3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden color with an amber hue and a thin white head. Slightly sweet aroma with hints of grains and citrus. Rich malty body with flavors of caramel and wheat. Delicious and refreshing. I could see drinking a few more.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bell’s Oberon Ale is a clear, bright golden ale with a thin white head that fades to a film and leaves nice lacing. It has a spicy hop aroma; floral, resiny and a touch sweet. Nice. A note of honey lingers in the nose. It has a creamy, chewy medium body and a dry, slightly acidic finish. It’s a crisp and bitter flavor, like citrus tea with a biscuity backbone. It’s a bold and proper use of wheat.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 30, 2009 on tap at festival in crystal lake pour was yellow and hazy it could have been the plastic cup with off white head aromas of grains and citrus flavors of the same just alright 2nd tasting from a bottle had more time to study and taste had a little more citrus zest than i remembered from first tasting
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle thanks to daknole. Thanks! Batch 9100. Pours a hazy gold with a medium white head that fades quickly. Grainy and somewhat unpleasant aromas… must be the Saaz. Sweet and wheaty, light honey flavors. Finishes with a light bitterness, and a bit of cardboard. Rather unpleasant, and a big disappointment for a Bell’s brew. At less than two months, I can’t figure that it’s old, just not so good.
2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Not as refreshing as a wheat beer should be, but decently thick and citrusy. I’d rather go German when it comes to Wheats. Tap at Yard House, Coral Gables.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Batch 8995, thanks bitbucket! Hazy murky yellow, some orange, all around blonde i guess. My stuffy nose couldn’t detect much beyond the dry wheat nose. Refreshing with a dusty dry side and a liquid sugar side. There’s some enjoyable depth if I look for it, though I also could drink 6 by the pool and not think twice either. Gets more and more dry as I drink it.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
2009 Tap. Mediocre at best, this beer tends toward non-descript-ness and wateriness. Aroma of fruits and light hops, there is a hops and wheat presence in the flavor, but finishes quite watery. Appearance dark yellow-orange with a light white head. Wouldn’t try again.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had curtesy of Mitch at Mitchapalooza 6. A decent Belgian style white that I would rate ahead of Blue moon but not on the level of Hoegaarden. Fresh, crisp, fruity in flavor this ale is a nice summer beer. Cloudy in appearance and floral in aroma, this is a very drinkable session beer.
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