Hell Hath No Fury Ale | Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
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Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Michigan, United States
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Style: Dubbel
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Originally conceived along the lines of a Belgian Dubbel, Hell Hath No Fury... Ale morphed during development into something entirely different. Blending a pair of Belgian abbey-style yeasts into a recipe more akin to a roasty stout, Hell Hath No Fury... Ale offers up warm, roasted notes of coffee & dark chocolate together with the fruity & clove-like aromas.
Added by CRJMellor on 11-03-2004
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Ratings: 1,461 | Reviews: 671
3.99/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pitch black color with a thin caramel head with short retention.
Nice aroma with lots of dark chocolate, cocoa, mild clove and dark fruits.
Flavor with notes of coffee, some cloves, dark chocolate, prunes on syrup, roasted malts, a bit of licorice, grapes and banana.
Dry aftertaste with a mild bitterness.
Medium towards full body with appropriate carbonation of tiny bubbles. Alcohol of 7.5% is completely absent.
Interesting take on a Dubbel with a Stout accent. I question whether this is a sipper, once it is fairly drinkable. All flavors are very balanced. I kept increasing the score while I slowly drank it. Bell’s…
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pitch black color with a thin caramel head with short retention.
Nice aroma with lots of dark chocolate, cocoa, mild clove and dark fruits.
Flavor with notes of coffee, some cloves, dark chocolate, prunes on syrup, roasted malts, a bit of licorice, grapes and banana.
Dry aftertaste with a mild bitterness.
Medium towards full body with appropriate carbonation of tiny bubbles. Alcohol of 7.5% is completely absent.
Interesting take on a Dubbel with a Stout accent. I question whether this is a sipper, once it is fairly drinkable. All flavors are very balanced. I kept increasing the score while I slowly drank it. Bell’s…
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3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark brown with a fluffy slighty tan head of foam.
Notes of berries, tobacco, leather, and other dark fruits.
Dark fruit takes the mainstage here with roasty notes on the finish.
Full bodied, medium carbonation, lingering bitterness.
Overall, not something I'd seek out again, but an interesting style and brew nonetheless.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark brown with a fluffy slighty tan head of foam.
Notes of berries, tobacco, leather, and other dark fruits.
Dark fruit takes the mainstage here with roasty notes on the finish.
Full bodied, medium carbonation, lingering bitterness.
Overall, not something I'd seek out again, but an interesting style and brew nonetheless.
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4.15/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.72/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: I did not expect it to be so dark…barely some ruby edges when held to the light; thin khaki head that leaves lacing
Aroma: yeast; malt; chocolate; banana and maybe some other fruits; a bit roasty; some coffee notes in there
Taste: a nice sweetness throughout; banana, cherry, and maybe some other fruits come to the front; moves into yeasty/bready/malty flavors; maybe a little spice in there too; finishes with some dark chocolate notes, a hint of coffee, and a bit roasty; slightly dry aftertaste, and bitter like you just had some really good dark chocolate
Mouthfeel: thick with a really nice creaminess to it; great carbonation; a mouth-coater; smooth and drinkable
Overall Impression: a very solid beer, with a lot going on; it smells absolutely wonderful; an interesting take on the style; I dig the aftertaste a lot
From notes taken on 12/5/2012
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: I did not expect it to be so dark…barely some ruby edges when held to the light; thin khaki head that leaves lacing
Aroma: yeast; malt; chocolate; banana and maybe some other fruits; a bit roasty; some coffee notes in there
Taste: a nice sweetness throughout; banana, cherry, and maybe some other fruits come to the front; moves into yeasty/bready/malty flavors; maybe a little spice in there too; finishes with some dark chocolate notes, a hint of coffee, and a bit roasty; slightly dry aftertaste, and bitter like you just had some really good dark chocolate
Mouthfeel: thick with a really nice creaminess to it; great carbonation; a mouth-coater; smooth and drinkable
Overall Impression: a very solid beer, with a lot going on; it smells absolutely wonderful; an interesting take on the style; I dig the aftertaste a lot
From notes taken on 12/5/2012
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3.5/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.92/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle into Ommegang Goblet
