Leaves Of Grass Series III: O Captain! My Captain!
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

Leaves Of Grass Series III: O Captain! My Captain!Leaves Of Grass Series III: O Captain! My Captain!
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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
India Pale Lager (IPL)
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 9.35%
Reviews:
49
Ratings:
117
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 29, 2020
Added:
Sep 10, 2019
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
The third of 7 beers celebrating a literary classic, and one of our favorites, Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman. Brewed with Michigan-grown hops, this Black IPL may look like a Stout, but doesn’t drink like one. Floral, fruity and citrus notes are matched with the clean, crisp finish of a Lager.
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Ratings by Peach63:
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

3.48/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours dark copper with a 1/4 tan head. Moderate lacing.

Aroma of coffee, roasted malts. Earthy, slightly woody. Smokey.

Tastes of roasted and black malts, strong black coffee. Moderate bitterness.

Thin to medium bodied. Lively carbonation. Dry finish.

Decent, but not the best black IPL I've had.
Nov 25, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.87 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Apr 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.87 by Mxsluis from Michigan

Apr 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by mpenske from California

Apr 20, 2020
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Reviewed by Gajo74 from New York

4.15/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the bottle it pours a clear brown color. A thumb length foam tan head displays good retention with lots of swirly lacing.

The nose opens with appealing notes of sweet caramel and toasted brown bread. The aroma continues with notes of dark fruit, biscuity amber malts, a touch of chocolate, and fruity and floral hops.

The taste opens relatively simple and subdued with clean toasted amber malt flavors and a touch of slightly roasty black malt. A developing sweetness brings out the caramel flavors and is well balanced by earthy, fruity and floral hops flavors that provide a modest bitterness.

Medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. The mouthfeel is semi crisp, yet smooth overall. The finish is clean and dry with a slight lingering earthy bitterness.

A lovely beer with sublime flavors that really open up throughout. I really like this style and I think they did a great job with it.
Apr 13, 2020
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.02/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle with a September 2019 production date served in a lager glass.
This is a black IPL and is true to this style n hence, it is much more like a light black IPA than a schwarzbier. It Pours with a clear reddish-brown body that is topped by a durable, well sized, beige head. The aroma is surprisingly nutty, reflecting roasted nut notes from the dark malts more than hops. The flavor reverses the balance, with spicy hops more obvious than the grains.
Overall: this excellent lager convinced me that Black IPL is a worthy style, unlike some other new style mix-ups.
Mar 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.91 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Mar 06, 2020
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Reviewed by secondtooth from Indiana

3.78/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Opaque black with ruby highlights. A nice head of khaki foam. Extravagant clouds of lace.

Aroma: Caramel and fruity, malty with a touch of citrus hops. Nice.

Taste: Hoppy, with roasty malts in the finish. A well-balanced and very drinkable ale here. Solid!
Feb 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.77 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

Feb 16, 2020
 
Rated: 3.88 by jbehlar from Mississippi

Feb 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.96 by oberon from North Carolina

Jan 30, 2020
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Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a tulip.

The brew delivers solid Black IPL aromas and flavors, with some interesting citrus notes in both respects. Essentially a hoppy Schwarztbier. But overall, it is a bit restrained and lacking in the depth of the best. Still worthy of a try for sure.
Jan 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.28 by Cotton_27 from Michigan

Jan 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.27 by Estrems1 from New Jersey

Jan 19, 2020
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California

3.98/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle poured into a Bell's Brewery snifter

A: Pours dark brown with a frothy tan head that settles to a firm layer and leaves some thick lacing.

S: Roasty, coffee, a little char, dark bittersweet chocolate, and a touch of smoke, spicy pine, citrus, earthy, slightly herbal, and some faint fruity notes.

T: Roasty, coffee, dark bittersweet chocolate, and a touch of char and smoke, cut with citrus, mostly lemon, some spicy pine, floral and slightly herbal earthy notes, rounded out with underlying fruitiness like apricot and passion fruit. Fairly dry finish.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly creamy.

O: Really easy drinking, well balanced, and very flavorful black IPL.
Jan 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by WickedBeer from Alabama

Jan 16, 2020
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.94/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black in color with moderate light penetration. There’s a fingernail to a quarter inch of inch beige on top. I smell dark malt with a touch of pine and smoke. I’m tasting dark bread along with faint pine and smoke. As it warms I’m getting some chestnut flavor. The mouth is fairly smooth and refreshing.
Jan 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.82 by loganburgh from Michigan

Dec 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by Inicnoc from Pennsylvania

Dec 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.59 by BubbleBobble from New York

Dec 23, 2019
Leaves Of Grass Series III: O Captain! My Captain! from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 117 ratings