Lampshade Party Ale
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

Lampshade Party AleLampshade Party Ale
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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 7.82%
Reviews:
59
Ratings:
149
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 08, 2021
Added:
Aug 02, 2018
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  9
This big, strong Double IPA is dry-hopped with Australia’s Galaxy and the Pacific Northwest’s new-school IPA hop, Idaho 7. The hop character jumps out at you with juicy aromas of fruit punch, red berry and pineapple. The bitterness is strong, but balanced with a nice malt character.
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Ratings by JohnFred4:
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Reviewed by JohnFred4 from New York

4.1/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Look: much lighter golden than I expected; the other Bells DIPAs in my flight (currently sitting at the brewery) are much darker, tawny orange

Smell: grass and honey

Taste: again, I get a lot of honey, but it's not too sweet (much less sweet than the Double Two Hearted)

Feel: much lighter than expected

Overall: dangerously quaffable. what's the opposite of a session beer?
Nov 15, 2020
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.71 by tatecarson from Louisiana

Aug 08, 2021
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

4.01/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Lightly hazed, bright golden/orange hue, slim white head.

In the nose: Big citrus note plume out of the glass, accompanied by tropical tones, too. Initial notes of orange and grapefruit are swallowed up by pineapple, passionfruit, various berries, and maybe a little melon.

In the mouth: Juicy stuff, from the start. Great big buzz of bitterness. Booze comes on board. Citrusy, dank, resinous, deep, and yet refreshing. Candied fruit, dried apricots, pineapple and orange slices. Hop flavors hang on in the back of the palate, and stay, keeping that finish lasting long. A tasty treat that can't be beat. I may need to go get some more.
Jul 04, 2021
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Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drank this way beyond the 3 month shelf life going in after 6 month its still a pretty quaff-able ale very earthy and malty with a bit of ABV shining through in the finish but not as undrinkable as I expected. Like a semi aged hop slam but less sweetness to soften the bitterness.

It's not a bad ale just not one I would seek out again kind of like the oracle which to me was also pretty forgettable.

Don't drink it now it does seem beyond it's prime!
May 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by Mxsluis from Michigan

Apr 09, 2021
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Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia

4.18/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Laurel:
LOOK: Pours a very clean, light pale amber with a full 3-4 finger head that does well in retention and leaves high amounts of lace.
AROMA: Pine nuts, bread malts, citrus with some peach and apricot along with some caramel.
TASTE: Sweet up from, with tropical fruits, honey, caramel bread malts.
Drying with a lightly bitter finish. Very tasty.
Mar 28, 2021
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.78/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle. Pours clear deep golden with a big white head and lots of lacing. Classic. Smells of sweet tropical fruit hops, pine resin, and caramel malt. Tastes of sweet pineapple up front, cut by a nice pine flavor, with a lot of caramel malt behind it. Moderate pine bitterness. Medium heavy. This is an IPA from another era and it's a nice flashback. It's sweet, but not the enrelenting sugar of its modern peers.
Feb 21, 2021
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.94/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bell's Eccentric Cafe, how fun sounding.
Well, this is a 12 oz bottle, bottled November 9th, 2020, poured into my medium sized Calusa snifter.

This is a transparent gold color with a little chill haze and a creamy cap of 2 fingers. I hate the appearance category. It's so boring. Anyways it leaves pretty heavy lace up the sides, fuggit, onto the aroma.

Aroma brings candied orange peel and some lemon zest. Lots of malty sweetness to be had too. Kinda like those carameled orange rolls. Peaches. Cream. Mango. A little bit of sweet grapefruit.

Flavor brings really bright pine and really bright and sweet oranges. Some cantaloupe action too. I can't emphasize enough how sweet this is for Bell's (also without being cloying, very important). Peaches and cream. Mango. Mint. Gin. Pretty interesting.

Feel is very resinous with a bright and crisp carbonation, medium body, moderate cling, moderate heat, resiny finish.

Overall, a solid IPA, pretty sweet for Bell's, has a soft touch, and doesn't quite have the intense flavor of what I'd like to see in a double IPA. I'd almost say Two Hearted has more of an intensity to it. Still pretty decent though, give a single a whirl unless you are really into old school IPAs with a sweet twist. It's not my kind of IPA but I can't hate it. It's a good beer. At the end of the day that's really all that matters.
Jan 27, 2021
 
Rated: 4.24 by Taenim from Maine

Jan 25, 2021
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Reviewed by TurboMon_911 from New Jersey

4.24/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled 11/09/2020. Poured a slightly hazy orange/straw color with whitish cream head into pint glass; this was followed by nice head retention and fine lacing. Pleasant hoppy aroma with hints of earthy maltiness. Taste is hop forward but with a somewhat muted finish. Mouth is medium to full bodied with malts evident. Packs a punch @ 9% ABV but does not give it away as it's easy to suck down more than a few and not realize it. Am partial to the IPA's that are able to balance the malts and hops and are not just bitter. This is a great example.
Jan 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Jan 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.17 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Jan 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.18 by SaxmanRick from Minnesota

Jan 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.04 by slavall from Wisconsin

Jan 12, 2021
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Reviewed by Thankin_Hank from Texas

4.04/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Bottled 11/09/2020 pours very slightly amber ale with a thin head. Aroma is hoppy and a little bit malty. Taste is hop forward and malt is present. The mouthfeel is thick, lays on the tongue but has a good after taste. Overall a fair DIPA that I was glad to try.
Jan 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.09 by petewheeler from Maryland

Jan 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.15 by nrbw23 from Ohio

Jan 08, 2021
 
Rated: 3.96 by BAsbill from California

Jan 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.05 by loganburgh from Michigan

Jan 03, 2021
 
Rated: 3.82 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jan 01, 2021
Lampshade Party Ale from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 149 ratings