Bells Oberon Ale

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

This was purchased at the Caboose in Ashland, Va. I was hoping to make a beer tasting by Troeg’s Brewery. It was rescheduled. I found two beers worthy of tasting. Bell’s has some excellent products. I have had few wheat ales. It is thin and without much spiciness or fruity flavors. It is a disappointing beer. Reviewing the rating the 2009 version may be weaker than in the past. The ale poured with a nice head that stayed with the beer. The color was cloudy yellowish amber.

Pours yellow/amber with little head. A lot of suspended sediment. A bit of a sweet, fruity aroma. Some wheat taste, but malt comes through more in my opinion. A little bland. Some sour aftertaste.

Bottle from the brewery. Refreshing, particularly in Indian Summer day. Pleasant malty aroma on a medium yellow body with a lot of white creamy head, that leaves droplets of lace. Creamy mouthfeel, easy drinking above average mouthfeel. Pleasant beverage throughout, wheat well integrated, mild bitterness that finishes a tad sweet from wheat.

The chief indicator that winter has ended in Michigan is the release of Oberon. Simply put, Michigan’s best summer beer. 18-holes of golf and a 5L can wrapped in an ice blanket is as close to a perfect afternoon as one can imagine. Thank-you Bells. Cheers.

Bottle. Had to retry, First bottle seemed old. Decent wheat beer, with slight citrus notes, would prefer over blue moon and that sort but nothing to write home about especially if you get a not fresh bottle.

hazy gold, medium white head, lacy. mild sweet malt in the nose, hint of hoppiness. malt and fruit in the flavor, quite mild. watery mouth feel, sweet finish. not all that much fun.

Batch 8992 thanks to daknole. Pours with a small white head and a hazed golden sunset body. Aroma is sweet with honey and wheat, some rotten orange, tang and light spice. Taste is pretty bland and basic. Some biscuit and light orange. Candied tangerine peel and cereal. It is light and refreshing, but not exciting. Light, watery.

This beer has been hyped up to be so good and such a summer brew and I just didnt see it or atleast taste it. People told me this beer is great with tacos, great with italian food, mix in margerhitas and vise versa so on and so on yada yada etc. Mumbo jumbo! May I say not a bad brew and good with all those things and foods but so is any other beer.