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Kalamazoo Hopsoulution Ale
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- From:
- Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 9.93%
- Reviews:
- 160
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 27, 2019
- Added:
- May 31, 2008
- Wants:
- 63
- Gots:
- 27
German-style double IPA
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Ratings by GbVDave:
Reviewed by GbVDave from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a 20oz imperial pint.
Batch # 8513
A: Pours a dark burnt-orange color. Like blood orange fruit. Capping this is a thick and creamy, tan-colored, two finger head with excellent retention. Lots of lace left in the glass.
S: Aromas of pine and lemon. Probably due to the noble hops used. Also noted were aromas of herbs, dry & toasty malt, caramel, and earthy/natural spices.
T: Much like above. The malt never loses its' dry qualities but gains a slight caramel sweetness as it warms. Plenty of pine, citrus, and earthy herbs/spices. Sort of what a high quality health food store would taste like without the patchouli and BO!
M: Dry and spicy throughout. The malt contributes to much of the sweetness here. A fresh, herbal, spiciness adds a tremendous amount of zest to the mouthfeel.
D: Very different, very refreshing, and very enjoyable. An entirely welcome addition to the Bell's portfolio!
Batch # 8779
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a 20oz imperial pint on 2/4/09.
A: Pours a perfectly hazy, dark-orange color with a small-ish, bubbly cap of light-tan foam. The head recedes to a sticky ring and a skim that consists of "bloppy chunks" of foam. Specks of lace are left behind and the carbonation is rather still.
S: Aromas of creamy caramel, tangy melon, pineapple, freshly mown lawn, tart red apple, toasty malt, berries, and an underlying ripe and fruity sweetness.
T: My tongue was greeted with a big wash of spicy pineapple and caramel followed closely by pine tar, red apple, grapefruit, white pepper, dry toasted malt, and some herbal/floral hops. Found a bit of lemon or bitter orange lurking in the background, as well.
M: Very resinous and sticky. The middle turns spicy and peppery and those traits continue on long into the finish. Peeks of dry pineyness mingle with prickly hops and sticky sweet pineapple.
D: This batch seems a little more conventional than batch # 8513. A little more juicy fruitiness, a lot less smelly hippy health food store! All 4.5's.
Jun 05, 2008Batch # 8513
A: Pours a dark burnt-orange color. Like blood orange fruit. Capping this is a thick and creamy, tan-colored, two finger head with excellent retention. Lots of lace left in the glass.
S: Aromas of pine and lemon. Probably due to the noble hops used. Also noted were aromas of herbs, dry & toasty malt, caramel, and earthy/natural spices.
T: Much like above. The malt never loses its' dry qualities but gains a slight caramel sweetness as it warms. Plenty of pine, citrus, and earthy herbs/spices. Sort of what a high quality health food store would taste like without the patchouli and BO!
M: Dry and spicy throughout. The malt contributes to much of the sweetness here. A fresh, herbal, spiciness adds a tremendous amount of zest to the mouthfeel.
D: Very different, very refreshing, and very enjoyable. An entirely welcome addition to the Bell's portfolio!
Batch # 8779
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a 20oz imperial pint on 2/4/09.
A: Pours a perfectly hazy, dark-orange color with a small-ish, bubbly cap of light-tan foam. The head recedes to a sticky ring and a skim that consists of "bloppy chunks" of foam. Specks of lace are left behind and the carbonation is rather still.
S: Aromas of creamy caramel, tangy melon, pineapple, freshly mown lawn, tart red apple, toasty malt, berries, and an underlying ripe and fruity sweetness.
T: My tongue was greeted with a big wash of spicy pineapple and caramel followed closely by pine tar, red apple, grapefruit, white pepper, dry toasted malt, and some herbal/floral hops. Found a bit of lemon or bitter orange lurking in the background, as well.
M: Very resinous and sticky. The middle turns spicy and peppery and those traits continue on long into the finish. Peeks of dry pineyness mingle with prickly hops and sticky sweet pineapple.
D: This batch seems a little more conventional than batch # 8513. A little more juicy fruitiness, a lot less smelly hippy health food store! All 4.5's.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.74/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a snifter. Pours reddish orange with a tiny white head. Smells of citrus hops with a slight earthiness. Tastes of citrus hops with plenty of maltiness. Beer is medium bodied and a good sipper. Overall, an above average beer.
Jul 14, 2018Reviewed by outdoor7or24 from Georgia
3.8/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: pours a 2 finger slightly off white foam head, some carbonation, dark caramel orange body, heavy soapy lacing
S: citrus, sweet grapefruit, cracker, some pine
M: medium body, piney resin on tongue
T: pine, grapefruit rind, cracker, mineral
O: smells great, the taste is good but not similar to the aroma
Aug 10, 2016S: citrus, sweet grapefruit, cracker, some pine
M: medium body, piney resin on tongue
T: pine, grapefruit rind, cracker, mineral
O: smells great, the taste is good but not similar to the aroma
Reviewed by delta490 from Virginia
3.96/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Deep golden amber with a finger width cap of foamy tan head. Great retention, it is soapy and leaves small spots of lacing. The aroma is mild, more malts than hops, but it is still enjoyable. The taste is also malt forward but brings a little more hops to balance the beer. It has a medium light mouthfeel with just a faint carbonated tingle and is mostly smooth.
Aug 07, 2016Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia
4.42/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A: Light orange amber in color, hazy with a slightly tan head.
S: That’s what I am talking about. Grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, and mandarin oranges. Just a wonderful smelling beer.
T: Taste follows aroma. Bright orange peel, mandarin oranges, pineapple, some light bread notes, but hops are the focus.
M: Medium in body, with a moderate to high carbonation.
O: Overall just a damn fine beer.
Jun 28, 2016S: That’s what I am talking about. Grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, and mandarin oranges. Just a wonderful smelling beer.
T: Taste follows aroma. Bright orange peel, mandarin oranges, pineapple, some light bread notes, but hops are the focus.
M: Medium in body, with a moderate to high carbonation.
O: Overall just a damn fine beer.
Kalamazoo Hopsoulution Ale from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
438 ratings
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