Bells Oberon Ale

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

this wheat goes the spicy route and the hops definately make themselves known but without blowing your head off like a gumball head. was hoping to detect some wit qualities with the belgian wheat but this is pretty much as american as apple pie. nice to see a wheat with a respectable ABV (for the style) and a moderate amount of hops that are neither lost or overwhelming. aroma is a bit disappointing without any distinct wheat or spice. while too many wheats quality as only a ’refreshing summer beer’, this has enough complexities to intregue even a jaded drinker.

Day-old mini keg / 19 Aug 08
Light grainy aroma with hints of spicy hops
Golden, a bit hazy, white head with good retention
Bready malt flavor with spices, light spicy/citrusy hop flavor with a light bitterness
Light body, light carb (might be the day-old keg)
Very tasty and refreshing American Wheat beer. The spiciness and malty character blend nicely to make for a tasty treat

Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellow with a noticeable but brief-lived white head. Aroma reminiscent of apples and clean laundry. Flavor begins with apples and citrus, with a pleasant warm effervescence on the tongue, fading to a grassy finish. The nutmeg and other spicy flavors notable in other examples of the genre are muted here.

Bottle, courtesy of a friend. wheat flavor hint of orange. taste a little weaker than aroma. not bad for a wheat. good in a pinch.

12oz bottle. Orange/Brown. Aroma of yeast, wheat, lemony/orange citrus. Taste is tangy, spicy, light citrus. Extremely drinkable.

Bottle, pours a light cloudy color similar to a wit, with a light fluffy head. Reminds me of a wit without the spice and aroma. Its also a bit watery, this is not a bad wheat and its easy to drink but nothing remarkable.

Bottle courtesy of adrian910ss. Pours a cloudy light orange with a ring of white head. Aroma of citrus, light fruits, wheat, orange, melon rind. Flavor of wheat, light fruits. Doesn’t taste as good as it smells, but it’s pretty good nonetheless. Good wheat beer, although a little boring.

Bottle. Aroma a very nice blend of orange and wheat. Flavor of sweet oranges, sweet wheat, very juicy. Shortly a very baked toasty character emerges from the wheat malt which doesn’t really compliment the gentler, sprightlier orange-wheat combination. Occasional sharp prickles of carbonation. Tasty.