Bells Oberon Ale

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

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass. Appearance: Pours cloudy golden color with a 1 finger white head which dissipates very quickly. Lots of sediment floating around. No lacing. Smell: Orange and coriander are dominant with hints of wheat and yeast. Taste: Orange is the first thing you notice up front along with just a hint of spice. Mildly bitter hops in the middle followed by a bittersweet malt flavor at the finish. Aftertaste is a little bread-like with just a hint of bitterness. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied with a high amount of carbonation which gives it a bit of a bite. Goes down quite smooth. Drinkability: Very high drinkability. Goes down very smooth on a hot summer day. Overall: This is a very good summer wheat beer. It may be a bit to fruity for some tastes, but I quite enjoyed it.

Appearance: lovely...bright gold and clear, with a ton of floaties like a suspension rather than a haze. Aroma: bright sharp citrus (orange) and sweet wheat grains. Taste: light, crisp wheat well-balanced against slightly spicy, citrus hops. Finish: short, lightly dry crispness with a lingering crackery sweet grain. Notes: Extremely refreshing, citrusy and enjoyable. A great summer session beer.

Bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a slight orange hue and a white head that lasted throughout the beer. There is some sediment visible in the bottomo fo the beer. Aroma has a strong wheat note with a bit of orange peel and spices underlying. Flavor is full of wheat as well with some citrus and spices in the beginning but tapering off.

$10 sixer - Pours the color summer--beautiful. Aroma is weak and delicate on the nose. Not a big fan of wheat beers, but this might be my favorite example of this style. Extremely drinkable with clean finish. I have to admit this is a great seasonal offering.

On draft, pours hazy orange with nice white head, has aroma of malt and orange peel, nice summer beer!

Served from tap into a Dogfish Head standard pint. Pours hazy yellow orange with a one finger white head. Maintains excellent lacing throughout. The aroma is comprised of wheat, fruit, malt, and skunk. The flavor is of skunk, subtle malt, and wheat. It had a light feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was not a bad brew, but wasn’t really that great either. If the skunky aspect was not present it and there was more of a fruit aroma this could be nice. I would still drink this again, but just not anytime soon.

Tap at Hopjack’s. Pours a hazy gold with standard white head. Aroma is distant of bread, malt, and orange peel. Flavor has more of the wheat with a touch of citrus and spice. I think I wanted to like this because it was Bell’s more than I actually liked it. Good summer beer but fairly middle of the road.

Bottle. Pours a murky amber, thin white head, quick to dissipate. Aroma is a pleasant combination of malt and peach/citrus fruits. Taste is creamy fruits, bread, and pleasantly bittersweet hops. Very balanced and complete ale.