Bells Oberon Ale

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

Bottle at ØLbaren - thanks to Jannik and Bager. Unclear yellow - no head. sparkling, dry, orange, wheat, very light. Too high carbonated - strange wheatbeer - just plain pleasant and drinkable.

I'm glad to find that this is a wheat ale, because that's what I suspected (it wasn't listed as such), so I guess I'm getting better at this tasting thing. Light golden with the look you'd expect from an American wheat. It's smooth with a grainy flavor and a bare citric edge. Good.

Wheaty aroma with a small bubbly head. Poured golden with a slight orange color. It tasted bananas and a slight spiciness here

A cloudy yellow. Aroma is much less harsh to the nose than a german wheat, just enough to let you know that it is a wheat. Kind of a sweet scent too. Hmmmm... a little sweet. Not bitter, but definite wheat flavor. Although I typically despise wheats, this one's okay!

2002 bottle I’ve enjoyed the bottles since before it was called Oberon. Mmmm, Peachy! Gotta love this beer. a wonderful blend of fruit and hops gives the wheat beer an elegant body that sets it apart from just your average wheat. great in the summer and full in body. Has a ton of yeast/wheat presence and the hops produce a fruity flavor. RERATE. I cellared this beer for about 5 months, not long, but I was impressed. A much more mature ale, with a warm alcohol flavor came out. Round and hoppy, yet a short, biting aftertaste arose. Nice straw color. Very desirable. I recommend cellaring this beer for a while and trying it. 2004 draught. Wow, the effects of Winter white can definitely be seen on this year’s version. I think it’s the best yet. Tons of sediment, a lot more agressive yeastiness and plenty more sweet malt. The warm fruit flavors are there in abundance, but the coarseness of texture, the big yeast flavor and slightly sour tinges that remind me of the Winter white, make this more enjoyable for me.

TAP. Pours a hazy straw color with good carb. and a nice lasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet from the wheat but spicy from the hops. Also seemed a little murky in the smell with lots of harsh yeastiness. FLavor is slightly sweet, malty, a bit grassy, and mildly hoppy. A relatively full body compared to most other american wheats, but still made to style.

(Bottle) Sampled at the RBSG 2005 in Montreal. Pours a thin, clouded, golden body with a thin, white, lightly-carbonation fed head. Nose of orange juice, milk and morning after campfire wood on a rainy night. Mardly halty, harely boppy. What is this boring lactic grain beer? Its like cream of wheat with less flavour.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry & tupalev -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a hazy yellow with a few floaties and a spare diminishing white head. Fruity wheat aroma is mild and pretty straightforward and has a mildly unpleasant macro sugary sweetness to it. Somewhat bland flavour follows the aroma. Light bodied. This is pretty boring stuff, I wouldn’t buy it but if offered I’d drink it.