Mikkeller Drink’in the Sun 11 and Mikkeller Chipotle Porter (Texas Ranger)

Reviewing today will consist of a couple of Mikkeller brews. Lately I don’t know what it is but I’ve been gravitating towards this brewer. It doesn’t hurt that they produce good beer and they produce a shit load of different beers. First up is a American Pale Wheat Ale named Drink’in the Sun 11. What I didn’t know when I picked up this beer was the low abv it is. It rings in at 2.40%. Quite sessionable. This is defintely the lowest beer I’ve ever reviewed.
This one pours a hazy straw color. When I popped the cap on this one it was lively. Poured out of the bottle. A bright white two finger head is poured. Great retention and lacing. A nice looking beer.
The aroma is a mixture of lemon zest, slight bit of citrus, and a grainy biscuit like malt backbone. Nothing is huge in this beer but everything is nice when it comes to the smell.
The taste on this beer is actually quite enjoyable but you can tell it’s low in alcohol. It’s just not huge on taste. Wheat hits the tongue first followed but the lemon and citrus. Not big but something I would visit again. Especially for a long day of drinking.
Mouthfeel is a little bit watery. But is highly carbonated and is kind of rough on the palette.
In the end I enjoyed this beer. Not huge on taste but at 2.4% it’s understood. Took me by surprise but in a good way.
Found: Aleyeah, Decatur, Georgia
ABV%: 2.40%
Price: Around 6 dollars a bottle
Website: http://www.mikkeller.dk/
What the company says: Didn’t see it on their site
Other beers to try from this brewery: Mikkeller Black Hole, Mikkeller Santas Little Helper
Other beers to try within the same style: Bell’s Oberon Ale, Three Floyd’s Gumball Head
Rating: B

Sometimes when I hear a beer has a certain spice or chili in it I walk away kind of disappointed by the lack of it. Mikkeller definitely didn’t do that with this beer. The number one ingredient in this beer is Chipotle and I’m glad it is, especially since it has it in it’s name. Oh this beer is also nicknamed Texas Ranger but it’s not not he bottle.
Texas Ranger pours pitch black. Small tan head is poured. Good retention and no lacing. The smell on this beer isn’t huge on chipotle. Instead it’s mixed in there nicely with some sweet chocolate and slight roasted malt.
In the taste is where the Chipotle takes over and I loved it. It’s hot. It added up more and more as you are drinking it. I didn’t want to put my glass down. The other ingredients sometimes peek through the chili. Smokiness, chocolate, roasted malt. But the chili is the key here. I can see this being to much for some people but for me it was great.
The mouthfeel is bordering between light and medium. Low carbonation. Burning adds up more and more as you drink this one. Burns the mouth and the throat as it goes down.
I’m a firm believer if the your beer is named after a certain spice or chili that it should be noticeable in the beer. Mikkeller did that and did it nicely here. It’s hot and it burns but not enough to scare people away.
Found: State Line Liquor, Elkton, Maryland
ABV%: 6.60%
Price: Around 12 dollars a bottle
Website: http://www.mikkeller.dk/
What the company says: Brewed with Chipotle Chilli Peppers at De Proef, Belgium.
Other beers to try from this brewery: Mikkeller Sour Bitch, Mikkeller Big Worst
Other beers to try within the same style: Stone Smoked Porter, Deschutes Black Butte
Rating: A-












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