Bells Best Brown Ale

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

Clear chestnut colour with a thick, dense brownish head, leaving shards of lace. Something vaguely sweet-caramel, toffee, bit of hosp, dry cacaopowder; sweet and vaguely woody. Sweet-ish, green leaves, bit of greenmalt, arachide with a retronasal bitterness that clashes with the sweet initial flavour, instead of blending. Chocolate flavours, certainly warming up. Medium bodied, at least, quite slick, bit too much mouthburning to be called smooth. It’s not really bad, but its lack of balance annoys me no end. I wonder if Mr. Bell wanted to explore the limits of archaic styles?

Translucent brown, with a loose fizzy head. This looks exactly like a cola. Flowery aroma? Wow. This beer has a sweet roasted malt flavor, with some nuttiness and slight hop bitterness. Truth in advertising...this is the best tasting brown ale I’ve had to date.

This is possibly the best brown ale I ever had. Don’t know what else to say, this was heavenly. Bells rules.

Bottle, pours a slightly murky dark caramel color with a finger thick tan head; good lacing. Sweet aroma of caramel and toffee malts. Somewhat carbonated taste with light palate, slightly sweet and malty throughout. A very nicely done brown with a good balance and just enough sweetness to make for a refreshing beer without being overdone; recommended.

Lightly roasted caramel malt aroma from the reddish brown body with a medium head. The palate is medium. Sweet malts with some nutty flavors start things off. Some yeast tastes follow and finish off the brew.

Bottle What a nice beer,from a great brewery Malty and hoppy without either taking over. Very slightly sweet. Nice cloudy, brown appearance in the glass. Yet another winner from Bell’s.

translucent medium brown. malty/nutty with a medium-light body. toasty finish. a tasty one

Pours brown. Aroma is dominated by brown sugar and sweet malt. Tastes of sweet malt and has a nice smooth finish.