Bell Ringer - RJ Rockers Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.75
pDev: 12.8%
Reviews: 159
Hads: 90

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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 jackorain:

jackorain

Pennsylvania

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

Standard pour into my Hopback Amber glass yielded a minimal 3/8 inch head which topped a light brown/amber color. The head had decent retention though and left a nearly full lace the height of the original head.

The aroma is malty and fruity with some caramel overtones. The alcohol is not present here in the nose

The taste is quite malty with a nice early, spicy and leafy hop bite. The alcohol is always present here in an underlying way.

There is an orange tinge in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a nice carbonation, but a bit hot.

Drinkability could be quite good but the alcohol in the taste would get to me.

Thanks For Reading.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2009 01:21:55 | More by jackorain

More User Reviews:

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