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Bells Wheat Love Ale

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Bells Wheat Love Ale - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
92
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Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Barley Wine

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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2703.62/5.03.6/5.0Special8%63.8Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Bell’s Wheat Project (2005) is an experimental foray into the development of complex flavors in beer. The Project comprises five new ales, four in series and one specialty strong product. The first four, Wheat 2, Wheat 4, Wheat 6 and Wheat eight are all made using 55% Wheat (either wholly or mostly malted) and 45% Barley malt. The barley malt makeup is exactly the same in each of the four and consists of three different malts. The total amount of grain in each of the four is also exactly the same, so each of them should have a virtually identical original gravity. The type and amount of hops in each of the four is exactly the same. And the processing through the brewhouse and fermentation is also exactly the same. The changing factors between the ales are the composition of the 55% of wheat used and the type and number of yeast strains used. In Wheat 2 the 55% of wheat is made up of two different kinds of wheat malt, and this ale is made with two different yeasts. Wheat 4 is made with four different wheats and four yeasts. Wheat six and eight made with six and eight wheats and yeasts respectively. The final product, Bell’s Wheat Love Ale, is made with the eight yeasts of Wheat eight and is a strong, but relatively light colored, “wheatwine.” 2. Basic Content List for the Wheat Series Wheat Two Wheats: White, Dark Yeast: Bell’s house ale strain, WLP410 Belgian Wit II Wheat Four Wheats: White, Victory, Toasted sprouts, Torrefied Yeast: WLP550 Belgian, WLP570 Golden, Wheat Two blend Wheat Six Wheats: White, Dark, Toasted sprouts, Torrefied, Red, Caramel Yeast: WLP500 Trappist, WLP530 Abbey, Wheat Four blend Wheat Eight Wheats: White, Dark, Victory, Toasted sprouts, Torrefied, Red, Caramel, Chocolate Yeast: WLP4000 Belgian Wit I, WLP565 Saison, Wheat Six blend
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 apoptosis (1316), Long Island, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Feb 14, 2006  
Pretty dark orange, nice head, somewhat cloudy. Citrus and coriander aroma, very wheaty (of course) and yeasty. Why is this called a barley wine? Somewaht sweet, full mouthfeel, a really great "wheat beer". A nice handful of hops in the finish makes this a unique and very tasty brew.


 notalush (2627), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 14, 2006  
Cloudy bright orange in color, with substantial white lace - the aroma is like a witbier on steroids - huge spiciness (coriander, lemon rind), lots of wheat (duh), toasted grain and a honey and marmalade smell - lots of carbonation in the mouth, but it remains soft on the palate - very much like a belgian ale - strong earthiness, orange, peach, lemon rind - some hoppiness on the back end - a mild honey sweetness throughout - a nice experiment - thanks to OhioDad for this.


 blkitson (132), Westerville, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 14, 2006  
Great color. Absolutely no after taste. Would difintely buy this again. Very smooth


 TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
Feb 12, 2006  
For the love of wheat. This beer is a "wheat wine" by style, and it is an excellent example. The fifth, and final beer in the Bell’s Wheat . Wheat Love pours to a beautiful, hazy, deep golden, to burnt orange color, with a thick and creamy, white head, and a moderate, to soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is very inviting, with aromas of pale and wheat malts, paired with some estery fruit. The palate is slick and oily, on the tongue, with good pale and wheat malt flavors, with hints of estery banana, and pear. Wheat Love finishes with more good pale and wheat malt flavor up front, then ends with a peppery, soothing, mild alcohol burn that lingers. An excellent wheat wine, and an impressive beer, to end the Wheat Project with. Really a great thing Bell’s did here. I really enjoyed trying these beers, and Wheat Love Ale was and is a great beer.


 Goblincat (356), Westland, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Feb 12, 2006  
Pours cloudy orange, with a white head. Wheat and malt nose, but not much more I can find. Extremely fine carbonation, very smooth... Clove and wheat flavors. A really neat wheat.


BrideOfFrankenkitty (44), Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/516/20
Feb 12, 2006  
Done as a horizontal with the other 4 Bells Wheat series.
This poured a cludy amber and smelled sour with hints of grain. It had a smooth mouthfeel and was fruity with a vinegar aftertaste.


 Tmoney99 (4652), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 12, 2006  
Bottle. Pours a hazy deep amber with a solid off-white head that is mostly lasting and good lacing. Heavy wheat banana and spice aroma. Medium to full body with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Full wheat and fruit flavor with a smooth complex finsh. Very good brew.


 KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 12, 2006  
Bottle from Ohio Dad Thanks! <br
Pours a rich gold with ample head and lace. Aroma is dehydrated banana with a bit of clove. Taste is more of the same but thicker and more fruity (peachy?) than before. Thick, coating mouthfeel. A great brew.



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