Bells Wheat Eight Ale

(RETIRED)

	Percentile
	74
	overall

A Dunkelweizen formerly brewed by
Bells Brewery
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in Advanced
200 3.35/5.0 3.35/5.0 Special 5.4% 81.3 Stein, Weizen P Stats

Commercial Description:
Basic Content List for the Wheat Series Wheat Two Wheats: White, Dark Yeast: Bell’s house ale strain, WLP410 Belgian Wit II Wheat Four Wheats: White, Victory, Toasted sprouts, Torrefied Yeast: WLP550 Belgian, WLP570 Golden, Wheat Two blend Wheat Six Wheats: White, Dark, Toasted sprouts, Torrefied, Red, Caramel Yeast: WLP500 Trappist, WLP530 Abbey, Wheat Four blend Bell’s Wheat Project (2005) is an experimental foray into the development of complex flavors in beer. The Project comprises five new ales, four in series and one specialty strong product. The first four, Wheat 2, Wheat 4, Wheat 6 and Wheat eight are all made using 55% Wheat (either wholly or mostly malted) and 45% Barley malt. The barley malt makeup is exactly the same in each of the four and consists of three different malts. The total amount of grain in each of the four is also exactly the same, so each of them should have a virtually identical original gravity. The type and amount of hops in each of the four is exactly the same. And the processing through the brewhouse and fermentation is also exactly the same. The changing factors between the ales are the composition of the 55% of wheat used and the type and number of yeast strains used. In Wheat 8 the 55% of wheat is made up of eight different kinds of wheat malt, and this ale is made with eight different yeasts. Wheat Eight Wheats: White, Dark, Victory, Toasted sprouts, Torrefied, Red, Caramel, Chocolate Yeast: WLP4000 Belgian Wit I, WLP565 Saison, Wheat Six blend

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Ungstrup (11713), Frederiksberg, Denmark

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Jul 29, 2006

An unclear brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is wheaty with a slight burnt note, and so is the flavor too.

joergen (6821), Frederiksberg, Denmark

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	4/10	4/5	4/10	3/5	8/20

Apr 17, 2006

Bottle. Hazy brown coloured with a ebige head. Aroma of malts with notes of burned malts and ash tray. Flavour of malts and ash tray.

kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	4/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	9/20

Sep 1, 2007

Name: Wheat Eight Date: 01/27/2006 Mode: Bottle Source: Tasting, Cask Eve, 2006 dark amber, whispy head, slightly sweet rich malt aroma, dark malt flavor with a bit of chocolate, Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 9/20 Rating: 2.3/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10 Score: *4

argo0 (6288), Washington DC, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	5/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Dec 18, 2005

(12oz bottle, thanks BBB63) Opaque dark brown body topped by a small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, clove, light banana. Taste is medium sweet, clove, some banana, chocolate, light pepper. Creamy light-medium body.

Emil (6077), Copenhagen, Denmark

2.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.1	3/10	4/5	4/10	3/5	7/20

Apr 18, 2006

Bottle. Dark muddy brown colour with a big beige head. light roasted wheaty aroma and taste. Medium body with a light dry roasted finish.

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