Mikkel(ler)'s Blog

Slaget om Nørrebro på Kiin Kiin 26/8-2009!!!

2009-08-04T07:44:00.000-07:00

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Euroman on Drink Your Sorrows Away

2009-08-04T07:41:00.001-07:00

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The Hoosier Beer Geek 6 Pack: Mikkel Bjergsø of Mikkeller

2009-07-12T22:37:00.000-07:00

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Beer Brawl 14 - Mikkeller

2009-06-16T09:16:00.001-07:00

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Meeting a legend

2009-05-28T13:21:00.000-07:00

At this years beer festival in Copenhagen I got the chance to meet a true legend in homebrewing, Charlie Papazian who has inspired many home brewers around the world.

Søren Houmøller om Ølinnovation

2009-05-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

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Great video review of Beer Geek Brunch Weasel.

2009-05-13T23:33:00.000-07:00

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U.S. radio Odeo: Mikkeller Beer Show

2009-04-19T04:44:00.000-07:00

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Danish brewery of the year 2008 - at Politiken.dk

2009-03-30T05:07:00.000-07:00

First 15 auction beers turned into 3 computers (in danish)

2009-03-12T13:13:00.001-07:00

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Mikkels Monster wins Barley Wine test in 'Smag & Behag'

2009-02-28T09:20:00.001-08:00

Berlingske Tidende 'Rock’n’roll bryggeren'

2009-02-21T07:44:00.000-08:00

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Mikkeller in danish weekly magazine 'Familiejournalen'....!!

2009-02-07T01:47:00.000-08:00

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Mikkeller 'beermaker's dinner version 3' at restaurant Gastro in Helsingborg, Sweden

2009-01-21T20:41:00.000-08:00

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FynskMedier about BGBrunch and Mikkeller...

2009-01-17T00:41:00.000-08:00

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Information on Beer Geek Brunch...

2009-01-14T03:59:00.000-08:00

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Viborg Folkeblad on Beer Geek Brunch..

2009-01-09T08:41:00.000-08:00

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Se og Hør on Beer Geek Brunch...

2009-01-09T08:40:00.001-08:00

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Danish newspaper Urban on Beer Geek Brunch Weasel..

2009-01-08T22:48:00.001-08:00

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Yours truly in TV2 GodMorgen Danmark talking lots af sh*@!!

2009-01-08T12:53:00.000-08:00

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Politiken on Brunch....

2009-01-05T22:26:00.000-08:00

Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet on Beer Geek Brunch Weasel..

2009-01-04T06:36:00.000-08:00

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Sydsvanskan.se: It's Alight best beer in 2008 (in swedish)

2008-12-28T01:53:00.000-08:00

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Hoosier Beer Geek name Santas Little Helper beer of the year 2008!

2008-12-26T08:50:00.001-08:00

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Santa's Little Helper 2008 no. 1 in Politiken (in Danish)!

2008-12-17T01:03:00.000-08:00

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My 'Viking's Return' got 2nd of 50 at Wetherspoon Real Ale Festival 2008!

2008-12-02T22:09:00.000-08:00

Earlier this year I travelled to Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, North England to brew 60.000 liter of my english amber ale 'Viking's Return'. The beer featured at the pub chain Wetherspoons 'Real Ale Festival' in November. With 50 different beers at the festival 'Viking's Return' got a second spot in the competition, only beaten by Australian Black Wattle from Barons Brewery. Cheers!

From To beer of the month in swedish 'Dagens Nyheter'!

2008-12-02T10:00:00.000-08:00

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Great review of 黑 with cool pics!!

2008-11-26T06:14:00.000-08:00

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Wetherspoon Beer Festival is over...!

2008-11-17T00:47:00.000-08:00

...but here's the magazine interview anyways....(click picture)

U.K. magazine Wine & Spirit lists 10 beers to try before you die!

2008-11-10T23:27:00.000-08:00

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Great review on Mikkeller/Stone/Alesmith

2008-11-09T12:07:00.000-08:00

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Mikkel(ler) in the U.K. news...

2008-10-18T23:30:00.000-07:00

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MPA announcing X at the festival..!

2008-09-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

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The Beer Nut: Mikkeller, su keller

2008-09-17T03:49:00.000-07:00

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I'm in Aftenshowet on DK national TV!

2008-09-09T23:22:00.000-07:00

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黑 in danish news Lorry!

