Bells Best Brown Ale

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

pours a deep opaque caramel color with light sediment throughout and a thick light tan head. good lacing and decnt retention. aroma is hoppier than i thought with light citrus but also has some caramel and dark fruit...very slightly reminiscent of a barleywine in the aroma. flavor is much maltier than the aroma suggests with caramel and chocolate. moutfeel is creamy with a roasty choclate dry finish.

Bottle from Archer Liquors. Deep ruby amber color with a large frothy beige head. Aroma of roughly roasted caramel. Near medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is malt, light citrus, and some light treacle? It’s extremely tasty, and reminds of a lighter Belgian ale. Finishes more dry than not.

Bottle. Large, frothy, light brown head that stuck around for quite a while. Nice lacing. Slightly cloudy with some fine particulate. Heavy malt aroma, with some caramel, toastiness and nuttiness. Very light on the hops with almost no perceptible aroma. Flavor was high on the caramel and toasty flavors, with little hop flavor or bitterness. Just enough to keep the beer from being too sweet. Medium, creamy body with a nice, soft carbonation. A somewhat sticky finish.

12 oz bottle. Pours a brown color with a little bit of amber to it too, with a half finger high white head. Smells of caramel, malt, tiny bit of hops, and maybe a little coffee. Tastes of caramel and malt, a little hop, but is kind of boring and subtle. Goes down fairly smooth, but the after-taste is only so-so. Overall a decent beer, but not Bells best. Also had this on tap at the Hopleaf in Chicago, which was better than bottle.

Bottle. Pours a brown color. Aroma is caramel and roasted malts. Taste is hops and coffee. Very good beer.

Bottle from Schroppfy, thanks! Brown color. malt, caramel and mint in the aroma. Malty flavor with caramel, licorice and mint. Just a bit thin. Sweetish, but with enough flavors to compensate. Pleasant brown ale.

Pours deep brown, nice tan head. Sweet caramel, malty sweetness and a nutty bite, toffee notes throughout.

Draught at the Big Hunt. Hazy brown with a medium head. Sweet malty aroma with some black tea. Similar sweet tea and caramel flavor with some light minty hops. Low on the bitterness and medium bodied.