3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Eccentric Café. Hazy amber with a thin tan head. Aroma of mild pine, citrus, light floral hops and malt. Taste is floral with pale malt and is somewhat vegetal and moderately bitter.
1.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Sampled at the Eccentric Cafe May 21. I absolutely love Bell’s beers, so I chalk this one up to a bad batch because it was awful to me. I asked one of the bartenders if she had gotten any complaints, and she said that everyone that had tried it had good things to say. It had kind of a skunky aroma and a "basement" taste that told me that either I was crazy or everyone else was. Haven’t seen it listed on tap at the cafe recently, and it was listed as a special batch to commemorate the reopening of their beer garden so I don’t know if it will be available again anytime soon.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Eccentric. A bright orange body with little head and aromas of peaches, mangoes, white grape juice and a little light citrus. Kind of a lovely bouquet of hoppy fruit offerings. Flavor is similar as the sweetness from the malt blends seamlessly with the hops. I liked Oscar’s Folly a bit more as it had a slightly stinging hops presence in the finish, but this was very good as well.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma is very light and earthy with notes of citrus and dirt. Special on tap only to celebrate the opening of the beer garden. Lots of hop flavor including pine and citrus. For a pale ale it’s a damn good one and I am generally not a fan. Finishes crisp with a mild bitterness to it. The malt has really started to blend well with the hops as it sits. Excellent beer for the occasion
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