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Abbeydale Hells Bells / Hells Belles

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
Abbeydale
Sheffield, England

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in Advanced
1 3.4/5.0 3/5.0 Winter 5.8% NA English pint, Trappist glass P Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Seasonal - Winter.
Same beer, two labels.
Rather one beer with the official label for respectable establishments such as the one you drink in, and the limited-edition biker "let's all vomit on each other and pretend we're enjoying ourselves 'cos we're hard" party special for weirdos, degenerates and mid-life delinquents.
The Belles alternative was insisted on by the brewery's fine but temperamental* artist whose preferred mode of transport is either motorcycle or one of those special ambulances with a nicely padded interior and no handles on the inside of the doors.
OK, what can we say about the beer? Hells Bells is a winter-warmer special that's not quite as seasonal as White Christmas, so we can sell more of it over a longer period and try and recoup some of the cost of the fantastically-expensive label design.
It's a dark beer. It has that "cough-cure" puddingy flavour that tastes like you're wrapped-up in a heavy warm coat with a big thick woolly scarf and mittens sipping mulled wine by a bonfire. Mulled wine? Oh yes. Trust us on this.

leaparsons (3878), Leicester, Leicestershire, England

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 14, 2004
Dark red/brown in colour. The aroma is berries and socks (but pleasant). Flavours are full bodied malts, full of fruitiness and quite vineous. Quite peppery on the tongue with an earthy dryness. Try the Abbeydale website for their interpretation!

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