Bells Lager Beer

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Premium Lager
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass

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I’m double stunned. I’m stunned by this low flavored swill by Bells (usually their brews are outstanding) and I’m stunned by the many high ratings of it. Average pour, average appearance, average aroma, average flavor. This is no better nor worse than anything Bud or Miller would slop out of their c*nt. For shame Bells, for shame!!!!!!!�

12oz bottle. Pours a pale golden color with a small white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of slightly sweet light malt and grassy notes over a faint yeast smell. Tastes of light malt and potent grassy hops with a faint lingering sweetness and a mild grassy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and a light to moderate body.

Clear golden color, small persistent head, good lacing. Taste of malt and light grass followed by light clean bittering, moves quickly to a short finish. Nothing at all negative, but....that’s mostly due to the inoffensive presentation. Nice easy session beer.

Golden color, white head, moderate lacing...not over the top. Clean and crisp aroma, solid malty smell with a spicy hop aroma. Tastes of tropical fruit, smooth, very crisp. etc. very impressive.

Pkgd 05/27/11. Pours a pale gold with a foamy white head that leaves some lacing. The beer is rather dull by light lager standards. Smells like an american lager. Yeasty and unrefined with an awkward bit of hops. The flavor is okay. Tastes more like a pale ale than say a Helles lager.

Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Pilsner glass. Bottled on May 11, 2011. Appearance: Clear pale yellow with fairly thin white head and not much lacing. Almost a strong appearance, but the lack of head and lacing is a minor problem. Aroma: Pepper, citrus and some other light fruitiness. Quite strong hay and straw characteristics as well. Almost a great aroma, but it didn’t last. Taste: Semi-sweet fruity malt backbone that is enveloped by lemon, pepper, straw and a nice lingering bitterness. Almost a really great tasting lager but is dampened by a metallic and grainy aftertaste. Palate: High carbonation, light body, with a crisp, mostly dry finish. A little too tingly. Almost. Overall: This really is a beer of "almosts". This is so close to a world class lager, but just misses the mark in every category.

12 oz bottle from the brewery, served in a lager glass. Pours clear straw with a small white head. The head fades slowly to a thin remnant and leaves behind a small amount of fine lace. The aroma has grass, hay, pale malts, lemon and plenty of hops. The flavour is moderately hoppy bitter with dryish malts. The finish is clean and refreshing. On the palate, it is light in body, smooth and slightly dry. Overall, a fairly simple lager with a refreshing, hoppy character. Better than I thought it would be. 2011-08-29

12 oz bottle pours a golden color with a nice white head. Ligth aromas of grass, and some biscuity malt. Light bodied, clean, crisp, easy summer drinking

12 oz Bottle. Pours a bright yellow gold with medium head that dissipated quickly. Aroma is a grassy biscuit with hoppiness. Crisp, clean taste some hay, interesting hop character for a lager. This is a smooth drinker and it has what the macros don’t,......character, a slight mouthy feel, and no adjunct taste. Definitely high on my summer session beer list.....your neighbor’s wife will drink it!

light, crisp, snappy, mildy biscuit like with a bit of hop sharpness. i do have to say that as lagers go, this one is pretty tasty. could definitely put a few of these away no problem.