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Bells Wheat Eight Ale

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Bells Wheat Eight Ale

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A Dunkelweizen formerly brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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2003.35/5.03.35/5.0Special5.4%81.3Stein, 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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 Crash (431), Macomb, Illinois, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/57/20

May 15, 2006  
Poured brownish-black with a little head and some lacing. I really like Bell’s but this wasn’t one of their better ones.

 badbeer (410), Iowa, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Murky dark brown color with a light colored head that leaves only small amounts of lacing. Coffee and roast in the smell, but there were also some hints of dark fruit and spice. Taste has some fresh green bean taste, coffee, and some dark fruits. High carbonation and light body. Again, this was certainly interesting, but not that enjoyable.


 daknole (852), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Interesting beer. If you had put it in front of me blindfolded I would have guessed I was drinking a typical hefe. Murky, dark brown pour. Aroma is yeasty, funky, citrus, and maybe some green grapes? Flavor is not as bold as the color would indidcate, but it is a good wheat beer anyway. Worth trying, but I wouldnt seek it out.


 CanIHave4Beers (208), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 29, 2008  
I was a very big fan of this beer, it was a very delicious smelling beer, and perhaps one of the darkest wheat beers I’ve ever had. The head wasn’t terribly big, but the color was a very pretty dark brown. There was a lot of yeast flavor and aroma.


 dukefan (165), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Apr 17, 2008  
From bottle when released with the Wheat series. While the Wheat Love was fantastic, Wheat 8 fell well short of my expectations.


 bdigi66 (459), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Batch 7133: I actually forgot I had this hiding in the back of my fridge and figured I’d pull it out before heading out to watch the tourney games. Pours a dark ruby brown with a small tan head. Some slight oxidation has set in but not enough to detract from it too much...I can pretty much pick up on dark wheat and some subtle dark fruits and cinnamon. Still very well carbonated and has a nice body. Some mild chocolate notes are present with the wheat and dark malts...the fruity esters are present a tad bit as well. This is the only one out of the series that ended up being rateable...the others were drain pours and horribly oxidized. Even with this much age on it this still buries the local microbrewery’s Dunkelweizen that’s on tap right now.



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