RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Home > Brewers > Michigan > Bells Brewery >

Kalamazoo Royal Amber Ale


 Percentile 
78
overall
An Amber Ale brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Regional Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
Send Corrections

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in  Advanced 
463.42/5.03.4/5.0-91.9 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed especially for the people of the great state of Illinois.

Most RecentTop RatersHighest Ratings Who's Rated This?
 jaymobrown (1296), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20

Jan 7, 2008  
Had this on tap at Handlebar. Light amber color. Decent spicy malt nose with some mild bitterness. Sort of warming throughout but light. Good bitternes in the end. Good all around beer that suits well for a draught beer at a bar. Really good selection to drink as one beer for a duration of the evening.

 hotstuff (3038), Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Bottle.Small semi-fizzy off-white head that mostly diminished, fair amount of lacing, transparent, fizzy, lively, fast rising carbonation, and a golden orange hue. The aroma was sweet, caramel, malt, fruity, and mildly hoppy. The flavor was sweet, lightly bitter, malt, fruity, and caramel. Tingly mouthfeel and medium bodied. Quaffable, easy to drink, nice balance, Decent brew, but nothing IMO to get overly excited about.


 argo0 (6167), Washington DC, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 16, 2008  
(12oz bottle, thanks kmweaver) Small off-white head atop crystal clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, some earthy, light brown. Taste is medium sweet, lemon, some grassy, light grain. Light-medium body.


 ryan (1706), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Courtesy of kmweaver. Light amber body with a small beige head. The flavor is doughy, cracker and citrus hops. The flavor is lightly sweet, lightly bitter with citrus, floral hops, light cotton candy and honey, pale malts. Medium body is round with moderate carbonation. Solid.


 acrdz (4285), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Hazy, murky, muddy glowing orange color with a small white head. Nose of semi-musty crystal malt, some cracked grains, some wet bread, a bit of orange-scented fruity hops as well. Full, chewy body, nicely done, some orange and caramel malt flavors, a bit of banana as well, even some lemon and apple flavored hops when warmer. Overall very fresh and easy to like.


 kmweaver (1973), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 3, 2008  
12oz bottle, courtesy of a couple trades. Thanks, guys! Pours a bright, candy-orange color; off-white head with patchy fine-bubbled lacing. Oranges, candy sugar, and some earthy bitterness in the aroma; pleasantly hopped, chewy nose. Medium mouthfeel: chewy candy sugar, oranges, and dried fruit; coupled to a solid earthy bitterness; pretty tasty stuff, and (from what I recall) quite a bit better than the regular Bell’s Amber; sessionable stuff. Medium finish: toasty grains, earthy bitterness, some husks; pretty dry ending.




WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ MORE RATINGS?
Then join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings.

Desired User Name
*
Valid Email (Needed to verify your account)
*
Relax. RateBeer is 100%, guaranteed spam-free. That's our promise to you.

I agree to the terms of the RateBeer User Agreement

RATE THIS BEER

Aroma

rating assistance

Appearance

rating assistance

Flavor

rating assistance

Palate

rating assistance

Overall impression

rating assistance

TOTAL SCORE

Comments

More Amber Ales

Mac and Jacks African Amber Ale (3.78)

Caldera Dry Hop Red (3.76)

Green Flash Hop Head Red (3.75)

Drakes Expedition Ale (3.74)

Bells Debs Red Ale (3.68)

Beermanns Rip Roarin Red Ale (3.68)

Swan Lake Amber Swan Ale (3.67)

AleSmith My Bloody Valentine (3.66)

Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale (3.64)

Deschutes Cinder Cone Red Ale (3.62)

More Michigan Brewers

Jasper Ridge Brewery
  Ishpeming
Right Brain Brewery
  Traverse City
Lilys Seafood Restaurant & Brewery
  Royal Oak
Royal Oak Brewery
  Royal Oak
Bilbos Pizza In A Pan
  Kalamazoo
Great Baraboo Brewing Company
  Clinton Township
Detroit Beer Company
  Detroit
Olde Peninsula Brewpub and Restaurant
  Kalamazoo
Dark Horse Brewing Company
  Marshall
Atwater Block Brewery
  Detroit
Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro
  Hastings
Grand Rapids Brewing Co.
  Grand Rapids
Mountain Town Station
  Mount Pleasant
B. Nektar Meadery
  Ferndale
Rochester Mills Beer Company
  Rochester

About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2008, RateBeer LLC