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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 sopor:
Reviewed by sopor from Oregon
4.92/5 rDev +27.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.92/5 rDev +27.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
(Right from NBS week 133)
First I gotta say I don't think this Witbier. If I had to place it in a style category, I would say Belgian(-style) Strong Pale, if only so it wouldn't get beat by the Judges. My personal classification would be the new and nowhere near official category of Wheat Wine. This doesn't really fit into a style though, but I'll just say it's Damned good.
Batch 8000 pours a magnificent golden-honey with just a bit of fine sediment-haze and a rich dense but not too thick white cap of bubbly foam. Like looking through a chalice of Amber capped with snow. The head doesn't last too long and didn't leave me much in the way of lacing, but it left a film for the remainder of the glass.
Wow, wonderful aroma! Mostly honey to my nose, but hints of the spicing and some orange were evident along with a bit of banana. Made my mouth water. The overall presentation on this beer between the look and smell is magnificent!
And the taste did not fail to impress. Large honey notes are accompanies with densely sweet, but not overpowering or nearing nearing cloying, malt. Sweetness doesn't last long, dry wheat malt notes and dry honey notes reminiscent of Dunkel-Weisse and Mead. The orange peel and spices are there, and in good ratio. They do not overpower but definitely add some complexity, to an already fairly complex brew! The coriander and orange peel blend flawlessly with banana notes and ease the transition into some heavy alcohol and a hint of some phenols at the end, finishing with a nice warming to the throat and stomach. Again marvelous.
Mouthfeel, while not as spectacular perhaps as the rest of the presentation, was still very good. A bit slick and slightly thick, with strong but not too powerful carbonation really breaking things up well, allowing flavors to mingle well. Nice, almost creamy.
Drinkable? My god. Dangerous. At 9.0%, this beer goes down almost WAY to easily. Smooth and mellow but rich and complex, the alcohol is not too evident but will sneak up on you when you suddenly realize your glass is empty and you are longing for another.
Hats of to Bell's for this one. Marvelous brew, and a GREAT choice for batch 8000. This is, IMO, a great early fall quaffer, when it just a bit too late for your favorite summer Weizen and you're looking for something with a bit more comfort to it.
Sep 09, 2007First I gotta say I don't think this Witbier. If I had to place it in a style category, I would say Belgian(-style) Strong Pale, if only so it wouldn't get beat by the Judges. My personal classification would be the new and nowhere near official category of Wheat Wine. This doesn't really fit into a style though, but I'll just say it's Damned good.
Batch 8000 pours a magnificent golden-honey with just a bit of fine sediment-haze and a rich dense but not too thick white cap of bubbly foam. Like looking through a chalice of Amber capped with snow. The head doesn't last too long and didn't leave me much in the way of lacing, but it left a film for the remainder of the glass.
Wow, wonderful aroma! Mostly honey to my nose, but hints of the spicing and some orange were evident along with a bit of banana. Made my mouth water. The overall presentation on this beer between the look and smell is magnificent!
And the taste did not fail to impress. Large honey notes are accompanies with densely sweet, but not overpowering or nearing nearing cloying, malt. Sweetness doesn't last long, dry wheat malt notes and dry honey notes reminiscent of Dunkel-Weisse and Mead. The orange peel and spices are there, and in good ratio. They do not overpower but definitely add some complexity, to an already fairly complex brew! The coriander and orange peel blend flawlessly with banana notes and ease the transition into some heavy alcohol and a hint of some phenols at the end, finishing with a nice warming to the throat and stomach. Again marvelous.
Mouthfeel, while not as spectacular perhaps as the rest of the presentation, was still very good. A bit slick and slightly thick, with strong but not too powerful carbonation really breaking things up well, allowing flavors to mingle well. Nice, almost creamy.
Drinkable? My god. Dangerous. At 9.0%, this beer goes down almost WAY to easily. Smooth and mellow but rich and complex, the alcohol is not too evident but will sneak up on you when you suddenly realize your glass is empty and you are longing for another.
Hats of to Bell's for this one. Marvelous brew, and a GREAT choice for batch 8000. This is, IMO, a great early fall quaffer, when it just a bit too late for your favorite summer Weizen and you're looking for something with a bit more comfort to it.
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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