 Crash (431), Macomb, Illinois, USA
May 15, 2006
Poured orange-red with a huge head and some lacing. I really like Bell’s but this wasn’t one of their better ones.
dukefan (163), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Apr 17, 2008 On tap at brewery during the Wheat Project. Wonderful stuff that is exceptionally flavored.
shigadeyo (1361), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
Mar 8, 2008 Batch 7119
3/08/2008: Bell’s Wheat Six (6) Ale pours as a glass full of foam just like the Wheat Four (4) did. WAY too much carbonation at this point. After some time the rocky off-white/light beige foam starts to settle out and some amber-colored liquid starts to collect in the bottom of the glass. Unfortunately this process is much slower than it was for the Wheat Four (4) Ale... The yeasty aroma contains traces of toasted wheat and butter caramel. The flavor has a really nice toasted maltiness with some darker undertones. The alcohol flavor is more controlled in this one than it was in the Wheat Four (4). There is a soft herbal/grassy bitterness in the finish. Some additional character starts to come out after mixing in the yeast at the bottom of the bottle and with some additional warmth. The Belgian candi and fruity flavors are subdued with some American/German wheat beer characteristics including creamy wheat, more caramel and lightly toasted malt, traces of chocolate, a faint wiff of smoke/char, and a touch more bitterness becomes apparent. The appearance is also cloudy and opaque amber brown with a dense and forever-lasting off-white/beige head. This beer has a really smooth mouthfeel and a medium body. The carbonation level of the actually beer is really low at this point (it all escaped during the pour!). So far this beer was marginally better than the Wheat Four (4), but not as good as the Wheat Two (2).
12 fl. oz. bottle from Party Town in Florence, Kentucky. Rating #170 for this beer...
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My other Bell’s Wheat Project Ratings:
• <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bells-wheat-two-ale/52416/39793/>Bell’s Wheat Two (2) Ale
• <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bells-wheat-four-ale/52417/39793/>Bell’s Wheat Four (4) Ale
• <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bells-wheat-six-ale/52433/39793/>Bell’s Wheat Six (6) Ale
• <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bells-wheat-eight-ale/52434/39793/>Bell’s Wheat Eight (8) Ale
• <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bells-wheat-love-ale/52437/39793/>Bell’s Wheat Love Ale
cbkschubert (1555), Skyline, Arizona, USA
Mar 5, 2008 12 oz. bottle (batch 7119) via trade with hopdog - Bottle opened with a big hiss! Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a huge ass off white head. After about 5 minutes I finally get to drink the beer. Aroma is light malt, esters and a light soapiness. Flavor is toasted malt and esters. A smooth, medium bodied beer. This beer is very good for its age. A bigtime thanks goes out to Steve for sending this one.
Crafty07 (333), Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Jan 15, 2008 12 oz bottle pour that, even if I jostled the bottle when opening poured the most ridiculous sized head of any bottle of beer I’ve ever had. Did they add CO2 to this? I can appreciate Bells creativity and daring, but this is not their best beer. Ratebeer classifies it as a Dunkleweizen and the commercial description reads like a math problem. It’s not even close to being a great dunklewiezen and winds up being simply an odd experiment.
BDR (1862), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Nov 22, 2007 Badgerben’s Cellar Reduction night. Clear borwn color some yead. What and yeast on the nose with some citrus hints. Similar flavors in the body.
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