Bells Roundhouse IRA

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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On tap 2/17/09 at the Eccentric Cafe. On the board, ’An India Red Ale". Not real sure if its considered the same as an IPA, but in flavor its almost the same with some fruit thrown in. Has a light peach/apple smell, pouring a dark amber with a half-finger head. Flavor is citrus hops, a little pine , and a mystery fruit I cant quite put a finger on, either apricots, or peach. Since they just did an apricot ale, Im going with those. Has a somewhat metallic finish. I wish after having it theyd bottle it.

nice murky red pour, nice foam. nose is sweet with hops and malts. citrus, lemon rind. flavor is all hoppy with just a slight malt bill that balances perfectly. so nice!!! thanx Gary. had at Bells

Draft at eccentric cafe. Lovely, fruity, hoppy aroma. Beautiful, murky, reddish body. Strong hop profile. Yet maltier than your typical ipa, realizing this is a red ale. Very nice brew although better whe. It was a little colder.

UPDATED: FEB 26, 2012 À la pompe au pub: Pin, agrumes avec un malt épicé et beaucoup d’astringence. En bouche c’est très floral et épicé avec une bonne amertume insistante.

Tap at bells. Pours clear Ted with no head. Atoms of flowers and earth. Taste is sweet and pineapple

On tap at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe. I loved this one! Delicious fruity hops in the nose, with a hint of malt. Deep orange in colour, and very clear. Roasted malt taste, with some nice grassy hops. Good body. A winner; wish it was available in bottles.

Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours an amber Rex with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has pine hops with some grapefruit and backing bread. Flavor has well balanced grapefruit and pine hops with a grain note that balances the beer.

Shared glassvat the brewpub. Clear and copper. A small head. The nose is wrst coadt hpps and is nce. The flavor is big citrus and pine hops. There is catamel but is an afterthought. Nice.

tap at the eccentric cafe. reddish ruby with medium off-white head. aroma of spicy hops and grapefruit. some sugars in the end. flavor of spruce, rye, and foliage. some sweetness and bread in the back end. nice

Enjoyed on tap at the brewery tasting room. Pretty pretty good for the style. A very good hoppy nose. Yellow body surprisingly. Like an IPA with a good malt, and citrus edge. A little acidic. Like a 1.5X IPA in bitterness with malt backing. Above average mouthfeel.

UPDATED: OCT 24, 2011 On tap at Eccentric. Clear amber. Sweet piney nose. Incredible hoppy, piney, citrus, caramely red taste. Chalk this one up in the pool of beers that tick me off b/c Bells doesn’t bottle or growler them.