Santa's Little Helper (2012)
(Batch of Santa's Little Helper)
Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijBelgian Style - Strong Ale Winter
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Score
7.39
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750mL bottle, over a year old. Almost black beer with a hansom, big and brown head. The nose is roasted, some salt liquirice and dark dried fruits, plums, spices, hint of overcooked bananas and warm of alcohol. Quite complex and succesfully aroma. Taste of salt liquirice, dark fruits and some cellar. Clearly spicy taste and they are quite strong but smooth and balanced. Only medium bodied, low and smooth carbonation. Quite a mess but still it works at some level.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2014
at 10:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
28.12.2013, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Big brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry and boozy, oak, spices, grass, dark malts, cocoa, burnt coffee. Taste is slightly dry boozy, dark malts, oak, alcohol, spices, grass, chocolate, dark sugar. Longlasting mild bitterness. Fair enough.
Big brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry and boozy, oak, spices, grass, dark malts, cocoa, burnt coffee. Taste is slightly dry boozy, dark malts, oak, alcohol, spices, grass, chocolate, dark sugar. Longlasting mild bitterness. Fair enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 10:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home, 2013 Christmas party. Dark brown pour, thin white head. Plums and burnt sugar on the nose, light spices and orange, then a hint of yeast. Good flavour, rich mouthfeel, sweet finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2013
at 03:22
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
From tap at The Bishop Arms in Copenhagen. Small glass served at the right drinking temperature. Coal black body with a dark red shade. Low head, dotted spots to the glassware. Dark malty aromas joined by a nice touch of Christmas spices. Rich Yuletide taste of anise, coffee, and chocolate on a moderate roasted backbone. Long bittersweet tail tingled with alcohol warmth. Great stuff that fits the holiday season. Enjoyed in a relaxing atmosphere. I’ve always liked visiting this place and even placed one of my books in their library. Thanks (Copenhagen 09.12.2013).
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2013
at 11:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Well, let’s see how the leftovers from last Christmas tastes like. 75 cl. bottle poured in to a Trappist glass. Dark brown colour bordering black with a small, dense tanned head. Sweet aroma with dark fruits, caramel, brown sugar, roasted, chocolate, "Christmas spices", some banana. A boozy hint. Taste is sweet. Full body, creamy to thick texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes sweet with chocolate, roasted malts and spices. More booze. A rich, juicy Christmas beer - however, the booziness is a bit of a let down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2013
at 11:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark black pour with thin tan head, dark fruit aroma, taste has chocolate really smooth tasting also has dried dark fruits and a slight hint of roast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2013
at 03:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
At Asahiya’s Christmas party last year, a nice spicy stout like beer with a rich orange tinged head. It was interesting but you could feel the alcohol burn down your throat. Aged 1 year: Santa 2012: creamy slightly boozy nose, chocolatey. This has improved immensely over a year. It is way less boozy, more balanced chocolate velvety notes. Delicious. Some cheese gives me nutty notes. It is an exceptionally solid beer but still not super complex. Good stuff. Old rating 3.3 now 3.6
Tried
on 18 Nov 2013
at 06:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle . Pours dark brown No real foam Smells unintence , sweet Taste is sweet . Some chocolate , sugar . Ok...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2013
at 15:43
8/10
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 11:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
29th November 2012
Opaque black - brown beer, little pale tan head. Smooth softish palate, a little dry with fine carbonation. Spirity dark malt.. no roast or bitterness. A little dark chocolate and dark fruits. Not really getting the spices. Dry finish with mild wood. Okay but could do with a little aging.
Opaque black - brown beer, little pale tan head. Smooth softish palate, a little dry with fine carbonation. Spirity dark malt.. no roast or bitterness. A little dark chocolate and dark fruits. Not really getting the spices. Dry finish with mild wood. Okay but could do with a little aging.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2013
at 04:48