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Batch 8,000
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- From:
- Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 11.43%
- Reviews:
- 274
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 17, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 05, 2007
- Wants:
- 29
- Gots:
- 15
No description / notes.
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Ratings by GRPunk:
Reviewed by GRPunk from Michigan
4.42/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle poured into a tulip glass.
A- It poured a deep orange color with a thin off-white head and a good deal of sediment. There was medium carbonation and light to medium lacing.
S- Its scent reminds me a lot of a hefe. Lots of sweet banana and spiced aroma with a hint of alcohol.
T- More reminders of a really robust hefe. I get a lot of fruit flavors (bananas and citrus) mixed with a good deal of spices. The alcohol is well masked.
M- A good thick mouthfeel. A bit heavier than a run-of-the-mill wheat beer, but it packs a lot more punch in the ABV than most of those too.
D- Very drinkable. At 9% ABV I would stop myself after a glass or two, but it wouldn't be for a lack of me wanting more.
Overall- This is a really good beer. It seems like a bit of a change-up from the past milestone beers, but I really like where Larry decided to go with this one. I only bought 2 bottles from the general store. I think I may have to pick up a six-pack the next time I'm in K-zoo.
Aug 09, 2007A- It poured a deep orange color with a thin off-white head and a good deal of sediment. There was medium carbonation and light to medium lacing.
S- Its scent reminds me a lot of a hefe. Lots of sweet banana and spiced aroma with a hint of alcohol.
T- More reminders of a really robust hefe. I get a lot of fruit flavors (bananas and citrus) mixed with a good deal of spices. The alcohol is well masked.
M- A good thick mouthfeel. A bit heavier than a run-of-the-mill wheat beer, but it packs a lot more punch in the ABV than most of those too.
D- Very drinkable. At 9% ABV I would stop myself after a glass or two, but it wouldn't be for a lack of me wanting more.
Overall- This is a really good beer. It seems like a bit of a change-up from the past milestone beers, but I really like where Larry decided to go with this one. I only bought 2 bottles from the general store. I think I may have to pick up a six-pack the next time I'm in K-zoo.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A fully aged one for tonight from the doomsday beer closet
from the 12 oz bottle in a snifter. Pours a burnt auburn
color mingled with lightly murky brown and a decent head of
off white foam that settles to a thick ring. Nose of moderate spice,
orange zest, and grain notes with some dark fruit elements (from age perhaps).
Flavors lightly pass the nose showing little to no oxidation which is a shocker to
me with orange zest, coriander, and mild Belgian spices with light breaded notes
on the middle and rear. Decent mouth feel; medium body, low carbonation, and a
lightly warming and subtly sweet herbal finish.
Overall, a decent lurker from the doomsday closet.
Cheers
Feb 24, 2019from the 12 oz bottle in a snifter. Pours a burnt auburn
color mingled with lightly murky brown and a decent head of
off white foam that settles to a thick ring. Nose of moderate spice,
orange zest, and grain notes with some dark fruit elements (from age perhaps).
Flavors lightly pass the nose showing little to no oxidation which is a shocker to
me with orange zest, coriander, and mild Belgian spices with light breaded notes
on the middle and rear. Decent mouth feel; medium body, low carbonation, and a
lightly warming and subtly sweet herbal finish.
Overall, a decent lurker from the doomsday closet.
Cheers
Batch 8,000 from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
319 ratings
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