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Bells Wheat Two Ale

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Bells Wheat Two Ale - Wheat Ale

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 Percentile 
86
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Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Wheat Ale

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1913.47/5.03.44/5.0Special5.3%98.5Shaker, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
This beer is the first in Bell’s Wheat Project. 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 Two Wheats: White, Dark Yeast: Bell’s house ale strain, WLP410 Belgian Wit II
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 frankenkitty (1900), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Feb 4, 2006  
Enjoyed side-by-side in a horizontal with the other four of the Bell’s Wheat series.

A largish, white head held and laced frothily above a golden/copper body that was hazed with a dot-pattern of sediment. Aromas of banana & phenols with light clove. Fluffy, light & Hefewiezen in character with banana flavors in a siky mouthfeel. Fairly perfect as-is and an intriguing stepping stone to the others in the series, but the flavor here is delicate and not fully actualized.

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 eve (240), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 2, 2006  
Pours deep gold with fine-textured head, aroma is lots of yeasty wheat. What an incredibly silky palate, light bright floral flavor with citrus and yeast, quenching yet velvety. Really delicious example of the style.


 Jokes (1453), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 29, 2006  
Hazy, golden body with a fluffy white head. Sweet, citric aroma of oranges, wheat bread, banana, bubble gum, passionfruit and a light hint of apricot. The is light, crisp and effervescent, though it does fall off a little near the end. More wheat and yeasty sweetness in the mouth, with a very light, subtle hop presence in the end, creating a bit of balance. Not all that bad, actually. The flavors are broad and enjoyable and the experience is refreshing and satisfying. A cool beer.


 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 22, 2006  
Cloudy light gold, medium sized white head. Aroma is sweet, estery bubblegum. Taste is both sweet and dry with just the mellowest of hop bite. A really balanced wheat.


 qdog (201), Cleveland, Mississippi, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 21, 2006  
Bottle from Styles, golden orange in color, medium head, minimal lacing, aroma of yeast and citrus, first taste is yeast which leaves a hoppy citrus aftertaste. not bad


 lethe (168), Stony Brook by way of Cincinnati, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jan 17, 2006  
Frothy head atop a transparent wheat haze that offers a spiced, fruity bouquet. Palate is thin to medium with some carbonation. Flavor is a wheat litany of banana, clove, vanilla, and feint yeast. A strong example of an American wheat, but a little too thin in flavor and body, preventing it from getting to that top level of wheats.


 Kevin (1917), Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 16, 2006  
hazed copper pour with a white head. aroma is banana bread and grape tart. wheaty flavor with something like vanilla pudding skin. tongue piercing carbonation bite. a bit of banana in the finish with some bubblegum. very clean finish for a wheat, but just a bit too unpleasant on my tongue physically for my liking. thanks to atpayne for this.


 SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 16, 2006  
Thanks to CaptainCougar for this one! pours with a large, creamy, long lasting white head that forms over a hazy dark yellow body. Freah yeasty aroma that carries more than the average American Wheat, but not quite approaching the full bouquet one can expect from a fresh German Hefe. Citrusy and spicy. Sweet, smooth and rich bodied. Filling. Nicely done.



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