The Red Rye Wine Is Mine!
In case you weren’t following my Twitter feed or were watching my original post for updates, I actually won the Mikkeller Red Rye Wine giveaway! Check it.
So, now I have some work to do as I prepare for the arrival of this extremely rare beer from my favorite brewery. The promises I made for being rewarded the beer are as follows…
- I will dedicate a page on this blog with it’s own Mikkeller-inspired emblem for all things Mikkeller, including the running list of posts.
- I will review the Royal Rye Wine complete with a playlist that pairs perfectly with the awarded beer. I’ll make the playlist available to my readers via Spotify and even send a copy to Mikkel Borg Bjergsø.
- I will write a post reviewing every Mikkeller beer I’ve ever had, even the ones I’ve completely forgotten about.
#1 will take some work, at least as far as the emblem/logo is concerned. I’ve already gathered the rundown of posts. That part’s done.
#2 will have to wait for the actual beer to arrive. However, I’m already sorting out some ideas for a playlist and people to help me drink the beer. Unfortunately, one bottle will only go so far. If I want to have a decent enough of a sample in order to give the beer a reasonable review, I’ll have to limit the tasting team. 3-4 people total is probably the way to go. The hardest part is picking those people without upsetting anyone.
#3 will take some work. I’ll start with reviews I’ve actually written online, but I’ve had some Mikkeller beers I have noted elsewhere that will need to be considered.
Whatever. These are great problems to have. Things are looking up for the Coalition. It seems we now have a strong following in Denmark. So, to my new Danish readers, I say, “Hej, venner!”
Beer and Pavement 
That’s really cool. In fact, it’s cooler than when Mikkel congratulated my on the birth of my child on Facebook!
No, that’s cooler.
Very cool, Zac, though I can’t imagine how you’ll pull off reviewing ones you’ve forgotten about. How far back does history go on Untapp’d?
Which reminds me: I still have that set of the various barrel aged versions of black hole that needs a horizontal tasting.
Thanks, Holly.
Do you have all the Black Hole varieties? It seems a few more arrived in town recently. I don’t know whether they’re new or just the same beers we received a while back.
Nice. Congrats. After reading your contest post, it was so impressive I didn’t even bother to enter. I have only one review of Mikkeller; and in it, I intentionally mischaracterized him as an itinerant freeloader just so I could cash in on a mediocre You, Me & Dupree joke. Probably not the most persuasive…
Congrats again. Very cool.
Thanks. Yeah, one of my reviews was lukewarm, but I included it anyway. I find that a Mikkeller brew is either good or at least interesting. I’ve never found one to be boring or just plain bad.
Zac, the last time I checked, it looked like the same varieties. I have seven different barrel aged versions. You could check with your new friends to see how many they made. 🙂