Mikkeller Årh Hvad?! / Hva Såå!?

Årh Hvad?! / Hva Såå!?

 

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

Brewed at/by: De Proefbrouwerij
  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
7.02
ABV: 6.8% IBU: - Ticks: 165
A Mikkeller interpretation of the classic Trappist ale, Orval. Brett funk in a light fruity pale, that will taste great fresh, but age beautifully for years!
 

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7/10
June 24, 2017 Amber pour with white head and lacing. Sweet malty and hoppy with some notes of yeast, some caramel sweetness, some icing sugar, bretty herbal hoppy backing, some spices into the close.
Tried on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:35

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Aroma of fruits, malt, yeast, Brett funk, peppery notes, fresh hops. Flavour is light sweet with a wonderful moderate to medium bitter finish. I love Orval and this is certainly a nice approximation.
Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 13:29

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
The orginal Årh Hvad. 330ml shared with Ryan and Kulminator's regulars (Ernest, Pedro, Fox). Appearance: hazy copper with a tan head. Aroma: cardboard and funk. Taste: very bitter, harsh, too much Brett. Overall: passed its prime.
Tried on 12 May 2023 at 15:47

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Poured from 330mL bottle (as Årh Hvad). Clear amber gold with white head. Aroma has tons of horse blanket, touch of cardboard. Same flavour with feint astringency and hopping.
Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2023 at 15:41

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle bought at Arla Unika/Mikkeller tasting some years ago (was keept dark and cool. BBE 29/08/26). Pours copper orange with large white head. Aroma is intense sour apples, skin of red grapes, malt, yeast and hints of banana and cloves. Taste is light to medium sweet, light bitter and light acidic. Body is oily with fizzy carbonation. Finish is long and balanced sweet and bitter with intense notes of apple, apple seeds, almonds, oak, leather, yeast, banana and cloves.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2023 at 22:07

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled (had as Mikkeller Årh Hvad?!). Hazy deep orange colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is funk, farmyard, fruits and some slight spicy and herbal tones. Flavour is grassy, citrusy, some farmyard and mild earthy tones. Somewhat dry palate. A bit yeasty in the finish to. Good take on Orval, but feels like a light version of it.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2023 at 17:03

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours hazy orange with a small head. It smells funky and citrusy. The flavor is tart and citrusy. There are mild hops and I think caramel. Lively carbonation. Quite good but was hoping for great here.
Tried on 21 Mar 2021 at 13:52

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle. Bought, I believe, är a Systembolaget. Many years ago. This bottle has been in my keeping since 2016 I believe. One of the bottles I keep in englsnd for aging. I didn't intend to age it deliberately but its BBD was not for years so I left it. And boy am I glad I did!! Aroma is fantastic Belgian funk. It mellowed over time but still that brett is very much there. Lovely deep golden colour. Having read that this was a try on Orval I'm almost scared how well they have managed to recreate that special and funky taste of Orval. Incredibly clever. Easy going with a funky spice at the end. Superb beer and I'm sure it doesn't taste near the same young.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2021 at 18:54

6/10
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2020 at 18:41

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Pours opaque orange amber with an off white head. Aroma: caramel, Belgian yeast, light spices, earthy, funk, vinous notes. Taste: moderate sweet, yeasty with some brett funk, spice, some hop bitterness. Medium body, high carbonation, dry hoppy bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2020 at 21:21