Bells Oberon Ale

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

This was a really good wheat ale. Pours a cloudy amber with a nice white head. Citrus and wheat on the nose. Smooth malty body with a nice hops presence as well; nicely balanced. Goes great with an orange slice. Finishes crisp and clean. Definitely worth a try.

From a 5L minikeg. Pours a hazy light orange with a thick white head. Nice citrus wheat aroma. Great smooth body, very drinkable malt wheat taste with more hints of citrus. Well balanced and tasty.

Orange color with white head. Taste of wheat, grass, and citrus. Not a lot of aroma or aftertaste. A great summer beer though.

Although I am usually anti-fruit with beer, this one REQUIRES an orange. If you haven’t had it on a summer day with a fresh slice of orange, it simply doesn’t count. It is a mediocre beer without the orange. But with it, it is fresh, beautiful, continuously drinkable with a nice citric bite to go along with the wheat smoothness.

TAP, BOTTLE: Hazy orange pour, Orange and wheat on the nose, taste is wheat, malt, citrus/orange, and some spice. Great summer beer.

Pours a hazy light orange with wheat and grassy hop in the nose. Flavor is light citrus, tangy wheat, and a little sweet maltiness.

Bottle, from John’s Grocery in Iowa City, IA. Hazy orange, smallish layer of fine white head. Cold, sweet orange aroma, a bit of mint. Green grass flavor and bitter citrus oil. hint of tomato. Nice touch of hops in the finish. Much higher flavor volume than the usual American-style wheat beer. I dig.

I’m not really a fan of wheat beers, but this one I really enjoyed. Pours a hazy orange with a white head. Nose of wheat and citrus. Palate brings some spice with aroma. Enjoyed this one.