Bells Oberon Ale

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

Ah the lucky all sevens rating. poured and opaque amber hue with a thin white head which had okay retention. A nice fruity aroma with nice apricot and peach notes, and some spice. Good malt flavor nice balance between fruit and wheat. Finished with a sweet alcohol taste. Full bodied.

12 oz bottle

I finally got around to trying this after too many pints to count. It is just as average as I remembered. Perfect for drinking on a summer afternoon at the Memorial Union or while grilling out I’m not so sure this would be my preferred daily drinker. Freshness is the key with this one; don’t try to age it or you’ll be fairly disappointed with the results.

Aroma / Appearance - The short lived white head disappeared into the pumpkin colored body. Perfect for the season it smelled of orange slices, buttered scones and sweet hops. Very mellow by the time I got to it I can only imagine it was much better within a month or two of bottling.

Flavor / Palate - Orange slices dipped in a thin layer of inexpensive chocolate filled the mouth. Carbonated only slightly the mouthfeel trickles over the throat. A hint of white bread touches the tongue towards the end. Relaxing for a summer afternoon I still don’t know that I would prefer this over other local options.

Cloudy golden color with no head, surprising in a wheat beer. Wheat and yeast flavors are only moderate, slight fruit, surprisingly hoppy bitter bite, which I really like. Not a very wheaty wheat beer, not a great beer over all, but pleasant enough. // Rerated from a mini-keg. Much better head, much better appearance than the bottle. Much more intense wheat and lemon citrus. Better mouth as well. Significantly better overall.

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.

bottle. orange/straw hazy pour. thin bubble head. orange, banana, wheat and malts aroma. orange, banana, wheat in the tast. Nice fruits not overpowering. very well balanced. small sugary malts. crisp. nice summer drinker.

Bottled. Beer is hazy, medium warm gold with a large, frothy, white, diminishing head.<P> The aroma is malty with a light note of toasted bread crust, husky toasted grain; Hoppy with a light note of resin; Yeasty with light notes of basement, dough, trace of cheese.<P> The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter with a moderately bitter, lightly sweet, lightly acidic finish.<P> The body is medium, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is lively.

This was at one time one of my summer staples. The problem is, I had so many different brews in the cellar that I got away from buying this. This is a great lightly flavored beer for a hot summer day. Funny, the wheat seemed less obvious to me as I always git a bit of citrus and then the wheat as a backdrop. A nice summer refresher. Do they change this recipe year to year?

Bottle. Pours hazy golden yellow with thin white head. Aroma is lemon & malt. Flavor is the same. So-so. My bf found this beer to be a very refreshing summer beer.