Beer Geek Vanilla Shake Barrel Aged Bourbon

Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal

In the beer geek breakfast series – the beer that really put Mikkeller on the map, we decided to shake things up by adding a truck load of vanilla to the french press coffee trick, creating a whole new dimension to the beer that are loved by freaks and geeks worldwide. Not only that, we then placed it in bourbon barrels for 8 months for a truly unique beer experience. Aromas are sweet filled with vanilla. Palate starts with milky sweetness and offers roasted malts, chocolate and coffee.

ABV

13.0

Rating

4.50532

Rating count

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Kevin S.

Sweet with a little bite on the back end

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Ross Culloch

I get a good bit of clove from this, particularly as it warms. Smooth, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, clove, boozy, but nicely balanced.

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Christoffer Karlsson

Kraftig mörk choklad. Vanilj. Lätt spritvarm, trevlig smak av fatlagringen. Lång, lång eftersmak. Från 2016.

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~ miller

2016 bottle. Held up amazingly...

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Linda

Super dark dense chocolate, coffee, bourbon, barrel

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Mark Schepers

Bottled 5/9/16. No signs of a weakening taste profile as of yet. Just wish this was a bit thicker. But very tasty. 4.2

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Al

Almost 5 years old and drinking great.

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Christian A.

This definitely one of the better ba stouts I've had, heavy bourbon character, had this weird note that I've noticed many vanilla stouts have that I'm not a fan of. The rest makes up for it though.

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Toivanen

Tulee barleywine-vibat, en tiiä miks. On hyvä kyllä silti. Tynnyröinti toimii komeesti.

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Calle B.

Hands down den absolut bästa ölen jag någonsin druckit

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Jesper Davits

Wow. Had this 2016 bottle 3 months ago as well and it was fireworks, but now it has become a huge letdown. Vanilla gone. Bad bottle, or more likely: past its prime :-(

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Nicholas Fiore

Deep dark black with tan lacing. Strong bourbon nose, with vanilla riding out. Taste balances sweet bean vanilla against dark coffee, and chocolate finds a place. Vanilla takes center stage as it should. Bourbon warmth and booze finish. Mikkeller ftw.

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Kevin Langenhuizen

Bottled 2016. Very smooth, thick, coffee forward and vanilla is still noticable. Amazing beer!

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Piotr W

Po 5 latach cały czas klasa. Może i niektóre nuty pouciekały, ale beczka cały czas wyraźnie wyczuwalna.

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Ben Domanski

Vanilla bomb. Might be a bit rich for my blood

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Lizzie

Favorite of the night. Rich chocolate/bourbon notes and the vanilla almost tasted malted. Merits a gratuitous photo of my dog meeting a mini Aussie puppy.

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Morten Andersen

Der er knald på - Wauw!

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Asger Samuel Kudsk

Rigtig god øl. Dufter af whiskey og smager af vanilje, kaffe og whiskey. Smager meget stærkt

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Oliver Jensen

Virkelig rig smag, med massere af vanilje, kaffe og bourbon

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Jesper Møjbæk

Kraftig vanille og lidt boozy. Lidt kokos duft og smag os måske? Fed. Kraftig smag. Fadet er kraftig. Lækkert!

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Mads Sinding

Den er rigtig god. Meget tydelig vanille og fad. Der er tenderende til kokus duft/smag, men tror det er vanille der bare er intens. Fed og massiv i glasset

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Jacob Cottreau

No ranking - much passed its prime for me. Spirit is indeed well integrated. Reminds me of nilla bcbs 18 in its icecream like quality. Also has some oxidized BW notes to it.Interesting to try!

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Miguel S.

Rock and roll will never die

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Mike Temple

FLN. Smooth. Very little burn from the bourbon.

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Enzo Smet

Plat maar zal wel komen door de leeftijd. Bourbon vat nog steeds mooi aanwezig. ABV valt niet op. Niet slecht maar door de veroudering mis ik wat typerende toetsen doch nog steeds een top biertje!

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Steve Storum

Strong beer

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Halldór Stefánsson

PD 05/09/16 , one tasty stout. Quite funny to see this is brewed in Norway by Lervig, imported to US by Shelton Brothers and then to DK via Mikkeller and now shipped to me in Norway via DHL 😂

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Søren Borgquist

[Backlog from Ratebeer, 2014] Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of malt, coffee, chocolate & vanilla. Flavours of roasted malt, dark fruits, lots & lots of chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, licorice & soy. Full body and low carbonation. Very sweet.

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Pafcio

Ocena przemieniona z notatek zanim powstał UT

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MichaelM

Vintage 2016

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Arnold Velasquez

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Heriberto Padilla

Near perfect. Holy smokes, the nose on this one!

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