Midwestern Pale Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

barnzy78

Illinois

3.6/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle (bottled 10/27/2012), pours a hazy golden color with tons of carbonation! Nice fluffy white head, excellent retention and lacing is left all the way down the glass. Aromas are wheaty, grassy, earthy, spicy, yeasty, lemony; smells more like an American Pale Wheat Ale. Tastes are earthy, spicy, wheat, barley, grain, yeast, grassy, lemon pith. Mouth-feel is creamy, smooth, on the fuller side of medium, plenty of carbonation, finishes more bitter than expected, but still nice balance here. Overall, this is in a different direction than most of the newer APA's on the market recently (that being hop forward with loads of 'C' hops). I like this for being different than all the rave.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 22:03:12 | More by barnzy78

emerge077

Illinois

3.35/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Packaged 10/27/12, so just under two weeks old. It pours into a large mug with a billowing head of white foam, copious tendrils of sticky lacing coating the walls of the glass. The head maintains itself for the duration of the glass. Color is a hazy gold with suspended micro sediment giving in a moderate haze.

Sulfuric aroma when first poured, pretty off putting, although when allowed to sit for a couple minutes the skunkiness dissipates. Left behind is a yeasty chalkiness, raw grain aromas, and some sweet malt presence. Can't say it appeals really.

Smooth feel, light carb and a mild astringency, mild hop bitterness in the aftertaste with some florals and grainy, nutty notes of basic barley malt in the middle. Pretty simple and straightforward as intended, though not especially exciting. The language on the back label calls it a Blonde Ale, despite it's name, which is more fitting for it's stripped down character.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2012 02:02:13 | More by emerge077

pschul4

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

A- Pours a nice hazy gold witha big white head that leaves nice lacing

S- Very light in the nose. Some floral notes along with sweet pale malts

T- Again light and floral. I prefer my pale ales with a hint of citrus or pine. This tastes more like drinking a dandelion

M- Light and drinkable. Love the mouthfeel

O- Wish the flavor wasn't so flowery. But what can ya do? I'm sure the people who like floral beers will love this one but not for me. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2012 02:51:12 | More by pschul4