Mikkeller Domino White Lung – Kölsch at 6.7% ABV (C$6.00 at Sherbrooke Liquor, 330 ml,course content best before 12-Jul-2017, acquired 17-Dec-2016, reviewed 17-Jun-2017)
Appearance: clear pale to medium gold with one fat finger of rocky white head, good retention and moderate lacing. (3/5) Aroma: bready malt, light citrus, tropical fruit, hint of stone fruit. (6/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (6/10) Medium-light body, moderate carbonation, off-dry short duration finish. (3/5)
This one makes me wonder whether Mikkel not only names the beers by picking words at random, but whether he decides what style name to hang on it that way, too – after he brews it. I mean, come on, how the heck is this a Kölsch? It’s too dark, too heavy, too boozy, too pretty much everything. This is a Kölsch the way I’m a gentleman – which is to say, not even close. As one of my profs once told me, “I was torn between giving you an A for original content and an F for following the course content, so I split the difference and gave you a C – don’t appeal it.” (I quoted Metallica in a Philosophy exam I wrote while drunk. I think Mikkel was drunk when he named this.) (12/20)
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