This One Goes To 11 Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

jaasen64

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz bottle thanks to thebigredone. Poured into Founders snifter. Packaged 9/13/12 (almost two months old), 11,000th batch.

A- Pours a translucent dark mahogony cherry reddish brown with a quarter finger of white head that dissipates to no head fairly fast. Not overly carbonated, but does have consistently rising carbonation bubbles.

S- Grassy hops, a hint of citrus hops, caramel malts, and a hint of booze. I can tell a little bit of the hops have started to fade at this point, but the aroma is still fairly pleasant.

T- Light citrusy grassy hops that are dominated a little bit more by a strong sweet malty presence of toffee and some light bready caramel that lingers on the tongue and lips. Again I can tell the hops have started to fade a bit and the malt presence is taking over. I imagine this beer might have tasted a little bit better with some more pronounced hops.

M- Smooth, fairly low carbonation, a little bit of alcohol bite but not bad at all for 11%, fairly nice drinkability.

O- This is a pretty high abv for an amber ale. At this point it is drinking a little bit maltier then hoppy (although the hops are still definitely present), I imagine if trying this fresh the hops would have given it a little bit more citrusy flavor while balancing out the sweet malts and hiding a little bit more of the alcohol. I could see this turning into a fairly decent barleywine, but I'm not sure if I would take the effort of aging it. Overall it was decent, interesting to try, easy drinking, but nothing overwhelmingly spectacular.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2012 23:54:34 | More by jaasen64

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -16.1%

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discharmingly

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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StoutHunter

Michigan

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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InspectorBob

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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nick_asian

Nevada

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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NJB145

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

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darvinlikemarvin

Iowa

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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mverity

Florida

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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BeerBucks

New York

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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calcnerd

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

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akttr

Michigan

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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ipas-for-life

Virginia

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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HarmonMW

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

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largadeer

California

3/5  rDev -28.1%

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thegerm87

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

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tesla92

Indiana

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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dalepryor

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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chippo33

Vermont

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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anticipation23

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

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Bubba569

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

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DeschutesFan

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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Syracuse12

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -28.1%

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facundoCNB

New Jersey

4.1/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

a hazy amber pour with a finger of head (bright white) which quickly dissipated. smells of caramel malt, grassy and piney hops, honey. an amazingly delicious boozy amber ale profile that leans towards an american strong ale/barleywine with its heavy alcohol bite and earthy bitterness. tastes of caramel, brown sugar, grassy hops. a full bodied modest in carbonation ale, leaving a nice warmth from its alcohol percentage in place. i honestly wish i knew this was an amber ale before i decided to just hold onto it in the cellar. although, it's delicious now, i wish i had it fresh to compare.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 01:56:29 | More by facundoCNB