Leaves Of Grass Series I: Song Of Myself
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- From:
- Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 7.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 58
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 04, 2025
- Added:
- May 22, 2019
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
This the first of 7 beers celebrating a literary classic and one of our favorites, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Brewed to the season, this IPA is made with 100% German malt and hops, putting a European twist on a classic American style.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.8/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
RB transfer
Sep 04, 2025
Reviewed by Tusk333
4.33/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Being a Bells fan, I’ve never had this one before. Smooth pour into a tulip glass, and a nice slight head. Super hazy and fruitful juicy. I pick up notes of lemon, a gorgeous malt with a mild spice, and possibly a galaxy hop. The cantaloupe flavor is most prevalent to me, and it’s an easy sipping ale. It’s truly some special they created with this one.
Jan 05, 2020
Reviewed by Thankin_Hank from Texas
4.32/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled 05/10/2019. Poured into tulip glass. Looks slightly hazy/juicy. Not much head and light carbonation. No lacing. Smells like a nice blend of malts and hops with a slight sense of lemon/citrus. Not strong in aroma but just right. Taste follows the nose and it's just about right. Not too powerful in hops or malts. A rather pleasant blend that's quite quaffable. No bitterness really and a medium mouthfeel with a dry finish. This is overall an enjoyable brew. Fresh might be extraordinary. Give this one a try if you find it.
Oct 07, 2019
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.89/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle with a May 2019 packaging date stamp on the label.
Pours with a hazy pale golden body and a semi-durable white head that leaves decent lacing.
Notably herbal aroma with some lemongrass, hops and faint bread. The lemongrass is more subtle in the flavor which carries more spicy hops.
Oct 01, 2019Pours with a hazy pale golden body and a semi-durable white head that leaves decent lacing.
Notably herbal aroma with some lemongrass, hops and faint bread. The lemongrass is more subtle in the flavor which carries more spicy hops.
Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania
3.91/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pretty tasty IPA the head kind of fizzed out rather quick like a cheap soda but the smell was inviting and the taste is on par if not better than I expected like over ripe melon mixed with grapefruit hops. I was happy to find this and the other two of the series but it makes me sad I couldn't get more.
Sep 25, 2019
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.03/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz bottle. Label as bottling date as '05/10/2019'.
Slightly cloudy, pale gold colored body. Hard pour brings forth a two finger white fluffy head. Leaves behind some rings and spots of lacing.
Aroma of floral and earthy hops, which remind me of melon. Also has some orange citrus.
Taste follows the smells, with a big dose of melon from the hops. Has the citrus hops edge that dries out the beer in the mouth and provides a bitter bite.
Medium mouth. Very good carbonation.
Quite a dry IPA with tasty hops that go to the citrus orange and melon flavors. Really has a dry and tight end.
Sep 16, 2019Slightly cloudy, pale gold colored body. Hard pour brings forth a two finger white fluffy head. Leaves behind some rings and spots of lacing.
Aroma of floral and earthy hops, which remind me of melon. Also has some orange citrus.
Taste follows the smells, with a big dose of melon from the hops. Has the citrus hops edge that dries out the beer in the mouth and provides a bitter bite.
Medium mouth. Very good carbonation.
Quite a dry IPA with tasty hops that go to the citrus orange and melon flavors. Really has a dry and tight end.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.04/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Picked up a single from the Craft Beer Hop Stop 6.14.19 for $2.33. Bottled on 5.10.19; consumed on 9.11.19.
Beer poured a pale gold with a nice long lasting white head.
Nose was floral and citrus hops.
Taste is a pleasant orange , grapefruit, and mango hop mixed in nicely with a light pale malt base.
Mouthfeel is light and very refreshing.
Overall a delicious German American ipa!
Sep 12, 2019Beer poured a pale gold with a nice long lasting white head.
Nose was floral and citrus hops.
Taste is a pleasant orange , grapefruit, and mango hop mixed in nicely with a light pale malt base.
Mouthfeel is light and very refreshing.
Overall a delicious German American ipa!
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