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Bells Best Brown Ale 3.52 763

Bells Best Brown Ale

Percentile
89
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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7633.53/5.03.52/5.05.8%95.3Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
This is a rich brown ale perfect for the fall. Exclusive use of all Belgian specialty malts give a rich yet dry finish to this beer.
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 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 28, 2007  
Bottle batch 7681. Poured a red-brown with a frothy off-white head that left light lacing. The aroma with nutty yet also a slight hoppy citrus. Malty flavor of caramel with a light mix of hops. Medium body with a dry texture.


 melvin980 (184), Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/516/20
Jan 28, 2007  
Very good. Has a really nice hoppy flavor. One of the best Browndaddies I’ve had.


 strangaj (229), West Chester, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/516/20
Jan 20, 2007  
Pours a hazy amber with minimal white head. Aroma was of roasted nuts with a hint of caramel. Has a dry roasty taste with an easy finish. Not much hoppiness, which I like, but a sweet malty and barley flavor. I could drink this all evening. Highly recommended if you like the style


 alexanderj (2283), Chino Hills, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/511/20
Jan 17, 2007  
Poured a reddish-muddy-brown; medium to small white head. Aroma was light; caramel and nutty. Good for the style, just don’t like the style. Lightly sweet malt. Minimal hops. Nutty. Easy enough to drink, but very bland for me.


 detroiter (958), Euphoria, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jan 13, 2007  
Pours a good solid brown color, a bit cloudy, beneath a cream colored head of soft foam. The head died back to a ring, and it left some decent spotty lacing. Not much of an aroma to speak of, I could detect a malty beer, but no real characteristics of it. Smooth, not-quite-sweet, and deliciously roasted malt flavor. Well balanced, but no distinctive hoppiness. I’ve had a prominently hoppy version of this beer once before (at a Bennigan’s in K’Zoo, MI a couple years ago) and so was surprised that this one was not hoppy like I remembered that one to be. I liked them both, but this one is more on-style than that Bennigan’s brew was. Medium body and softly carbonated.


 Trooper11 (467), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jan 8, 2007  
Different Label picture but same brew. A clear chesnutty-caramel brown brew with thick foamy off-white head that leaves behind medium lacing. Very nutty aroma with notes of caramel and vanilla. Smooth malty flavor with nice bitterness, sweet, roasted nuts. Very drinkable.


 orville (160), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Pours an Amber brown with head. I had a hard time detecting an aroma(roasts)? Shallow and malty bitter balance make for an interesting ale but its not exactly a great brown ale. Then again my expectations are high for this brewery.


 Capa (993), Yokosuka, Japan
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 3, 2007    Updated: Dec 11, 2009
Pours a nice brown color with a mid-sized head that leaves nice lacing. The aroma is of sweet malts and some hops, along with a little caramel. The mouth is creamy with a bit of carbonation as it goes down. Flavor is very nice. Malt and caramel are the most noticeable, and it ends with a slight touch of hop bitterness. Very well balanced. Tasty and easily drinkable.



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