Wedding Ale
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

Wedding AleWedding Ale
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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 10.43%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
170
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 07, 2019
Added:
Jun 25, 2006
Wants:
  41
Gots:
  22
Originally created for the nuptials of one of our brewers, Wedding Ale is one of the rare Bell’s brands to use spices. A subtle blend of orange peel & coriander enhance the aromatic profile of this golden ale. Brewed with a combination of wheat and pale malts, Wedding Ale is fermented with our signature house ale yeast. A light touch of European hops rounds out the beer, while a generous addition of honey adds a dry complexity rather than sweetness.
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Ratings by TheWiredDJ:
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Rated by TheWiredDJ from Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +20.3%

Aug 07, 2014
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Unknown vintage; drank 8/28/15 on draft @ High Dive.

Semi-opaque orange appearance.

Minimal off-white head; minimal lace.

Wheat, apricot & orange citrus notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel. Honey & wheat flavors up front; orange citrus & grapefruit bite on the finish.

A refreshing summer brew; sweet but not cloying.
Dec 07, 2019
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Rated by pathman from Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
10/4/19 draft @ Pub 365 Las Vegas
Dec 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by craigbelly from Iowa

Aug 24, 2019
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Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan

3.73/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A - Pours a hazy amber with a large foamy white head. Nice amount of soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is coriander, cracked wheat and honey.

T - The taste is orange peel, coriander, caramel, clove, peppercorn and a light lingering bitterness.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.

O - Pretty solid wheat beer. Nice and easy drinking. 7.5% abv is unnoticeable.
Aug 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Richter525 from Michigan

Jul 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by ssimpson89 from Illinois

Jun 29, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 5/16/019. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium golden/amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lightly tart lemon, lime, orange peel, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of banana, bubblegum, herbal, floral, woody, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, honey, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lightly tart lemon, lime, orange peel, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of banana, bubblegum, herbal, floral, woody, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast/coriander spiciness; citrus peel, herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; and light wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange peel, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, banana, bubblegum, herbal, floral, woody, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, honey, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great, Minimal warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is an excellent imperial American pale wheat ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, honey, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; nicely soft feel. Great balance between fruity/spicy American wheat yeast, spices, honey, and pale/wheat malts; with nice earthy hop presence for the style. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected of the brewery.
Jun 21, 2019
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Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

4.6/5  rDev +23%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Served in a 16 oz (473 ml) nonic at the Eccentric Café.
A: Pours a hazy golden to amber color with a one finger, off white head, more than rim retention, and somewhat soapy (really came pattern) lacing.
S: Only very light aroma mostly of indistinct citrus (would say almost lemon-lime), coriander spice, and caramel.
T: Semidry. The flavor differ flavor the nose; subtle orange with solid coriander flavor and just the right amount of tingle-inducing bitterness.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Seemed creamy despite tingling sensation; actually a bit odd, but it worked.
O: I asked the server what he would recommend at he said that Wedding Ale was his favorite. Wow, that was a good call. We discussed the flavor profile: it has evidently been more "orangy" in some batches, but this one hit just the right balance.
Jun 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by Nunya from Ohio

Jun 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.63 by Mxsluis from Michigan

Jun 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by jschott75 from Illinois

Jun 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by BeerDawgs from Georgia

May 25, 2019
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.84/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap. Poured out a slightly, cloudy golden orange color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It smelled of coriander, orange peel and cracked wheat. Very spicy and a little boozy with citrus, wheat and caramel.
May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by TheeWarPig from Michigan

Apr 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Mar 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.74 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Aug 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.91 by Budlum from Maryland

Jul 28, 2018
 
Rated: 2.88 by thedifferencemaker from Ohio

Jul 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Danielr26 from Michigan

Jun 23, 2018
Wedding Ale from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 170 ratings