the par for the course for a black IPA. Previously available (tasted in February 2013 according to Untappd).
22 Ris Ala M’Ale Christmas Ale 2.75, ale made with a rice dessert recipe. Fails on me.
23 Texas Ranger Chipotle Chili Porter 4.5, first chili beer in a long long time. And probably the best chili beer so far.
24 Foret De Troncais Light Toasted Barley Wine 4.5, first barley dessert wine I’ve tasted. A hefty ending (clocking in at no less than 19.3% ABV) to a fine month of beers.