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Bells 221B


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Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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24.05/5.03.07/5.0Special-0Shaker, Tulip

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 marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Pineapple aromas, malt. Orange yellow and opaque. Flavors are hopped with a light saltiness, bitter breadiness, some citrus, creamy and rich, good long duration. Like a barleywine lite. Good stuff.


 coyotehunter (542), , Michigan, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 30, 2009    Updated: Jun 7, 2009
On tap at the Eccentric Cafe 3/30/09. The only info on the board was "experimental IPA"....ABV is unknown, but Id guess it in the 7 to 8% range. It is hands down one of the better IPAs i think Ive had from any brewer. Pours a dark coppery/amber color with a good lacing head. The aroma is absolutely fantastic of peaches, grapefruit and piney goodness. The taste is a bit akin to chewing in pine needles and grapefruit rind mixed with a lightly sticky caramel malt. Palate is somewhat dry with a really bitter finish. The entire thing comes together so nicely its almost hard to describe. All I can say is its everything an excellent IPA should be. Incredible. Update.. Still great, but not as the last time...brought rating down accordingly.



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