Mikkeller Walk on Water

Walk on Water

 

Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰

Collab with: To Øl
Brewed at/by: De Proefbrouwerij
  Strong Ale - American Special
Score
6.86
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 67
Mikkeller and To Øl present to you - our effort to make the lightest beer in the world. What is the lightest beer in the world???

What we mean, is that Walk On Water is the beer with the lowest density. It simply weighs the least.
Brewers and beergeeks alike tend to describe beer by its density (or gravity). The specific density of a liquid is determined by its amount of dissolved matter. Normally proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and ashes are the four factors governing the density of a liquid. But for a beer it is more appropriate to describe its density by two factors; carbohydrates(sugar) and alcohol. Alcohol is much lighter than water, while carbohydrates (or sugars) in solution will raise the density of water.
When we brewed this beer the challenge was to ferment as much of the sugars from the malts as possible, without leaving any residual sugars. This is fairly easy for low ABV beer types, but is much more challenging for a 14% ABV beer - you could say the higher alcohol percentage the lighter, but then again high alcohol would lead to high amount of rest sugar and therefore the beer would be heavier.

After working on the breakdown of residual sweetness (dextrines etc.) and optimising our fermentation, we ended up with this beast of a boozy beer!
14% alcohol and no residual sugar making it a 100% attenuation fermented beer makes this the dryest and lightest beer in the world.

Ingredients: Water, Malt, Hops, Yeast (lager & Ale)
 

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8/10
Emgerherd. That's exceptionally smooth for something that is deadly ABV. JUST KEEP BREATHING after this one.
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:24

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keg at Cask. Blond and hazy. White head. Can really smell the strength, sweet and boozy, bit too much. Taste is again booze, sweet, not so great, too full on. Sweet and syrupy. Too much for me. Could have done with a lot less than half a pint. It's not horrible, but I don't want it again. --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) To Øl Walk on Water on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Keg at Cask. Blond and hazy. White head. Can really smell the strength, sweet and boozy, bit too much. Taste is again booze, sweet, not so great, too full on. Sweet and syrupy. Too much for me. Could have done with a lot less than half a pint. It's not horrible, but I don't want it again.
Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:53

8/10
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Tried on 06 Sep 2018 at 10:11

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
25th November 2017
Almost clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light dry and sweetish malts. A light brandy, almost apricot brandy. Alcohol spice still evident even though this bottle has a few years on it. Touch of dessert wine and mild dried fruits. Light dry finish. If you have one of these in the cellar, I reckon it was last several years more.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2017 at 11:06

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter cheasy flavor. Average mderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2017 at 13:33

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Almost clear golden color with white to off white head. Malty aroma, light grainy, caramel, bready, sweet citrusy fruity, alcoholic, light spicy yeasty. Sweet and light bitter alcoholic taste. Medium oily to sticky body with soft carbonatio.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2015 at 10:20

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours pale yellow, nose is sharp lemon, taste is sweet citrus, thin.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2014 at 23:56

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tap at G-Town Paradiso. Awesome concept. Unfiltered golden orange. A beast. I’d call it a wheat wine, but it doesn’t have that malty rich insanity. Like an APA, if you added grain alcohol. Just a monster of a beer, in shiny smooth clothes. Mead tendencies. Champagne yeast? Boozy all the way, but a cool experience. Well done, but brutal.
Tried from Draft on 06 May 2014 at 19:21

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein dunkel bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, Karamell, überreife Früchte, hopfig. Geschmack röstmalzig, fruchtig hopfig, Karamell, alkoholisch.
Tried on 25 Apr 2014 at 12:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle at home. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Aromas at the lemon end of citrus, light sweetness. Taste has honeyed sweetness and light bitterness. For the strength I expected it to be richer and thicker, but it’s surprisingly light and refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2014 at 05:53