Bell's Planet Series

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  1. ntimblack

    ntimblack Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2013 Canada ()

    I have to agree. It was pretty jarringly strange at first, but I had one a few weeks ago and it was tasting a lot more palatable.
     
    #41 ntimblack, Feb 25, 2015
  2. red94tt

    red94tt Pundit (957) Nov 27, 2008 Michigan
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    Jupiter ended up being better than Venus and Mercury but didn't have the wow factor that Mars did for me.
     
    #42 red94tt, Feb 27, 2015
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  3. jaybags

    jaybags Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2012 Michigan

    not nearly worth the hype.

    double brown ale? ha
     
    #43 jaybags, Feb 27, 2015
  4. jaybags

    jaybags Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2012 Michigan

    edit : jupiter
     
    #44 jaybags, Feb 27, 2015
  5. ColonelHopslam

    ColonelHopslam Savant (1,037) Jan 22, 2014 Michigan

    It was advertised as a malt forward brown ale, and I'm not sure what hype you are referring to other than the planet series in general.
     
    #45 ColonelHopslam, Feb 27, 2015
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  6. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    Maybe he found it to be malt-backward?
     
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  7. CB_Michigan

    CB_Michigan Pooh-Bah (1,552) Sep 4, 2014 Illinois
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    Picked up one bottle today and that's pretty much how I'd describe it. I liked it, thought it was a slightly hoppier version of a standard brown ale. Didn't get a whole lot of malt from this. Still, it was good and went down surprisingly easy for being 8% ABV. I'll pick up a couple more over the weekend if I stumble across any, but won't be hunting it down or anything like that.
     
    #47 CB_Michigan, Feb 28, 2015
  8. Sir_Osis_of_Liver

    Sir_Osis_of_Liver Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2015 Michigan

    Shorts Woodmaster was better. Bottled 1/23/15 and hit my local shelf today.
     
    #48 Sir_Osis_of_Liver, Feb 28, 2015
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  9. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    So my ranking so far would be:

    1. Mars
    2. Jupiter
    3. Venus
    4. Mercury

    Absolutely loved Mars, and I liked Venus more than most people on here, though I certainly didn't love it. I thought Jupiter was the best brown I've ever had. Didn't care for Mercury though.
     
    #49 westlaunboy, Feb 28, 2015
  10. szmnnl99

    szmnnl99 Pooh-Bah (2,028) Apr 3, 2006 Michigan
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    I agree. I even had Venus tied w/Jupiter for small pours. I could have more than one Jupiter at a sitting but not Venus.
     
    #50 szmnnl99, Feb 28, 2015
  11. Lazhal

    Lazhal Pooh-Bah (1,890) Mar 13, 2011 Michigan
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    Jupiter was really disappointing. Perhaps its just my opinion of the style.
     
    #51 Lazhal, Mar 1, 2015
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  12. sarcastro

    sarcastro Savant (1,133) Sep 20, 2006 Michigan

    Exactly. Seeing as no one had it before it was released in bottles, not sure how it could be hyped. It is because it is a one time release from Bell's, and everyone needs as much as possible just in case.
     
    #52 sarcastro, Mar 2, 2015
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  13. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    Yeah, really it's Bell's fault that their beers are so hyped, thanks to their excellent reputation as a brewery paired with great marketing. Jerks.
     
    #53 westlaunboy, Mar 2, 2015
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  14. sarcastro

    sarcastro Savant (1,133) Sep 20, 2006 Michigan

    Bell's should have released a statement saying that Jupiter might not be as good as expectations and people shouldn't rush out to buy it.
     
    #54 sarcastro, Mar 2, 2015
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  15. Holiday1072

    Holiday1072 Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2008 Michigan

    Saturn is sure to be garbage water, everyone stay home and enjoy something else :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #55 Holiday1072, Mar 3, 2015
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  16. sarcastro

    sarcastro Savant (1,133) Sep 20, 2006 Michigan

    But it is barrel aged garbage water.
     
    #56 sarcastro, Mar 3, 2015
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