Mikkeller Santa's Little Helper (2016)

Santa's Little Helper (2016)
(Batch of Santa's Little Helper)

 

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

Brewed at/by: De Proefbrouwerij
  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter
Score
7.03
ABV: 10.9% IBU: - Ticks: 746
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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled @ KBF 2016, Essen. Brownish color, medium sized beige to light brown head. Smell and taste malts, caramel, toasted malts, fried fruits. Decent body and carbonation. Hmm, expected it to be better.
Tried on 01 Jan 2017 at 11:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared at homeboy tasting. Dark brown with white head. Sweet dusty average belgian blabla with summa da lite xmas spray. Light sweet and bitter. Medium body, bit dry. Mehkers. --- Beer merged from original tick of Santas Little Helper 2016 on 09 Jan 2018 at 09:56 - Score: 7
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2016 at 17:25

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Almost clear dark mahogany with beige head. Toffee, condensed milk, milk chocolate, figs, soft spices, Christmas bread, cloves, cinnamon, cognac. Quite sweet and just medium bitter. Full bodied. Too much alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2016 at 17:12

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark brown, hazy beer with good and long lasting head. Aroma has roast, orange, spicy, berries and caramel. Taste has orange, berries, caramel, vanilla, dark fruits and anis. Quite full body, high carbonation. Alcohol also exists a bit. Could be better if aged.
Tried on 30 Dec 2016 at 13:22

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle, 0.33 l - BB 17/08/2026, from Alko, 20161229) The beer dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and nearly white. Aroma had caramel, banana, dried fruits and malts. Palate was medium bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, roasted malts, caramel, banana and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, hoppy and bitter. A nice strong brew but there was a slightly unpleasant burnt undertone.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2016 at 14:36

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lastly lasting head. Amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hopy and yeasty nice aroma. Heavy bitter wonderfull complex flavor. Spices and fruitys esters. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2016 at 08:38

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at RS HW, 24/12/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown win a decent beige cap. Nose is dark fruit rinds, nutty tunes, light spice, dates, toffee, pear drop. Taste comprises dates, fruit cake, faint coffee grinds, black peppery spice, light hop dusting, treacle toffee, light yeast bill. Full bodied, fine carbonation, warming alcohol in the close. Decent well balanced Belgian strong.
Tried on 24 Dec 2016 at 08:25

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Decent dark color with a fine off white head. Ok lacing Fineintensity in the aroma. Full body and an average to soft carbonation level. Bready, toffee, yeast, fruity and some spices in the flavor. The other annual Santa Little Helper have been a lot better in my opinion. Ok masked alcohol.
[Big bottle from Vinmonopolet Rygge in Moss, Norway]

Jostein 16
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2016 at 03:34

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
At Kerstbierfestival 2016. Thnx for sharing ! Pours clear, dark brown. Smell is spiced. OK , bit sweet. Taste is sharp, spiced. Sweet, somewhat boozy. OK
Tried on 20 Dec 2016 at 14:29

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle sampled at Essen Christmas Beer Festival ’16. Black with a tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, toffee and light chocolate. Flavour is heavy sweet. Medium bodied with alcohol heat in the finish and soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2016 at 03:26