Beer Review 31 // Mikkeller Stateside IPA

Today's beer is about celebrating autumn and all the goodness of sunshine without a cooking heatwave. So what could be better than an IPA....A Mikkeller IPA! Got this beer last time I ventured down to States in a local beer store. Was crazy excited to try it, so let us get going.

Details

Name: Stateside IPA

Style: IPA

Brewery: Mikkeller (website)

Country: Denmark (but likely brewed in Belgium)

Price: $3.50 for 330ml bottle

ABV: 6.9%

Commercial Fluff:

''A love of American microbrews is the inspiration behind this IPA, brewed with generous amounts of aromatic, American hops, which provide the significant freshness and bitterness with lots of citrus notes. The taste sensations are nicely balanced by the sweetness from the caramel malt.''

Own Opinion

Sight: Pours a reddish golden colour, with surprisingly little head and the head soon disappears.

Aroma: Bit of a strange one to me. It's flowery, grassy but with big grapefruit aromas to. Very interesting.

Taste: Starts out with a strong sweetness like caramel and fruits, but then the hops push through with grapefruit and again a grass comes into play. It leaves the tongue with a hoppy bitterness and zing of grapefruit which makes you thirsty for more.

Would I buy it again? Most likely yes, but it wouldn't be my first choice. Rereading my notes it is quite clear that I found the drink too sweet for palette. But it is Mikkeller so I'm sure I would buy it again. 

As far as the inspiration for this beer goes, I can see what he was trying to attempt, with his nod to American beers. It does remind me of Stone Brewing's beers, with a sweet caramel base that then hits you the hoppy notes. But for me a bit to sweet.

Have you tried this beer? Is it impossible to find in Ontario? Let me know what you think.

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