Rock the Bells
Cameron's Brewing Co.

I bought a can today at the lcbo in Ontario 473ml at 5.3%.
poured a 2finger head into glass.
hazy golden color.
taste is a little apple and banana and malty flavor.
very low bitterness which makes it very easy to drink.
not much of a lace as the head quickly faded away just around a little .
overall a good wheat beer by Cameron's Brewery.
cheers.

473ml can served cold in a hefe glass for $3.25 CDN. Review from notes

Appearance - Hazy light golden color with a fairly big white cap on top.

Smell - Plenty of banana, hints of clove some light bready malts behind all that. Standard hefe fare.

Taste - Similar to the nose, a healthy dose of banana, a little more clove than was present on the nose and fairly lightweight on the palate overall.

Mouthfeel - Medium-light body, crisp assertive carbonation and easy drinking.

Overall - No complaints, a very solid hefe, however somehow lacks the magic that is found in the German greats, but holds it's own against most of the locals, maybe Side Launch/ Denison's is an exception among those regularly producing a wheat beer.

473 mL can from the LCBO; coded Mar 31 2021 and served slightly chilled.

Pours a foggy, translucent golden-yellow colour, topped with one finger of foamy white head that lasts for the better part of three minutes. A tight collar of creamy froth remains, along with a few patches of film; no lacing at first, but it does produce some as the level drops. It smells of bready, wheaty malts, with mild banana esters, some clove spiciness and a very light orchard fruitiness.

It's more than adequate for a domestic hefe. A little sweet at the forefront, with lots of wheaty bready and grains mixed together with notes of banana and sweet red apples. The clove spiciness/yeastiness is more assertive on the back end, with hints of earthiness, orchard fruit and faint citrus fading into a wheaty aftertaste that lingers briefly. Light in body, with moderate carbonation levels that gently prickle the palate; feels smooth and pleasing on the tongue, with very good drinkability for the style.

Final Grade: 3.73, a B grade. Although this was one of the first styles I fell in love with, the truth is that Cameron's Rock the Bells is the only new hefe I've tried in nearly a year. It's almost as if this classic style is falling by the wayside, pushed out of the way by a never-ending surge of hazy pale ales and fruity sours. Or maybe it's just really hard for North American breweries to cover this style as well as the Germans do, so they aren't even bothering anymore. My guess is a lot from column A, and maybe a little from column B. For now, I'll call this a decent hefe, but I'll need to update this review when I have a chance to compare it side-by-side with a few of the imports - e.g. Weihenstephaner, Paulaner and Schneider.

Pours a bit cloudy with a mid-size head. The smell is cloves and the usual hefe smell. The taste is pure hefe cloves banana bubblegum. This is a very good example of the style, one of my preferred.
Aug 8 2021