Bells Oberon Ale

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

Overall Impression: Pretty nice, drinkable summer wheat (is this really that much better then the wheats from other Brewhouse’s?) It’s a little better, but it’s a lot of hype too...

On tap at Webbers hotel and restaurant. Pours hazy orange with a wispy head. Wheat and citrus on the nose, orange hints. Lightly sharp. Lemon and orange marked heavily by wheat, is what you are getting in the taste. Creamy light-medium body that is well suited to the taste. Makes it like some sort of fruit cream ale. Enjoyable and I can see why some would like to put a slice of fruit in it.

This beer and Southern Tier’s Pumking should never be consumed within half an hour of each other. Take it from someone who knows.

Poured a hazy orange gold with a slight amount of white head that dissapates quickly. Aroma is sweet and yeasty, but nothing particularly special. Flavor is sweet and light, with bits of sugared fruit and a slight spiciness. Overall, I didn’t find this particularly likeable, but it could be me and the style.

Pours a cloudy orangish-yellow color with white head. Aroma is of citrus, yeast, and some sweet malts. Flavor is pretty much the same, not much after taste. Not one of Bell’s best.

On tap. Hazy amber body, white head, citrus and esters in the nose. Citric, spicy, banana, refreshing.

Pours a hazy yellow orange. Very little head on this one, and it goes fast. Aroma is rather citrus and spicy. Flavor is dominated by the Czech Saaz hops, and proved to be a bit too spicy for me personally. A nice summer beer.

When you see the bright orange labels on the shelf you know summer is right around the corner. A great rounded, nutty nose on this brew. Body is malty and earthy. Smells, looks and tastes like summertime.