2008-09-03T11:57:00.000-07:00

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Dudes trippin' over Hvedegoop at Dark Lord Day 08

2008-08-24T11:45:00.000-07:00

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England likes Mikkeller!

2008-08-12T06:08:00.001-07:00

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Mikkeller goes to the movies....!

2008-08-10T12:27:00.000-07:00

Associate Producer Joseph McConnell emailed me regarding 'The Tenant' - the latest movie he has been working on. The producer team being Mikkeller drinkers themselves, thought it was funny what the last sentence in the teaser from the movie says. Check it out for yourself (click banner)

Mikkeller in Norway beer magazine Ølgjerd

2008-08-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

Mikkeller is the worlds best.....almost! (video in danish)

2008-08-03T05:33:00.000-07:00

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Head to head challenges with Black Hole

2008-07-30T23:33:00.000-07:00

Black Hole vs. Victory Storm King (click picture)

Black Hole vs. Foothills Sexual Chocolate (click picture)

Mikkeller Arrives in the UK

2008-07-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

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Latest Mikkeller/Alesmith/Stone update!

2008-07-08T08:04:00.000-07:00

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Two Mikkeller awards at Helsinki Beer Festival 2008

2008-07-08T06:20:00.000-07:00

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News on the Mikkeller/Stone/Alesmith tripel beer....

2008-06-19T14:43:00.000-07:00

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Good friends from Nøgne Ø with a bottle of 黑

2008-06-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

My good friends Kjell Einar og Kjetil from Nøgne Ø enjoying a Mikkeller 黑

Mikkeller in new beer book by Michael Jackson!

2008-06-09T20:00:00.000-07:00

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Struise/Mikkeller in Ale Street News.

2008-06-09T07:34:00.000-07:00

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Opfording til Håndbryggere: ´Beer Geek Breakfast Challenge 2008´ hane til European Beer Festival 2008

2008-06-09T07:09:00.000-07:00

´Kære Bryggere
Som I sikkert alle er bekendte med har Mikkeller annonceret Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Challenge på European Beer Festival 2008.
Der står derfor i skrivende stund ganske givet en masse lækker sort øl rundt omkring og koger/bobler/lagrer.
Ølministeriet på håndbryggerstanden skal derfor, i samarbejde med Mikkeller, opfordre alle som har tænkt sig at deltage MBGBC til at sende deres bud på en BGB-fortolkning på Håndbryggerstandens ChallengeHane, så publikum på festivalen kan få en chance for at smage det lækre sorte stads I går og brygger på!
Vi håber meget at I vil bakke op om ChallengeHanen. Hvis I vil sende øl til Hanen kan I skrive til ølministeren på email:
kslottved@yahoo.dk
Fade kan lånes hos Maltbazaren eller hos Herlev Håndbryggerlaug. Alle fade bliver, som det er tilfældet med alle andre øl på standen, godtgjort med 250-300kr. og bryggerne får selvfølgelig et udstillerarmbånd der giver indgang alle dage.
Venlig hilsen Ølministeriet og Mikkeller´

Mikkeller/Alesmith/Stone rumours :-)

2008-05-25T03:03:00.001-07:00

Result of charity auction the movie (in danish)

2008-05-22T11:35:00.000-07:00

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I'm in BeerAdvocate magazine.

2008-05-20T13:58:00.000-07:00

Written by Paul McMorrow (click pictures)

'80 Mikkeller Marathon @ Hoosier Beer Geek

2008-05-17T00:50:00.000-07:00

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Meet me at Stone Brewing Co. 'Meet the Brewer Night' wednesday, June 4th 5-9pm

2008-05-17T00:46:00.000-07:00

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Article on 10 coolest beer names. 'Beer Geek Breakfast Pooh Coffee' no. 4! Liberal?!?

2008-05-14T22:45:00.000-07:00

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The making of Kidz Beer (movies)

2008-05-12T04:04:00.000-07:00

Kidz Beer bottle filling :

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Struise Mikkeller in Søndagsavisen (in danish)

2008-04-28T13:34:00.000-07:00

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Mikkeller/Vibskov/Emenius in Politikens iBYEN (in danish)

2008-04-28T06:21:00.000-07:00

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News on the Mikkeller/Stone/Alesmith project

2008-04-27T02:52:00.000-07:00

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I appear on the Stone Old Guardian 2008 back label!!!

