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Bells Pale Ale

Bells Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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6643.31/5.03.31/5.05.3%68.6Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A refreshing, blond colored pale ale. Bell’s pale ale is made almost exclusively from pale malt. It expresses a spicy floral hop aroma and taste.

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 b33r (332), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20

Jan 30, 2007  
Dirty yellow in color with small disappearing head. Faint aroma smells malty. Flavor is very bitter leaving the back of my throat feeling very heavy. Not the best hops, and little else to it.

RedXIII (86), Powell, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 10, 2008  
This beer was a bit weird for me because it excelled in areas I did not expect and failed in others. Color was unimpressive golden shade, but it held a massive amount of sediment which I loved.Aroma was bursting with mixed fruits almost like a belgian. It had that same faint belgian taste with a medium bitter hops flavor on the finish. I don’t remember this beer being that great, but for at least this time around this beer is crisp and flavorful. Bell’s doesn’t miss often.


KornDogg (24), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/510/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Bottle. Crisp Golden Hue... Nice white head... faint sweet aroma... a little too bitter for me, would have preferred more of a floral, hoppy flavor... not terrible... but nothin great either


Caleb1035 (33), , North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/511/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma is sweet but faint. Pours light golden body with very thick white head. Taste is average with bitter after taste. Not bad


Moggman (54), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pours golden/light amber with off white head. Flavor is citrus and finishes less astringent than some pale ales.


 noncaloric (111), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/53/104/56/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Summary: Batch 8621. If this wasn’t a bad bottle, it was a bad beer. Aroma: Almost nonexistent, and what there is is detergent. Appearance: Light amber, hazy, two fingers of off-white head dissipates bud leaves abundant lacing. Visibly chunky white sediment. Flavor: A little malt, a little citrus, more than a little detergent, not spicy or floral in the least. Bitter aftertaste. Palate: Lively carbonation, nice caramel thickness. A redeeming quality.



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