raceon4 (2), Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
does not count  | 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 7, 2007 Nice foamy head, beer looks great in the glass. Fairly balanced malt and hops as it goes down makes for good drinkability. Nothing too intense with this one but a good one to sit down and relax with. Batch 7989.
 jerc (3964), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 7, 2007 Bottle from Rozi’s in Cleveland. Lightly hazy orange amber body with a good size creamy white head (3+). Toasty grains, wheaty notes in aroma carry over to a grainy flavour of sweet toasty malt accented by a wheat like tartness. Average palate. Meh, okay but a bit dull especially for Bells. 6/3+/6/3/12
Zinister (1207), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 7, 2007 Thanks to theisti for this bottle. Batch 7813. Amber pour with nice head. Biscuty malts with toffee as well. Creamier amber than I expected. Good cereal flavors with caramel and nice hop balance. Good crisp finish....a fine amber.
lunchbox582 (22), St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 1, 2007 I was thrown by the label, unknowingly purchasing it as Big Porch Ale, but it is Amber Ale nonetheless. Batch # 7872. Great summer beer for barbeque’s or enjoying the company of friends. Sweet taste and clean finish. Not my favorite from the Bell’s collection, but glad I tried it.
BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 30, 2007 Orange amber body with massive foamy white head. Very faint head. Watery body with malt flavor and faint hop bite.
Optigon (562), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 27, 2007 Pours brown, clear. Fine, light head. Caramel flavor with a creamy mouth feel. Clean finish. Little more of a hop bite. Not too bad, but not all too exciting either.
joshwilfong (797), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 27, 2007 Medium tone of brown appearance, flavor is wonderfully combined with hints of hop and malt jumping out everywhere but maintaining a smooth balance. a very enjoyable amber, not extraordinary for the style but a nice example
frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 23, 2007 Rating for Bell’s Big Porch Ale
Pours with a mid-hazed, coppery-amber body under a full, off-white head which holds for a long while at 2- and 3-fingers. Some sour milk notes to light pine and honey-cluster cereal grain. Consistency of whole milk, a little hard to swallow. This approaches APA territory in hop flavoring, so it’s no wonder its percentile is so high for an Amber. Lemony with other citrus fruits in the background. A mild caramel sweetness adds to the experience along with strains of mild tea. Its initial flavor struck me as odd at first, but that could have been an effect of the hoppier beer I tried previous to it.
<font size=-4>Single bottle from the Bell’s General Store at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/michigan/kalama Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo, MI 49007</font>
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