Beers...

A friend visited the other day and we had quite a few nice beers while playing GT5 Prologue + Ratchet & Clank on my PS3. I took pictures of most of the beers I think, though some of them wasn't really interesting or it was beers that I already had pics of.Anyway, here it goes in random order:

BrewDog Hardcore IPA: Haven't tried beers from this brewery before and they certainly aren't cheap either (small bottles - prices...not so small), but those we tasted were certainly good.

BrewDog Paradox Grain (Batch 007): Very nice Imperial Stout.

BrewDog Riptide: Another pretty good stout.

Orkney Dragonhead Stout: Not really that impressed by this beer.

Duelund Knark Imperial Stout III: First beer I've tasted from this brewery as well and this is a very decent Imperial Stout.

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen: A smoked beer. I've had this beer before and I like it, though it's not something you'd drink more than one of and forget about impressing any ladies afterwards :p

Mikkeller Monks Elixir: As usual, Mikkeller delivers! A fine tribute to the great trappist monks of Belgium!

Brewpub København Cole Porter: A good porter, though as usual, porters aren't my favorite.

Raasted Triple IPA: A very good IPA.

Beer: Mikkeller evening

A friend visited and while playing PS3, talking camera stuff and such, we ended up having quite a few Mikkeller beers which I haven't posted here before:

Mikkeller - All Others Pale is a nice, fruity IPA. Another very nice beer from Mikkeller. Easier to drink than many other Mikkeller beers. Probably a good place to start if you're not that big a fan of the extreme kind of beers that Mikkeller is famous for.

Certainly nice, but it's not as interesting as many of the others from Mikkeller.

Another lovely IPA and as with most other of their beers, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.

A Christmas Porter from Mikkeller. Certainly one of the best porters I've had and I wouldn't mind drinking it again even though Porters still isn't my favorite.

We ended the day with a Mikkeller Black Hole - certainly a strong but happy ending :-)

Beer: Mikkeller Black Hole 2007

Quote Ratebeer.com: The newest batch of this has been brewed by Mikkeller at De Proefbrouwerij in Belgium. Also the ABV is actually 14% in spite of the label stating 13.1%.

The answer to my simple question is yes, I would buy this again. It is as most of the other Mikkeller beers I've tasted, extreme...and that is what I like about Mikkeller ;)

Ps. Yes, that is 2 bottles you see there - saving the second one for another day :D

Mikkeller - Beer Geek Breakfast

I have recently discovered the little Danish microbrewery, Mikkeller. The beer I first tried was their Beer Geek Breakfast which is described by themselves this way:

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, many say, and if you are a beer geek there is no better way to start the day than with a powerful, complex morning stout. The unique mix of oats and coffee gives this beer large body and power, while the coffee, at the same time, creates a nice balance.

I must confess that I haven't had it for breakfast, not yet at least, but it is truly an amazing stout! Highly recommended!

I have also tried their Jackie Brown (brown ale) and Stateside India Pale Ale. Both are great beers, but it is the Beer Geek Breakfast that has me most impressed.