2008-04-26T02:14:00.000-07:00

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Great web review of Mikkeller!

2008-04-24T05:05:00.000-07:00

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Black in Politikens iBYEN (in danish)

2008-04-20T22:12:00.000-07:00

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Another article in Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet

2008-04-19T01:11:00.001-07:00

Article in Ekstra Bladet March 2008. Written by Kristian Kornø Rasmussen
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Silver for Stateside and honourble mention for Draft Bear....

2008-04-16T08:51:00.000-07:00

At this years Helsinki Beer Festival we received two awards:

Stateside - silver in category for ales over 6 %
Draft Bear - honourble mention in category pilsner over 6%

Charity Auction raised DKK 52.000 (US$11.000) for Mozambique!!!!!!

2008-04-14T05:34:00.000-07:00

Ølbutikken and Mikkellers charity auction for a school-democracy project in Mozambique is over.
In total we rasied approx. DKK 52.000 or US$11.000!!!!!
Highest bid was €579,- making it one of - if not the most expensive danish beer ever!!!

Presse release in Danish:

Øl-auktion indtjente 52.000 til børn i Mozambique
4300 kroner. Så meget lød højeste bud på for en enkel flaske af Mikkellers ’Barrel Aged X Imperial Stout 2007’, da sidste hammerslag i mikrobryggeriets velgørenheds-auktion faldt søndag nat. I alt blev 40 nummererede og signerede flasker solgt og indtjente i alt 52.000 kroner. Alle pengene går ubeskåret til Mellemfolkelig Samvirkes projekt ’Borgerrettigheder i grundskolen’.
Projektet skal fremme forståelsen af demokrati blandt børn og unge i Mozambique, så begrebet kan rodfæste sig og blomstre i landet på sigt. Ambitionen er blandt andet, at elever, lærere og forældre på 15 skoler i det sydlige Mozambique ved udgangen af 2010 skal have modtaget undervisning i demokratiets principper og praksis.
Mikkellers øl, der er produceret eksklusivt til formålet, har lagret i otte måneder på sherryfad og har en alkoholprocent på 15.0 % vol.
Auktionen startede den 31. marts og sluttede 13. april, klokken 00.00 på Ølbutikkens hjemmeside www.olbutikken.dk

Barrel Aged X Imperial Stout 2007 charity auction starts monday March 31st on olbutikken.dk

2008-03-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

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Democracy for Children charity auction

The cause

MS Mozambique wants to strengthen and develop the teaching of democracy in Mozambican grade schools in order for the idea of democracy and self-determination to take root in the poor country in the southern part of Africa.

Democracy needs to be a part of children’s every day life. That is what is the idea behind MS’s Mozambican project, ‘Civil Rights in Grade Schools’, whose objective is to make democracy a way of life in Mozambique in the southern part of Africa, for generations to come. “Children need to understand and exercise democracy in their daily lives, if the seed is to grow and flower in the long run in Mozambique,” says MS Mozambique’s director, Ulla Strøbech.

The first democratic election in Mozambique was held in 1994 after almost 500 years of Portuguese colonialism and 17 years of civil war and violence. Since then, Mozambicans have been to the ballot boxes in 1999 and 2004. A proportionately high percentage voted at these elections, which proved that the citizens of this poor country had learned how to vote, but besides that Mozambicans are very bad at exercising their democratic rights.

MS Mozambique wants to change that. “We envisage boys and girls, women and men becoming better prepared to take an active part in local government”, emphasises Ulla Strøbech. MS Mozambique’s project, ‘Civil Rights in Grade School’, which is a part of MS’ s overall vision of strengthening and building up local democracy, aims

to produce more handbooks and instructions about democracy for teachers by the end of 2008.
to start a pilot project in the Gaza province, which focuses on teaching democracy in southern Mozambique by the end of 2008.
that students, teachers and parents at 15 schools in southern Mozambique have been taught the principles and practices of democracy by the end of 2010.
that teaching material about democracy is developed, tested and promoted to be used in the national educational system.
that the school board can plan their own budget for their schools and control that the money is spent in the right places, by the end of 2010. MS Mozambique collaborates with two local organisations, UDEBA and FECIV which have many years of experience in teaching about civil rights in Mozambican grade schools.

All the money from this auction goes directly to this project in Mozambique.

