Le Batteur - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

pukahi91

Hawaii

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

01-05-2013 17:46:05 | More by pukahi91

ADTaber

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

05-13-2013 23:12:57 | More by ADTaber

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

05-12-2013 00:26:37 | More by HarmonMW

brewtus

Ohio

4/5  rDev +8.1%

02-28-2013 00:05:16 | More by brewtus

oline73

Maryland

3.53/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Served in a snifter at churchkey in dc.

Pours a cloudy golden color with an amber hue. There isn't much head at all. I'm getting Belgian spice in the nose along with a mild citrus note. The flavor is light and full of yeast spice. This is an extremely dry beer. Just a bit herbal. The finis is bone dry.

Serving type: on-tap

02-18-2013 22:20:17 | More by oline73

TheConnMan

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

02-05-2013 21:56:17 | More by TheConnMan

Keith_R

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

02-02-2013 01:14:19 | More by Keith_R

Zach136

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

02-02-2013 01:13:23 | More by Zach136

bismarksays

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%

01-31-2013 23:10:47 | More by bismarksays

PHBoiler

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

01-24-2013 04:20:44 | More by PHBoiler

SlowWideTurns

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

12-04-2012 21:02:44 | More by SlowWideTurns

SportsandJorts

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -32.4%

11-17-2012 19:38:22 | More by SportsandJorts

buschbeer

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

10-29-2012 17:21:24 | More by buschbeer

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.53/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Of the three beers that comprise the "Jazz" serries, it's this one that comes the closest to capturing taste and texture of French farmhoue ales. But even with it's grounding in pilsner malt and woodish accents, it preferrs a simplified palate compared to more authentic versions.

The beer opens with a glowing gold color that diffuses light through an even yeasty haze. Capped by a stark wihite cotton-textured foam, the ale retains the session and laces the glass spottedly with a quiet confidence.

Pilsner-like aromas fill the nose but bring with it the fruity lemon and apple accents that Belgian saisons enjoy. But without the spices, the biere de garde relies on corkish wood notes to achieve balance and complexity.

More of the same manifests in taste as the full pilsner flavor commands the flavor profile. Bready and somewhat grainy, the beer seems to borrow a moderate wheaty taste to give a fuller taste. Pleasantly acidic and with a kiss of hay, both the hops and yeast work to impart intrigue and refreshment.

Fuller in body than either German lagers or saisons, the beer's added heft is rich, creamy, and bready throughout- only waivering a bit through the middle palate in order to allow the mild sulfury acidity, tame hop bitterness, and alcohol warmth to assiste the the balance to finish.

Even with the notes of wood, acid, wheat, and hops, the beer is still rather tame and simplified when compared to the more rustic, earthen, and often well cellered versions of norther France of sourthern Belgium.

Serving type: on-tap

10-20-2012 02:32:01 | More by BEERchitect

ortie

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +8.1%

10-17-2012 19:46:15 | More by ortie

deebo

Minnesota

3.95/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap as part of Bells tap takeover at Bulldog uptown
A-served in a tulip this beer is hazy, color is an orangish golden with a thin white film skimming the top
S-clean malt, some lemony citrus zest
T-clean barley malt. Plenty of lemon like yeast esters with a very crisp quick finish
M-highly carbonated which is desired with the characteristics of this brew. More body than I would expect given the clean malt character
O-I like this one, clean and crisp with a little body and flavor that goes down easy

Serving type: on-tap

09-16-2012 22:45:42 | More by deebo

Zaphog

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

09-03-2012 16:23:22 | More by Zaphog

coz

Illinois

4/5  rDev +8.1%

08-25-2012 15:17:25 | More by coz

PhineasGage

Iowa

4/5  rDev +8.1%

01-27-2012 19:08:32 | More by PhineasGage

decadance

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

01-09-2012 07:26:30 | More by decadance

dsaylor

Georgia

4/5  rDev +8.1%

12-14-2011 04:08:36 | More by dsaylor

sideshowe

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.1%

11-17-2011 13:55:44 | More by sideshowe

adamant1912

Michigan

4/5  rDev +8.1%

11-17-2011 06:55:18 | More by adamant1912

tbeq00

California

4/5  rDev +8.1%

11-14-2011 06:51:27 | More by tbeq00

escapegoat

Georgia

4.38/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Overall, a very refreshing beer and one that I wish was more widely available. I'd definitely keep this on tap in the kegerator for the first half of football season if it was commercially available.

A - Golden, honey colored with white head
T - Bready with slight lemon sweetness
M - Refreshing and light

Serving type: on-tap

08-26-2011 22:38:17 | More by escapegoat