Below are my thoughts that were jotted down while drinking this beer:
Thick beer. Dark thick head. The head is so thick I can’t see my light for the opacity rating. Musty. Hot. Thick. Has Mikkeller ever made the same beer twice? Is this a smokebeer? Answer = Yes. For our purposes, if the ingredients are smoked, then it gets reviewed at SmokeBeerMinistry. A chipotle pepper is a smoked jalapeno. Great lacing. Darkness. If you like pepper beers, drink this. Mikkeller does their homework. What will help? – Sweetness, a different yeast, more booze, bamberg smoked peppers (beechwood I believe)… There’s your new recipe Mikkeller. Overall metric of approval – 3 out of 7
| Brewer | Mikkeller |
| Beer Name | Chipotle Porter |
| Brewer’s Description | A very special and complex dark ale, brewed with American hops and malt, and made particularly unique by the addition of warming chili and hints of vanilla. |
| Food Pairings | Chicken wings |
| Brewery Location | Lochristi-Hijtfte, Belgium |
| Alcohol content by volume | 6.6% |
| Beer opacity rate 1 – 7 (light – dark) | 7 |
| Smell smoke? 1 – 7 (No – George Burns) | 2.5 |
| Sausage detection? Y or N | Y – chorizo |
| Smokepower taste: 1 – 7 Smokestacks | 3 |
| Overall Happiness: 1 – 7 (sad – happy) | 3 |
I think their US importer does a better job informing the public of their beers than Mikkeller does. Regardless, here are their websites:
Brewery – http://mikkeller.dk/
Importer – http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/booze/
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