Mikkeller All Other Pales Pale American Pale Ale at 5.8% ABV ($5.50 at Sherbrooke Liquor, 330ml, best before 27-May-2016)
Pours hazy pale amber with one finger of loose off-white head, excellent retention and lacing. (5/5) Nose is pine, grapefruit, mild caramel malt. (8/10) Taste is mild to moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (8/10) Medium body, soft carbonation, long bitter finish. (5/5)
Oh, Mikkeller, you magnificent bastard, you. I actually laughed out loud when I realized the script printed on the label (entitled, appropriately enough, “ALE”) actually has the second page very faintly visible: “We should drink these all night” (Nods in agreement). Awesome. But seriously, “All other pales pale”? Arrogant much? I’d say 95, 97% tops, of other pales pale. This is one helluva beer, but don’t get cocky. Maybe if you’d stop brewing, like, 150 different beers a year, you could improve on those numbers. (I swear, Sherbrooke must’ve had 30 or 40 different Mikkellers in stock. Maybe more. Someone needs to nail his feet to the floor in a brewery, or burn his passport, or something.) (18/20)
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