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Venus (The Bringer Of Peace)
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- From:
- Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 74
- Avg:
- 3.21 | pDev: 21.81%
- Reviews:
- 133
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 28, 2014
- Wants:
- 18
- Gots:
- 151
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Ratings by BikeChef:
Reviewed by BikeChef from District of Columbia
3.75/5 rDev +16.8%
3.75/5 rDev +16.8%
This is a unique beer. Fruitiness and cardamom in the nose brings to mind something Belgian. The taste is tart apricot, with a candy-like aspect from the vanilla beans. The finish has a wine-like aspect to it. This didn't seem like my it was going to be my thing-- I don't like sweet, spiced or sour beers, and this is a bit of all three. However, the flavors in this are very complex and blend into a harmonious whole. A successful and interesting experiment.
Nov 14, 2014More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.34/5 rDev +35.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +35.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottled 10/2/14; drank 3/6/15 @ the Yarchives.
Murky orange appearance.
Small white head; nice lace.
Orange, mango & lemon zest notes in the nose, with smooth vanilla providing ballast.
Medium mouthfeel.
Apricot flavor up front; mild vanilla & faint grapefruit bite on the finish. Sweet orange citrus settled on my lips over the course of the session.
Palatable, unique & delicious. Why don't people like this?!
Nov 25, 2019Murky orange appearance.
Small white head; nice lace.
Orange, mango & lemon zest notes in the nose, with smooth vanilla providing ballast.
Medium mouthfeel.
Apricot flavor up front; mild vanilla & faint grapefruit bite on the finish. Sweet orange citrus settled on my lips over the course of the session.
Palatable, unique & delicious. Why don't people like this?!
Reviewed by OompaMentor from Georgia
3.58/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle into glass; golden Amber hue with one finger head. The honey and car demon are busting loose. Honey on the front and cardamom "bites" slightly on the back and lingers. An interesting flavor that seems balanced and the aroma seriously does not match the palate. Not like any other I have tried- it's an experience!
Jun 03, 2016Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
3.69/5 rDev +15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev +15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bell's Venus, The Bringer of Peace. Malt beverage brewed with apricot juice and honey with cardamom and vanilla beans added. Brewed and bottled by Bell's Brewery, Comstock, MI. Alc. 7.5% by Vol.
Slightly hazed, bright golden hue, slim white head.
Aroma: fruit, honey and spice. They're all there, beautifully blended.
Taste: Mmmm. Much sweetness up front, with a twist of tart. Fruity to a fault, with the spice adding some temperance. The fruit never falters, just fades some on the palate. With each new sip, the bomb bursts anew. Juicy fruit, with a blast of cardamom, then the fade-away.
This is one that I'll file under the "interesting" folder, the kind of beer I don't mind trying out, but would rarely return to, and am glad it exists. A fan? No, but neither a hater.
Mar 05, 2016Slightly hazed, bright golden hue, slim white head.
Aroma: fruit, honey and spice. They're all there, beautifully blended.
Taste: Mmmm. Much sweetness up front, with a twist of tart. Fruity to a fault, with the spice adding some temperance. The fruit never falters, just fades some on the palate. With each new sip, the bomb bursts anew. Juicy fruit, with a blast of cardamom, then the fade-away.
This is one that I'll file under the "interesting" folder, the kind of beer I don't mind trying out, but would rarely return to, and am glad it exists. A fan? No, but neither a hater.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
2.34/5 rDev -27.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.34/5 rDev -27.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
I wish this series was a little more epic like the labels imply. Seems like these will be rare monstrous beers but they turn out to be monstrosities. Tastes artificial and cloying.
Dec 24, 2015Reviewed by KensWorld from Florida
4.08/5 rDev +27.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +27.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From bottle dated 10/02/2014. Hardly any head but does have plenty of carbonation. Smells of Apricot, Very different. Taste is very complex with all the additives representing very well: Apricot, Honey, Cardamom, and Vanilla. All the flavors come together nicely. I do not understand why the low ratings on this beer. It's unlike any flavored beer you will ever try. That alone makes it special. Love to or hate it, this is not an easy beer to brew and to get right but Bells have pulled it off very well.
Dec 09, 2015Reviewed by drpimento from Wisconsin
3.46/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.46/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Best thing here is aroma - like apricot coffeecake with apricots, yeast malt, vanilla. Body was ok, tho there were some odd high points. Flavor isn't nearly as good as the carbonation gets in the way. Also an unpleasant bittersweet finish.
Nov 17, 2015
Venus (The Bringer Of Peace) from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating:
74 out of
100 with
808 ratings
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