The auction

Mikkel, head brewer and owner of Mikkeller and Michael and Jeppe, owners of Denmark’s most specialized beer store Ølbutikken, conceived the brilliant idea of brewing a special beer to be sold at auction to raise money for this project. So they created a special, 8 month sherry cask barrel-aged version of Mikkel’s rare and delicious X Imperial Stout brewed exclusively for the beer festival in Valby, Denmark in May 2007. This is a one-time, very limited edition - only 40 bottles (75cl champagne bottle) are available! Each bottle has been numbered and signed by brewer Mikkel, and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the school democracy project in Mozambique.

If you're interested in acquiring one of these rare beers in helping the school kids of Mozambique, please complete the form below and making sure to include all the information. Everyone is welcome to bid, but please note that if you win a bottle it must either be picked up in person at Ølbutikken, Copenhagen, Denmark or can be shipped with freight charges added to the final bid amount. Winning bidders must pay by cash or bank transfer only (bank fees must be paid by the buyer), so please make sure that you can do that before bidding. All bids will be anonymous. At the conclusion of the auction, we'll contact the winning bidders to acquire billing information and to coordinate delivery of the beer.

The details

First, one bid is for one bottle! Highest bid will get bottle number 1, second highest bottle number 2 down to 40th highest bid that will get bottle number 40. On top of that highest bidder will not only get bottle number 1, but will also get one bottle of Mikkeller X Imperial Stout 2006 plus one bottle of Mikkeller X Imperial Stout 2007 (both 33cl)! The auction will run for 14 days. Lowest winning bid (40th highest bid) will be visible here on our homepage, so that you will always know what you at least must bid in order to get a bottle. After the first week of the auction all 40 bids will be visible for 1 day and thereafter only the lowest winning bid will be visible again until the end of the auction.

The 40 bottles will be displayed at Ølbutikken during the auction.

If you have any questions about this auction or have any trouble submitting your bid, please write to us at mail@olbutikken.dk.

And remember, this is for a great cause….. so please bid generously!

Thank you,

Mikkel, Michael & Jeppe

P.S. Thanks to the Shelton Bros for technical assistance hosting this auction!

P.P.S. See more on Mellemfolkelig Samvirkes Website

Article about me in danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet

2008-03-26T10:22:00.000-07:00

Article in Ekstra Bladet March 18th 2008. Written by Morten Mauritson

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Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Challenge 2008 - endelige regler (in danish)

2008-03-24T05:01:00.000-07:00

Den første Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Challenge løber af stablen ved European Beer Festival lørdag den 13. september 2008 i København.

Konkurrencen går i al sin enkelthed ud på at brygge den bedste version af Mikkellers flagskibsøl ’Beer Geek Breakfast’ - en oatmeal stout på 7,5 % vol. tilsat gourmetkaffe.

Meningen med konkurrencen er ikke, at der skal brygges en præcis klon af originalen. Derfor bliver der ikke offentliggjort en opskrift. Egne fortolkninger af Beer Geek Breakfast er meget velkomne. Deltagende øl skal dog overholde følgende minimumskrav:
- Øllen skal være en oatmeal/kaffestout.
- Alkoholprocenten skal ligge på ca. 6-9 % vol.
Derudover sætter kun fantasien grænser. Der kan benyttes specielle ingredienser, malttyper, sukker, gærtyper, fadlagring osv.

Alle deltagende øl bliver bedømt af et kvalificeret dommerpanel bestående af professionelle bryggere, professionelle ølfolk, ølnørder og undertegnede.
Alle kan deltage - såvel amatørerbryggere som professionelle med så mange versioner af Beer Geek Breakfast, som de har lyst til.

Der skal indleveres fem flasker á 25-50 cl senest lørdag den 6. september hos:

Ølbutikken
Oehlenschlægersgade 2
1663 København V

Øllene kan også sendes pr. post ved forudgående aftale.

Følgende skal oplyses ved indlevering af øllene: navn på bryggeren, adresse, telefonnummer og e-mail samt tekniske data på øllene (ingredienser og alkoholprocent samt evt. EBC, IBU, OG og FG).

