Beer Rec: Mikkeller Spontanredgrape

The Facts
Style: Lambic – Fruit
ABV: 7.7%
Brewer: Mikkeller
Location: Hijfte, Belgium

First off all, I cant believe a Mikkeller beer has taken this long to get on my blog considering they are one of my favorite brewers.

Second of all, no one does a sour like Mikkeller; but I say that lightly… because there are breweries (cough “Cascade I love you!!” 💗cough) out there known for their sours. So I’ve had other greaaat sours before but I can ALWAYS count on Mikkeller’s to hit the spot, regardless. And for that, you’re my God Mikel. 🙌

The reason? Well-balanced. They aren’t “hella sour, mouth-puckering” but rather “light, sour and grounded”. This particular one is a sour ale brewed with red grapes and aged in oak barrels. 🍇🍇

TASTE TEST: Pink and purple are the first colors I noticed but then once it settled it seems like a rich red brown. Lightly carbonated. Sweet-ish smell. Smell the oak, fruit, must, old grape, fig, prune, dried fruit….but ripe fruit on taste. Prob the red grapes that give it the redder color come to think of it LOL. Tasting orange, pear, grape. It’s *fruitalicious!*. I’m getting sour patch kid. But, I can taste the age in it, not a young sour. The age balances it out I think, aka the longer time spent in barrels….realizing now that I prefer older sours, not fresh young ones that make you fish face.😗 Nice fruit and must balance. Like fruit and wood. Makes me think of an orchard or vineyard…that fruit-wood combo.

Which brings me to my next point that you’ll wanna be sipping this sour on a deck for sure, maybe a porch? Yeah! Let’s go with porch, I like porches, not enough of those around. Something with wood and pretty flowers and your hand on this full glass.🌸🍺🌸

This is a sour that I could have like 3 glasses of before I got sick of it. And for those of you who like sours- you know that you def cannot say that about many. Usually they’re a one and done thing. But trust, you can handle more Spontan-                 (insert fruit flavor here, there make lots).

**NOTE: I mayyy have been hoarding this beer in my fridge, (ugh typical because I love Mikkeller so much I didn’t want to drink it!) So I believeeeeeeee this particular flavor is actually out of stock – or at least very hard to find – now  😁😁😁 BUT Mikkeller’s “Spontan” series produces several new flavors a season and THESE are his new ones!! They all share similar qualities as described above (slash made by Mikel) so you can’t go wrong selecting any of those colorful labels! Personally, I can’t WAIT to get my hands on that passion fruit one! 🙏

They’re always there and always good! 😋

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Stuff // Beer: Mikkeller Spontanredgrape (newer flavors at: Healthy Spirits or Mikkellar Bar) //

Colors (left to right) // Pantone 214U/ Pantone 678U / Pantone 351C / Pantone 611C (50%) / Pantone 1807C //