Bells Best Brown Ale

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Brown Ale
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Poured a cloudy dark brown with a light reddish glow. Not much head, but what is there is ivory. Smells of toasted malts, a little coffee-like. Very inviting. Has a bit of an initial bite to it, fills the mouth with the taste of the toasted malts that were present in the scent. Carbonation level might be a little high, but not enough to detract from the impact the beer makes on the palate. Goes down relatively smoothly, leaves a slightly dry aftertaste. I could drink a few of these in a sitting. I don’t know that I would actively seek this brew out, but this is certainly not a bad beer. Serving type: bottle

Bottle poured a thin brown with nutty, malty aroma. Taste was similar, semi-sweet with some bitterness. Pretty good beer, but I would need to try it again.

Hazy brown colour with a little head. Great aroma of caramel, toffee, and malt. Flavour of malt and toffee - a nice tasty finish!

Bottle, Also not my style, but this is great for its type. Malt odors, nice brown cloudy color, with plenty of taste. Malts and nuts with just the right level of sweetness. Some esters near the finish but very faint, only a little lingering sweetness, thirst quenching

Not bad, pours a thin 50% clear caramel head with large bubbles. Body is straight copper color (pipe). Definitely heavy on the malt, but not chewy. Still effervescent on the tongue. Generally pretty good. (Bottle Pour 3/27/2008)

Bottled. A murky orange-brown beer with a fast disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet fruity combined with lighter notes of alcohol and prunes. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit, leading to a dry bitter finish. The body is thin.

Clear brown with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and ripe fruits. Sweet flavor with notes of yeast, caramel, roasted malt and fruits. Ends bitter.

Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and burnt sugar with notes of hops and pine needles. Sweet flavour of caramel, burnt sugar, liquorice and pine needles. Hoppy finish.