BB 3/6/18
L- dark black with a little brown fizz no head
S- carmelized brown sugar, dark fruit
T- black coffee, black licorice, with a dark fruit-y finish
F- full-bodied, highly carbonated, chewy
Overall a unique and flavorful beer, which is drinking like a sipper, but feels very drinkable as well
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle into Ommegang Goblet
BB 3/6/18
L- dark black with a little brown fizz no head
S- carmelized brown sugar, dark fruit
T- black coffee, black licorice, with a dark fruit-y finish
F- full-bodied, highly carbonated, chewy
Overall a unique and flavorful beer, which is drinking like a sipper, but feels very drinkable as well
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3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look- pours cola brown with a thin ring of head
Aroma- coffee, char, brown sugar and a hint of banana
Taste- follows nose with coffee, char, and brown sugar followed by Belgian yeasty banana along with roasty bitterness
Feel- medium bodied and highly carbonated
Overall- unique combo of roasty stout flavors and Belgian yeast flavors
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look- pours cola brown with a thin ring of head
Aroma- coffee, char, brown sugar and a hint of banana
Taste- follows nose with coffee, char, and brown sugar followed by Belgian yeasty banana along with roasty bitterness
Feel- medium bodied and highly carbonated
Overall- unique combo of roasty stout flavors and Belgian yeast flavors
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1.34/5 rDev -64.6%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
This beer taste likes pennies, I could hardly finish it. Its so gross, I drank it while eating something else and all I could taste was this metallic taste, what are they brewing it in? The after taste tastes like I'm drinking grinded up pennies.
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look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
This beer taste likes pennies, I could hardly finish it. Its so gross, I drank it while eating something else and all I could taste was this metallic taste, what are they brewing it in? The after taste tastes like I'm drinking grinded up pennies.
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3.73/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tastes like Cracker Jack. Toasty caramel but not creamy.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tastes like Cracker Jack. Toasty caramel but not creamy.
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3.48/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.57/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
BOD 9/15/17. Pours as dark as a porter, nearly black. Normal head volume, lacing and quite outstanding retention.
Quite outstanding nose similar to that of an Olde Ale coupled with those of a mild stout. Rich dark fruit (prune, raisin) over a base that is slightly sweet. Underneath is a light char and even lighter note of chocolate.
Heavy medium body with a texture that is extremely smooth and hints at being creamy. The carbonation / body balance is adequate and soft, thus adding to the mouthfeel. Effervescence is present and tickles the tongue from time to time but comes across as a bit under carbonated.
The flavor profile is outstanding and rather unique. A base sweetness remains throughout. Prune arrives mid-palate and is the first flavor to separate, then quickly morphs to raisin. Chocolate makes a brief subtle appearance, then the sweetness fades allowing the char and roast to emerge. Clove makes an appearance near the end and lingers after the finish along with a note of bitter bakers chocolate.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
BOD 9/15/17. Pours as dark as a porter, nearly black. Normal head volume, lacing and quite outstanding retention.
Quite outstanding nose similar to that of an Olde Ale coupled with those of a mild stout. Rich dark fruit (prune, raisin) over a base that is slightly sweet. Underneath is a light char and even lighter note of chocolate.
Heavy medium body with a texture that is extremely smooth and hints at being creamy. The carbonation / body balance is adequate and soft, thus adding to the mouthfeel. Effervescence is present and tickles the tongue from time to time but comes across as a bit under carbonated.
The flavor profile is outstanding and rather unique. A base sweetness remains throughout. Prune arrives mid-palate and is the first flavor to separate, then quickly morphs to raisin. Chocolate makes a brief subtle appearance, then the sweetness fades allowing the char and roast to emerge. Clove makes an appearance near the end and lingers after the finish along with a note of bitter bakers chocolate.
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Hell Hath No Fury Ale from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating:
3.78 out of
5 with
1,461 ratings
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