Bells Oberon Ale

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

The color is a hazy yellowish gold, reminds me of straw. A small whitish head that stayed through most of the beer. The aroma, what I could smell was yeasty and grassy, not unpleasant but quite unremarkable. Like the aroma the taste was unremarkable. Not bad for a wheat beer, but not great. Wheat beers are not my favorite, so for this style it is not bad.

I’ll admit, wheat beers aren’t my favorite. But as the weather turns warmer, it is always nice to see what might be a good beach/cookout beer. This is good choice for that sort of beer. Aroma is much richer than most wheat beers, with a good bit of yeastiness to it. Pours hazy orange as you would expect. 6% alcohol is far from strong, but this is a very drinkable beer. The flavors are light, but more more mellow and balanced than your blue moons, etc... There is a citrus and light clove note to it. Bells has made better beers, but it would be tough to have a better wheat than this one.

A delicate strong version of a good wheat ale. I would like to compare this to a Blue Moon, another wheat ale that I would like to list as one of my favorites. This brew is great compared though with a richer, more developed taste. Slightly cloudy with a golden head that sparkles. Pours like a river of gold and tastes just as smooth.

12 oz. pours a bit hazy golden with small white head. aroma has is zesty with yeast and some lemon. mouthful is a nice well rounded wheat ale with crisp finnish. i can do this all summer long:)

12 oz bottle courtesy of Linus Stick. Pours a cloudy yellow-orange color with a big fluffy white head. The aroma is musty with yeast, straw and some spices. The flavor is mild with herbs, light citrus and breads. The mouthfeel has a buttery quality. The finish is long with lingering lemon and butter. Overall: A very good summer session ale.

This is a lovely summer brew. Not sure why I didn’t drink more of it last year. I wonder if others hold it in too high esteem, expecting more from Bell’s. It is, after all, just a wheat beer. But no need to cover this sucker up with orange or lemon, though I’m sure an orange would be nice if that’s your thing. Tastes lovely on its own. Bright orange-gold pour, generous head. Flavors and aromas of orange, yeast, a little zest and minimal spice. In a word, refreshing.

Pours pale semi opaque golden orange with a large white head. Malty yeast bready aroma. Light orange flavor, some hop bitterness, mildly sweet. Light, refreshing. Great with an orange slice on hot summer day.

Pours a hazy flaming orange with thick white head that dissipates to a thin layer. Definitely a orange aroma mixed with yeast/wheat. Flavor is a light orange with definite wheat flavors. Body is medium with fair carbonation. Not a heavy beer, refreshing. Good, go to beer for summer.