Bell Ringer - RJ Rockers Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.75
pDev: 12.8%
Reviews: 159
Hads: 91

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Brewed by:
RJ Rockers Brewing Company

South Carolina, United States

Style | ABV
American Strong Ale | 8.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (154), on-tap (5).

Notes:
Our high gravity offering weighs in at 8.5% ABV and is delightfully loaded with malt and hops. This is an ale worthy of your sturdiest goblet or most treasured stein. Ring it!

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Reviews by ClockworkOrange:

ClockworkOrange

Pennsylvania

3.53/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A 12oz bottle picked up at the Beer Stop. Uncapped and poured into my Adnams Imperial Nonic glass. The ale appears a clear deep copper color with a finger of off white foam.

Flavors and aromas are of sweet malt, bitter white grapefruit, piney hops, caramel toffee, biscuits. Imperial ESB crossed my mind here. A bitter quaff to say the least. Medium in both body and carbonation with well hidden alcohol and a crisp, bitter finish. Certainly worth a try if you see it.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2011 03:56:45 | More by ClockworkOrange

More User Reviews:

MadWolf

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev 0%

05-24-2013 12:30:08 | More by MadWolf

Falcone

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

05-23-2013 20:36:19 | More by Falcone

Arithmeticus

Maryland

4.09/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured chilled in hotel glass

A: dark brown; thick creamy head; nice lacing; good carbonation
S: sweet malt aromas, much like a porter or milk stout
T: malty; molasses and brown sugar; flavor of chocolate and nuts with overtones of banana; relatively simple flavor profile, but more interesting than the Euro strongs I've had in the past; hops at a medium level; well balanced
M: thick mouthfeel

A decent beer; the alcohol is nicely matched with the flavor profile, so would be worth having on tap.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 22:22:25 | More by Arithmeticus

mattkoon

South Carolina

3.45/5 rDev -8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

i have had this on tap before- but this is the first i have had "bell ringer" in a bottle. it pours cloudy and brown with a nice almost red tint. the smell is almost non existent. its not unpleasant, just not very potent. the taste starts off pretty hoppy and finishes with a strong alcohol finish. i like this beer. it lives up to its name.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 00:38:33 | More by mattkoon

ChefBenhase

Georgia

4/5 rDev +6.7%

05-18-2013 19:50:07 | More by ChefBenhase

madatr

South Carolina

3.75/5 rDev 0%

05-15-2013 22:16:39 | More by madatr

NoCurse2012

South Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

05-05-2013 19:05:50 | More by NoCurse2012

MLKincer

Ohio

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

05-05-2013 02:42:42 | More by MLKincer

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5 rDev -13.3%

05-04-2013 13:13:05 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Danno48

West Virginia

3.5/5 rDev -6.7%

04-21-2013 00:41:51 | More by Danno48

BucBasil

South Carolina

3.86/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Poured from the 12oz bottle into (as suggested) a goblet.

A: The beer is a rusty amber sort of color. Blood orange and cloudy with a 2 finger thick off white head that sticks around for a few minutes and then settles to a half finger layer that stays around for much of the remainder. Nice looking beer.

S: Very malty up front with lots of bread, caramel, toffee, toast. A buttery note in the middle. Has a nice twinge of sweetness in there with apricot and some other fruit. Indeed balanced.

T: Beginning is nice and balanced with light malts getting the palate warmed up. Very boozy/strong up the middle, then finishes strong with a nice blast of hops to the back of the tongue. Finish is of piney hops, and a pleasant way to end an alright, if a bit strong tasting, ale.

F: Very smooth, nice velvety texture up front but then leave a drying sensation near the end that keeps you wanting to back for another sip.

Overall: Lives up to its name. This thing will knock you around a little bit, but a good offering from a solid SC brewer.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 00:00:06 | More by BucBasil