Der vil være følgende præmier til de tre bedst placerede øl:

1. præmie: 3 kasser Mikkeller øl + 12 Mikkeller glas + 2 Mikkeller T-shirts
2. præmie: 2 kasser Mikkeller øl + 6 Mikkeller glas + 1 Mikkeller T-shirt
3. præmie: 1 kasse Mikkeller øl + 6 Mikkeller glas

Præmierne bliver overrakt på festivalen lørdag d. 13. september eller kan afhentes i Ølbutikken.
For yderligere spørgsmål kontakt: mikkel@mikkeller.dk

God brygning!!

Med venlig hilsen

Mikkel Bjergsø
Mikkeller
Mail: mikkel@mikkeller.dk
Web: mikkeller.dk

New danish homebrewing DVD set - I'm judging the beers!

2008-03-13T08:46:00.000-07:00

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Monk's Elixir 6 stars in Berlingske Tidende.....!

2008-03-13T06:49:00.000-07:00

Berlingske Tidende, by Mr. Søren Frank, March 9. 2008 (click picture)

Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Challenge 2008

2008-03-09T05:18:00.000-07:00

Mikkellers flagskibøl hedder Beer Geek Breakfast. Det er en stout på alk. 7,5 % vol. brygget med store mængde havre og frisk gourmetkaffe.

Beer Geek Breakfast blev fra sin spæde fødsel hurtigt kendt blandt ølnørder i Danmark og rundt omkring i verden og er stadig Mikkellers mest berømmede øl herhjemme og i udlandet. Nu udskriver Mikkeller den første årlige ’Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Challenge’ blandt Danmarks hjemmebryggere.

Reglerne er simple: Bryg den bedste version af Beer Geek Breakfast.
Alle deltagende øl vil blive dømt ved årets European Beer Festival lørdag den 13. september på. Dommere ved konkurrencen vil være undertegnede, ejer og brygger på Mikkeller, samt et nøje udvalgt dommerpanel som offentliggøres senere.

Der vil være præmier til de 3 bedste øl.

Konkurrencen er ikke ment som en konkurrent til årets DM i håndbryg, men snarere som en sjovt event som forhåbentlig vil blive en tradition ved ølfestivalen i fremtiden.

For at undersøge om der overhovedet er interesse for en sådan konkurrence bedes du/I melde tilbage med forhåndstilkendegivelse til mig på mikkel@mikkeller.dk inden 1. april 2008. Herefter vil de endelige forhold omkring konkurrencen blive offentliggjort.

God Brygning!

Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
Mikkel Borg Bjergsø
Mikkeller

Good Beer Show loves Beer Geek Breakfast!

2008-02-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

Click bottle - click DOWNLOAD SHOW #139 - scroll to time 42:47 (ends 49:47)

Update: The Mikkeller Monster (in danish).

2008-02-12T23:28:00.000-08:00

February 9th 2008 : Anders Kissmeyer, brewmaster and owner of Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen, Denmark, with the latest news about the 'Mikkeller Monster' (sorry - in danish only):

BryggeWorkshop med Mikkeller, 10. november 2007

I sidste nyhedsbrev berettede jeg om den tredje af vore BryggeWorkshops, som blev afholdt den 10. november 2007, hvor vi havde besøg af Mikkel Bjergsøe, alias ’Mikkeller’. Den gode historie vil jeg naturligvis ikke gentage her – gik du glip af den, og ønsker du at samle op på det, finder du det forrige nyhedsbrev på vores hjemmeside (http://noerrebrobryghus.dk/fileadmin/NBB/filer/Nyhedsbrev_10.pdf). Her vil jeg blot give en lille up-date på, hvordan det går med resultatet af workshop’en. Der er jo nok både deltagere og andre, der går og glæder sig til at skulle smage resultatet, som i øvrigt stadig ikke fået noget endeligt navn, men internt går under betegnelsen ’Mikkeller-monstret’! Og lad det være sagt med det samme: Man må væbne sig med en solid portion tålmod!

Det var vores mål at brygge den vildeste øl, der endnu er brygget i Danmark. En totalt heftig barleywine på min 16 % alkohol og med helt uhyrlige mængder humle i, en slags hybrid mellem en barley wine og triple IPA. For at nå målet brugte vi ’state-of-the-art’ industrielle enzymer for at få så højt et udbytte af forgærbar sukker fra malten som muligt.

