Bells Oberon Ale

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

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

UPDATED: JUN 21, 2006 Bottle (12oz). Shared with blankboy and tupalev, my bottle. Poured hazy deep yellow with a decent diminishing white head, lots of white chunkies in the bottom. Slightly sour malt, dry wheaty grain, yeast; mild. Pretty ehh taste, grainy malt, a little harsh and slightly sour; thinnish mouthfeel, sharply lively yet not too carbonated, astringent - more a generic macro-style lawnmower ale than a wheat.

Bottle from Whole Foods in Charlottesville. I tried this first last year and was underwhelmed. I’ve heard this year’s batch is better. We’ll see. I’m not a fan of the aroma, which is a slight yeastiness, bubblegum and cardboard. Small but persistent head and excellent lacing. Hazy peach in appearance. Fruity taste nicely balanced with the hops. Good taste.

UPDATED: JUL 3, 2008 I have had this numerous times in bottles and again on tap. I much prefer the bottled version. I setect a lot fewer oranges than I did a few years ago. On tap. Has a nice medium head on top of the light gold and orange body. The smell is oranges and a little grass. The taste is very refreshing. Tastes of oranges. A great lawnmower beer if I have ever had one.

A bonus beer sampled at Cellar’s LexLarp in St Paul. From the bottle it poours a golden amber with a very thick white head. Aroma of wheat, citrus, nutmeg and some banana. Taste is a little flat with hints of citrus, wheat and nutmeg. A light watery finish. A bit overrated but palatable.

Hazy gold pour with bright white head that dissipated to a thin ring in about a minute or so. The aroma is a blooming wheat field on a hot summer day after a noon rain shower. Could have been an afternoon rain shower too. Although there’s some malt sweetness in the aroma too. The flavor is sweet with malts and floral honey. I also get grainy malts beyond midway along with a big dose of floral hops.

bottle, cloudy golden yellow color with nice thin foam, aromas of lemon, florals, flavor is good hoppy wheat and lavender, some hops to finish

Bottle. Golden beer with a whitish head. Malty/wheat aroma. Caramel malt, wheat, slight citrus flavor. Light and crisp. Easy drinking. Lingering wheat/caramel. Hay/earth/slight spice.

Bottle. Totally cloudy apricot-orange color. Mild citrusy smell with some cookie and apricot pastry smells. Thin body. Yeasty, but hoppy ending. Pretty boring.