Bright White
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

 

 

 

Wow what a bright refreshing beer. Gorgeous light amber color. Balanced , floral, fruity notes . Nice foamy head that holds well. Great glass lacing . Love it

 

I definitely think this is better than blue moon so I'll look forward to getting this when I want a basic belgian white, that said some of the more expensive opti8ns of this style like Spencer's are a lot more flavorful. Definitely like this one a lot, it's hard to find this in Colorado so I'm glad I'm closer to the source now.

 

 

pours super hazy (with a few floaters) mellow yellow gold body that has sparse carbo-bubbles floating upwards and a cream colored foam head that has very little retention and barely rises before settling back down to a murky cap with defined halo - no lacing here, but you shouldn't expect that here, eh?

aroma is sweet, mellow, and yeasty.

taste is super mellow. the clove is pretty forward, and the yeast is the main attraction for sure, though it isn't some wild strain or a super-Belgian lean-in. it's a tad funky but mostly just a really tame yeast bomb. the fruit is sweet but honestly barely there. it's like 45% yeast, 45% wheat, 10% carbonation.

feel is super carbonated with medium-light body that runs super smooth and mellow and pillowy and billowing. finishes abruptly (and smoothly) with a super-chill wheat-malty sweet aftertaste with lingering clove.

overall:
this one sticks out. it's an odd feeling, really. I probably need like 4 more goes on this one until I settle in, but my initial take is "super carbonated yet smooth wheat and Belgian-yeast" - and it's mostly "feeling" btw. the flavor is restrained, purposefully, no doubt, but either way fairly muted. it has a sweet clove-laced funk to it, but it's total background. also, the mouthfeel is super carbonated but super soft. it's impressive, but somehow underwhelming.
Bells still manages to be in my top 5 greats - even with "underwhelming" they somehow impress the hell out of me.

 

 

 

 

I'm biased towards wits and I'm biased towards Bells so this hits all the right spots for me. It's nothing especially fantastic and is maybe a little below the usual standards for Bells but it's refreshing with spice and the typical wit flavors.

Appearance: Cloudy yellow body, large white head, decent lacing.
Aroma: Yeasty, grainy, wheaty, soft fruit.
Taste: Yeast still contributing, fruit a bit more pronounced. On the sweet side of the balance scale.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, good carbonation, lingering finish.
Overall: Winter Whites have that little niche that many appreciate and this fills that space in fice fashion.

Pale straw color, not much head and it disipates quickly. Medium carbonation. A decent witbier. Easy drinker.

 

12 oz bottle, packaged 10/26/21. Pours clear straw gold with a big rocky white head that retains well and leaves a little lacing.

The aroma is sweet earthy grainy malts with floral spice.

The flavor is sweet bready malt with earthy floral notes and a little spice and a medium bitter finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth carbonation.

Overall, an OK wit.

Poured from bottle, small head, disappeared, lace is light.
Full flavor, stays on the tongue for awhile, I think I taste coriander.
I got this in a Bells holiday 12 pack, not sure I would specifically seek out this beer.

 

 

Hazy yellow, dense, thick white head, retention is amazing, thick bands of lace
Floral, citrus, and herbal aroma, bordering on soapy
white bread malt flavor, coriander, floral citrus, and a bit of pepper
Medium bodied, fluffy, and appropriately carbonated
Wits really aren't my jam, but this one is pretty much what it should be (outside of the aroma)

12oz bottle, tulip, bottled 10/1/21.

Lightly hazed and glowing gold with a small white head that dissipates quickly.

Softly sweet orange marmalade, strong wheat aroma, vanilla, and spices.

Loads of wheat, hint of orange peel, distinct coriander now.

Light body with active carbonation.

Maybe I should give wit another chance. This one is quite pleasant.

Pours a cloudy gold, a couple fingers of white foam reducing to a nice cap that maintains the length of the glass. Plenty of sudsy lacing left behind.

Aroma is funk on the front followed by honey, citrus, and sweet malt.

Taste follows suit but the honey hits hard up front along with sweet bread/malt. Finishing tart citrus with a good bit of funk coming through on the aftertaste.

Feel is full and velvety but with a decent carbonation crispiness on the finish.

Good beer. Would drink again.

 

 

12oz can poured into Duvel tulip.

Appearance - Pours massive 3-4 finger offwhite head with great retention and decent patchy and tufty stick and lacing. 4.25

Smell - Banana. Spices. Slightly above par quality for the style. 4.25

Taste - Exactly what you'd expect for the style. Well done though. 4.25

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied. Slightly thicker than typical for the style. 4.5

Overall - Above par slightly across the board. 4.25

 

 

It's a WIT. Not really a Winter Wit. Nice.
a ) golden yellow color with abundant dotty lace.
s) coriander, lemon zest, clove, wheat.
t) Follows smell, spice cabinet and some licorice.
f) Light, yet enough weight to be wine like.
o) Perhaps slightly more licorice and syrup, (but not too sweet), makes this a winter wheat.

 

 

 

Bright gold (as white as a beer can get) pour, fluffy one-finger head. Refreshing wheat bite, nice clove flavor, along with fruit--mostly lemon. This is an excellent warm weather choice. Quenching for days!

Can courtesy of JohnnyHops.

 

 

 

 

Solid beer, drank from can

1/25/21
12 oz can dated 11/20/20
4 rating