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Bells Oberon Ale

Bells Oberon Ale - Wheat Ale

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 Percentile 
86
overall
Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Wheat Ale

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
13073.46/5.03.46/5.0Summer6%98.5Shaker, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
An American wheat ale made with European ingredients. Belgium wheat malt and Czech Saaz hops provide a spicy, fruity balance to this seasonal ale. (Formerly known as Solsun)
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BeerCat (1), , California, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/103/520/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Perfect beer for the summer. Flavorful, light, and relaxing. Fruity, but not too fruity.


Shane087 (26), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Nice orange amber color with a white head. Orange/apricot flavor, not too sweet. A little too hoppy for my taste but still very drinkable.


 Perm (151), Tryon, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
Sep 1, 2008  
The taste of summer. 12 oz bottle at the Jerusalem Garden, Asheville. This American Wheat beer was a perfect complement to my Middle-Eastern vegetarian platter (falafel, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh, kalamata olives, and hommous with pita). The fruitiness from the weizen yeast perked right up with the Mediterranean spices and the Saaz finish cut right in with the olive oil in the food to make this a quencher. Another stellar offering from Bells!


 envane (251), Evanston, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Bright hazy orange with a big white head. This one is quite fruity but unlike a hefeweizen its more aof a apricot/orange flavour. Finishes on a hop note. Very good.


 GAManiac (1123), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Pours an ever so slightly hazy golden amber with lots of bubbles rising to the top into a short-living white head that dissipates to a swirl and ring quickly leaving traces of lacing. Aroma is sweet with bready wheat balance with the citrus hops with lemons and oranges. Taste follows the aroma with the big wheat backbone up front and a slight hop bitterness in the finish with mainly citrus. A hint of spices show up in the taste that I didn’t get in the smell. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with tons of carbonation and makes for a very drinkable summer wheat beer.


 Ceebs25 (217), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 28, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Light on the aroma, nothing off-putting, but nothing too crazy, light wheat, little citrus zest. Not bad on the pour, starch white bubbly head, stays alright, slight lacing, very translucent with a good amount of carbonation and particulate but not that unattractive too me, blond orange in color. Nice mouthfeel, not a ton of flavor (maybe just that the wheat malt doesn’t give much), but not watery either, mellow citrus and some spice, end and linger with minor grassy type hop, smooth yet wish there would be alittle more bite. Really nothing wrong here with this wheat, but not much going on at the same time, but i like it overall for the style


 jeremytoni (1069), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/512/20
Aug 27, 2008  
From a bottle poured a clear organgish color with a fair amount of head. Nice smooth flavor with a quick finish.


 Chipper (179), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 27, 2008  
A amber-orange color with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of fruit, spice, and a little hop. Flavor of citrus and slightly bitter, is very smooth with good carbonation that lasted. Great for summer.



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