Mikkeller Ultramate 1000 Pale Ale

Mikkeller Ultramate1000, Live Life to the Ultra, 4.9% Alc./Vol. American Style Pale Ale. Brewed and bottled by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij, Lochristi-Hufte, Belgium.

Hazed, opaque, dark amber hue, snow-white head, lasting and lace-leaving.

Aroma: Super-dank and piney! Loads of grapefruit and lemon! Extra, no, ultra-hoppy all the way.

Taste: There it is, on the palate. Thick and sticky, intensely bitter. Excrutiatingly bitter. Big malt holding this up, too, with a massive mouthfeel. Plenty of citric fruit flavor, and did we mention bitterness?

This is a bit of a mess, all over the place, way bigger than an "American Pale Ale" ought to be. Nonetheless, I like it. Can't love it, though