Bell's Oberon Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

pbrian

Connecticut

4.35/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Another ballsy beer from Kalamazo, and they dare to do it with a "summer" beer. Nice combo of wheat, yeast flavors, leaning towrds the citrusy end of the spectrum. Nice heft for a hefe-weizen. I could drink this year-round. Thanks proc.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2002 05:20:29 | More by pbrian

Viking

Indiana

4.4/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I don't really care for this beer's chalky yellow body, but I love that thick rocky head - it doesn't go away! Overall, a wonderful brew. Wonderful spicy aroma just hints at the complexity and richness of the flavor, which is yeasty and wheaty. Just how drinkable is this beer? Well, I bought a case on Monday and I don't see it lasting past tomorrow (Thursday).

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2002 14:02:20 | More by Viking

Bighuge

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This cloudy golden brew throws out a nice frothy white head with some retention. Nice vanilla and clove on the nose. Taste is very refreshing. Tangy aspect apparent. Light to medium body with nice carbonation. Wheat is there, but not overbearing. There's not that huge phenolic character typical of a lot of hefe-weizens. This is a good brew though. Great by the pool.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2002 19:47:03 | More by Bighuge

ADR

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Hazy brown amber, head settles in at 1/4-1/8 of an inch. Aroma is massive and full...nice nutty and sweet spice in smell. Pronounced banana bread flavor, but traces of too sour notes. Hop bite. Starts flavorful, finishes astringent and thinner. Refreshing as a cooler, I was looking for far less acidity and sourness, as implied by the smell. OK, not a favorite, though. Just too sour...

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2002 05:46:52 | More by ADR

cokes

Wisconsin

3.65/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Interesting to say the least. Lots of stuff going on, and good to drink.
Throws a nice stormy blonde...head is almost Duvel like...Slow to fade...notice I said "almost".
Smell is grainy mixed with some faint hops and fruityness.
Taste is big and doughy for a beer of this sort...has alot of characteristics. Wit is one sip, hefe in the next and APA next. Like a dry hopped hefewiezen.
Enjoyable, although I am not sure where it gets it's cult following.
Not great, but, I will certainly enjoy this one again.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2002 00:42:04 | More by cokes

sprinkle

Michigan

4.1/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This beer is such a great summer beer,6.5%abv.and very smooth,almost to smooth.Nice and cloudy,and wheaty on the nose.Creamy going down,round and balanced.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2002 21:57:56 | More by sprinkle