Mikkeller Ris a la M’ale Fruit Beer / Radler at 8% ABV ($8.70 at Sherbrooke Liquor 375ml, no bottle date or best before)
Pours hazy medium amber with two fat fingers of light pinkish tan head, great retention and heavy lacing. (4/5) Nose is sour cherries, pale malt, nutty and yeasty. (7/10) Taste is moderately strong sweet, medium tart and mild bitter. (6/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, tart finish. (3/5)
Kind of muddled. There’s an almond-like nuttiness – almost Amaretto or Frangelico – that doesn’t work entirely well with the dominant sour cherries. Not Mikkeller’s best. (12/20)
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