Smitten
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

12oz amber bottle

I love this one. Better than the sum of it's parts; a slightly hopped pale with not a ton of character, but what IS there IS amazing

I love the hop character in this pale. Easy drinking that's very tasty

 

 

 

 

Has kind of a strange tang to it. The finish is not as nice as the mouthfeel. Other than that, pretty decent beer enjoyable to drink.

LOOK: Pours clear and bright with an orange tint. Great looking slightly off white tight head that has solid retention and sticky side glass lace.
AROMA: What is written on the label captures my own thoughts. Bitter citrus notes, resinous hop aromas and earthy overtones.
TASTE: Citrus of lemon, earthy overtones with some bread malts.
Well balanced with a drying finish.

 

 

 

I didn’t get a lot of head. Cloudy with a lot (lot) of particles floating around. Look, aroma, and taste all have a touch of honey. Amazing mouthfeel. Smooth, moderately creamy

Bottle has package date 5/9/19. Poured into glass. Color is a bright orange with a very nice pure white head which disappears quick quickly but leave nice lacing on the glass. First glance appears some orange peal is added as some small bits are visible and float to the top. Smell is of some light malts, sweetness and some hops although slight considering it's dry hopped. Taste was of a pale ale, nice refreshing, nice and balanced. No overriding hops tasted, but some citrus notes on the backside. Mouthfeel is a typical pale ale so a bit thin. Overall this is a great drinkable beer to be enjoyed on a lazy afternoon on the back deck with friends with a baseball game in the background.

 

 

Fruity dry hop beer. Drank from a tap and had a balance of flavor and mouth feel. Great beer for summer

From old, undated notes. Poured from the bottle.

Murky orange color.

Nice white head; strong lace.

Hint of smoke, grain & citrus in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Bitter marijuana flavor with a hint of smoke. Pretty good.

Solid, long lingering head / powerfully hoppy aromas thanks to dry-hopping / lighter in flavor than expected. Mild malts, gentle hopping, and a crisp clean finish make this a completely crushable yet enjoyable APA. Nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 oz bottle. Packaged 5/17/19. Pours hazy golden orange with big floaties and a big fluffy white head that retains well and leaves little lacing.

The aroma is sweet honey malt and rye.

The flavor is sweet honey malt and rye with a floral bitter finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.

Overall, a decent APA.

 

 

 

 

 

Look: It pours golden with a white head that has good head retention and tight beading.

Smell: It has rye aromas with citrus and resinous notes.

Taste: It has a combination of citrus and rye. There is also a low note of mint.

Feel: It has a medium body with moderate bitterness.

Overall, a pleasant drinking beer with an interesting combination of rye and mint.

 

 

I do notice a bottled on date. The pour is orange. The aroma is rather mild for a pale ale. The taste is some citrus, slight floral with a hint of bitterness that lingers on the finish, very well made. B

Smitten brewed by Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store, with an ABV 6.00% This American Pale Ale pours out of a 12oz glass bottle into a pint beer glass. The color is a nice deep amber color with a small white head. There is also a nice amount of lacing to this brew, it sticks to the side of the glass well. The smell is Sweetness mixed with mirror hop bitterness. There is also a nice amount of earthy grains and malts in the smell of this brew. So far this is a nice inviting brew. Now for the taste, it is Bold with flavors. There is a strong, an bold amount of hop bitterness mixed with mirror citrus sweetness. There is also a nice amount earthy grains and malts mixed in the taste as well. I can't get over how smooth this brew goes down. There is nothing overpowering about this brew, it has a super nice balance to it. The body of Smitten is a solid medium. This brew would go nice on a warm day, or with lunch. The mouth feel is Bold, Rich, Clean, Hoppy, Smooth, and Refreshing. Overall I am going to give Smitten a soild 4 out of 5. I would definitely look this brew up again giving the opportunity to. Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store, did a super nice job with this brew.

 

Hazy, yellow-orange pour with a LOT of floaty bits. Initial 1-finger foamy to creamy head dissipates to a creamy, active ring that keeps the nose and flavor profile alive throughout. Lots of sticky lacing. Nose is fairly mild, earthy malt with a hint of citrus. Good balance in taste. Underlying, solid, spicy rye malt with some grapefruitiness and a very mild hint of pine. A little resinous. Soft bitter, a bit of sweetness, and some pepperyness in the finish. Medium bodied and quite dry. Nice.