Brygningen forløb ganske som håbet, men under gæringsprocessen løb vi ind i de problemer, vi havde frygtet: På grund af den ekstreme mængde forgærbar sukker fik gæren reelt stress, hvilket ytrer sig ved, at gæringen standser lang tid inden alt det forgærbare sukker er gæret væk. Vi har et par gange forsøgt at få gang i den igen ved at sætte frisk gær på tanken, men forgæves, så nu har vi grebet det helt omvendt an, idet vi lidt efter lidt sætter forsøgsbrygget til en stor portion vital og aktiv gær. Og det ser faktisk ud til at virke, selvom det er både langsommelig og meget utraditionel gæringsmetode. Men hvad pokker – når det nu er ekstrem øl vi laver, så er det vel meget passende, at gæringsprocessen også er lidt ekstrem.

Når vi så på et tidspunkt har gæret al restsukkeret væk, så går vi jo i gang med at sætte endnu mere til for at få alkoholen op at ringe. I alt 6 gange skal øllet have et skud ahornsirup, som vi så håber (!), at gæren vil omsætte. Når denne proces er forbi, skal øllet så lagre for at smagsmodne. Konsekvensen af alt dette er jo naturligvis, at der er endnu at antal måneder til vi kan nyde kraftkarlen, men vi kan da håbe, at smagsmodningen vil ske sideløbende med de mange narrestreger, vi udsætter øllet for. Og det tyder vore smagninger af det ufærdige øl faktisk på, så vi kan allerede nu forudse, at det endelige resultat bliver værd at vente på.

Cool Big Worse video on the net!

2008-02-10T13:37:00.000-08:00

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24 timer about Mikkeller fashion beer....

2008-02-08T15:53:00.000-08:00

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Mikkeller fashion beer.....

2008-02-03T03:53:00.000-08:00

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More Norway..... :-)

2008-02-03T03:34:00.000-08:00

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Monk's Elixir in the final!

2008-02-02T06:43:00.000-08:00

Mikkeller Monk's Elixir is among the final 10 in the election of best new beer in Denmark 2007. If you are a member of Danske Ølentusiaster you can vote for it here... (click logo)

Mikkeller Fan Club on Facebook

2008-02-02T06:34:00.000-08:00

For those of you on Face Book there is a new Mikkeller Fan Club discussing Mikkeller beers, rumours etc. (click logo)

Tuned Beer Geek Breakfast soon available!!

2008-01-31T19:54:00.000-08:00

After a long period with BGB beeing sold out from my distributors it will finally be available around march 1st 2008. I just got back from a great trip to Nøgne Ø in Grimstad, Norway where two batches of BGB was brewed. Not only was it the first time of brewing BGB in very long - I also did a quite some tuning on it...... just for the heck of it ;-)
Furthermore I did a brew together with Kjetil of Nøgne Ø..... more info on this later!

More Mikkeller in Norwegian media!

2008-01-29T15:24:00.000-08:00

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Danish newspaper Børsen writes about Mikkeller's 6th place.

2008-01-24T00:09:00.000-08:00

Hæder til dansk mikrobrygger
For andet år i træk kommer det lille københavnske
bryggeri Mikkeller med i top-ti på den uoffi
cielle verdensrangliste Ratebeer. Sidste år var
det som nummer fem, og i år bliver det til en
sjetteplads på listen over verdens bedste bryggerier.
Bag Mikkeller står den 32-årige skolelærer
Mikkel Borg Bjergsø. Ud over Mikkeller
kommer Ølfabrikken, der netop er overtaget af
Gourmetbryggeriet, ind som nummer 12 på listen,
der ikke rummer andre danske bryggerier.
Listen toppes af det belgiske bryggeri Struise. På
femtepladsen ligger svenske Närke Kulturbryggeri.
Derudover er listen domineret af amerikanske
mikrobryggerier. Listen afgøres af brugerne
af Ratebeer.com, og 76.000 forskellige øl og fl ere
end 8000 bryggerier har været i spil. -Jesper Kongskov Olsen

Mikkeller 6th best brewery in the world on Ratebeer.com!

2008-01-23T13:30:00.000-08:00

On this years Ratebeer best list of the best breweries in the world Mikkeller was voted no. 6 in competition with more than 8.000 breweries worldwide. Last year Mikkeller got a 5th place, so in 8000 years we are not even on the list.......... ;-)

Mikkeller also got 4 beers in the top 100 best beers in the world. The list is based on more than 1.4 million reviews of over 76.000 beers.

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Mikkeller mentioned in three Norwegian newspapers...!

