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Bells Best Brown Ale

Bells Best Brown Ale

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86
overall
A Brown Ale brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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6603.53/5.03.53/5.05.8%94.9Dimpled mug P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This is a rich brown ale perfect for the fall. Exclusive use of all Belgian specialty malts give a rich yet dry finish to this beer.

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lewis13 (49), Kokomo, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20

Apr 14, 2007  
Bottle...another great brew from Bells, beatuiful brown color with tan head...hoppier than a normal brown (thats probably why I like it)

 punkrkr27 (380), Clawson, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Mahogany pour with a small tan head that quickly fades to a thin lace. Sweet, toasty caramel aroma with hints of maple, orange, raisin, and slight cocoa. Sweet, toasty malt flavor with a clean and faintly spicy hop finish. Oily medium body with lots of carbonation give it a nice mouth feel with a fairly refreshing finish for such a full beer.


 pjweaver (125), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 4, 2009  
Beige fluffy head with heavy lacing. Dark french roast coffee aroma, with hints of dark chocolate. Taste matching aroma with an oily smooth palate. Enjoyable brown all around, good for breaking people into darker beers.


 noncaloric (247), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/512/20
Jan 3, 2009  
Pours a deep, clear mahogany with a well-retained tan head. Aroma is faint, a little malt and chocolate. Flavor is better developed, simple but lasting malt flavors, some cream soda, a little melon at the end. Palate is pleasantly lively, then smooth on the swallow.


 psuCE03 (115), York, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Jan 3, 2009  
Dark amber brown with a frothy head. Nutty aroma with maybe a hint of cocoa. Lots of malt in the flavor with nut and cream here and there.


 jrob21 (970), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/514/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Nutty aroma and a hint of caramel. Pour is deep, dark brown and the head is creamy and brown and lasts a while. Drinks a little thin but the finish is sort of interesting and has a bit of a creamy texture to it. A little bit of grain and caramel in the flavor along with some faint chocolate.



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