Eight wheats. Eight yeasts. Fourth beer in the Bell’s Wheat Project. This beer is similar to Wheat Six, and like that beer, this beer has good dark malt, and roast character, that adds to the wheat character of this beer. I really think this Wheat Project was a great thing, and all the beers have been impressive. Wheat Eight pours to a beautiful, hazy, deep brown color, with a creamy white head, and a good bit of carbonation. The nose on this beer is excellent, with lots of good aromas of dark malt, sweet malt, tart wheat malt, and estery/spicy yeast aroma. The palate is firm, with good dark malt, and "grainy" wheat malt flavor. Flavors of dark chocolate, coffee, and roast add to the very flavorful palate of this beer. Wheat Eight finishes with more good dark malt, and tart wheat malt flavor up front, then ends with some flavors of chocolate, a hint of coffee, and a touch roasty. Another great beer, that showcases wheat malt, but also has lots of good dark malt, chocolate, and coffee character. Impressive beer.

Bottle. Dark malt and banana aromas. Opaque dark brown color with small head. Dark chocolate malt and banana flavor. Body good for the style. The best and most complex of the wheat series - this is a great beer. Consider it the best Dunkelweizen I tried from the US and in the top 5 worldwide. Exceptional - I hope they keep brewing this one from now on.

<i>Enjoyed side-by-side in a horizontal with the other four of the Bell’s Wheat series.</i><br /><br /> Head is tan & settles as a thick film over a dark ruby/mahogany body. Aroma holds smoke & tar with awesome roast coffee and pencil shavings drowning out the banana & clove we’ve found in 2, 4 & 6. Yeasts are full-throttle in flavor with heavy smoke overtones in a fluffy mouthfeel that carries the flavor like a Rauchbier. Only problem lies within a slight thinness of body. When our tasting was over, I jumped on what was left of the Eight! <br /><br /><font size=-4>Purchased at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=1477><u>Archer Liquors</u></a>, Chicago, IL 60638<font size=-1><br />

Hazy dark brown color with a medium thin light brown head that is reduced to filmy pockmarks pretty quickly. Thin lacing as well. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and caramel. Medium-bodied with a fairly complex malt and wheat profile. Smokey and sweet with burnt coffee and caramel underneath. There is a tiny citrus hops bite in the aftertaste too. The finish is earthy malt and a bit of yeast. Probably my favorite out of this experiment.

Really, in my opinion, far above the rest of the Bells wheat series beers. This dunkel is really fabulous. Like a big hunk of dark German bread in beer form. Probably the darkest dunkel I’ve ever had, and one of the heaviest wheats, as well.