2008-01-23T09:27:00.000-08:00

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Hvedegoop wins silver @ chicago beer society brewpub shootout!

2008-01-20T09:01:00.000-08:00

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Brewing 'Kølle' @ Amager Bryghus!

2008-01-13T11:39:00.000-08:00

When brewing 'Kølle' at Amager Bryghus with Ølbutikken and Ølkonsortiet yesterday we had to add a couple special ingrediens......!!

Talking about Mikkeller in U.K. magazine 'beers of the world'!

2008-01-03T06:26:00.000-08:00

Mikkeller is mentioned in this article about experimental beers in U.K. beer magazine 'beers of the world issue no. 14'! (click picture)

Mikkeller camp @ Roskilde Festival 2007

2008-01-02T11:05:00.000-08:00

I know it's a little late but here it is. A group of Mikkeller fans asked for merchandise for their 'Mikkeller Camp' at Roskilde Festival 2007. They just send me some pictures (click pictures):

Guestbrewing @ Nøgne Ø in January!

2007-12-09T23:39:00.001-08:00

In late january 2008 I will travel to Grimstad in Norway to brew two batches of Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, which has been sold out worldwide for quite some time now....!
Allready beeing in Grimstad, Kjetil - the head brewer of Nøgne Ø - asked me to do a guestbrew with him. Together we have been working on a recipe for a pretty special brew.... :-)

More info on Nøgne Ø's website (click picture)

SLH07 no. 1 DK X-mas beer in danish newspaper Information!

2007-12-08T22:47:00.000-08:00

Information, dec. 7th 2007. Written by: Niels Ivar Larsen (click article)

I appear on Stone Brewing's Greg's vBlog!!

2007-12-03T12:46:00.000-08:00

When visiting GABF 2007 I meet up with Steve and Greg of Stone Brewing Co. to discuss some future plans.......... Greg did an 'interview' on his vBlog revealing some of the plans!! (click picture - scroll down to October 13th 2007 'Out & About...The 2008 Great American Beer Festival')

Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Clone @ Maltbazaren!

2007-11-29T22:14:00.000-08:00

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De Dolle brewer Kris rates Mikkeller beers!

2007-11-29T12:01:00.000-08:00

Kris of De Dolle Brouwers rates Mikkeller beers....! Good luck reading it ;-) (click pictures)

Finally...the Mikkeller glass!

2007-11-21T13:20:00.001-08:00

Finally it's here...the Mikkeller glass! I've been wanting to make a Mikkeller glass for quite some time now but wanted it to be 100% perfect. I've been looking all over Denmark for the right shape of glass but couldn't find anything that satisfied me. The I got the idea....why not go for the creater of my favorite glass from my favorite brewery De Dolle Boruwers in Belgium??! And in Belgium I found it!!
The glass will be available from different specialty stores already selling Mikkeller beers...(click picture)

Jackie Brown got it going on.......!

2007-11-21T12:13:00.000-08:00

Monday the 19th of November I drove to Ørbæk with my good friend Henrik to brew 60 HL of Jackie Brown. The next day she went down with a bad stomach....... :-)

Story about Struise Mikkeller on PRWeb.com !!

2007-11-15T09:36:00.000-08:00

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Guest brew at Nørrebro Bryghus

2007-11-12T13:02:00.001-08:00

Saturday November 11th I brewed a guest brew at Nørrebro bryghus in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with Anders we planned on brewing the strongest, wildest, crazyest beer ever brewed in Denmark .....so far! We called in Steen Aastrup from Novozymes to help us realize this crazy brew...! (click picture)

Beer Geek Breakfast on tap in U.S. beer mag Draft!

2007-11-05T10:09:00.000-08:00

Mikkellers Beer Geek Breakfast feature in the latest issue of american beer magazine 'Draft' (click picture)

Santa's Little Helper 2007 5/5 in DR's Aftenshowet!!

2007-11-04T02:06:00.000-08:00

On ØJ day November 1st 2007 the TV show 'Aftenshowet' on DR1 rated 5 X-mas beers.
Santa's Little Helper 2007 was the only one of the danish micros getting 5 out of 5!!!
(click picture - 1. click 'se senest program' to the right on the start screen - 2. click 'se program' on Aftenshowet 1. del 01.11.07 kl. 17:59 på DR1 - 3. scrool to time: 00:19:28 (00:23:15))