 aarossell (151), Grandville, Michigan, USA
Oct 18, 2006 possibly my favorite from the wheat series. I love this beer. Perfect combination of wheat malts and yeasts. Great sweet flavor, full but not overbearing. Refreshing, and little bitterness.
drywallman (227), Lake in the Hills, Illinois, USA
Oct 5, 2006 This one had everyting a good basic wheat beer needs: The amber yellow color, the lasting white head, the fruity yeast working with the chewy, grainy wheat, and respectable ’mellow’ hops signature. These go down way too easily.
hopscotch (5440), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Sep 25, 2006 Bottle... Lightly hazy golden ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. The nose is fruity and grainy with a malty note of honey. Mildly phenolic with whispers of smoke and spice. Moderately sweet flavor. Grainy with a pinch of salt. Medium-bodied with medium carbonation. Finishes crisp and mostly clean. Thanks to headbanger for sending the bottle!
Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA
Sep 12, 2006 12oz bottle- An orange with a good white head and has an aroma of citrus and banana. Taste of strong alcohol on the front end but then invites some wheat flavor. Not bad after the initial taste.
ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Sep 10, 2006 Wonderful, fruity, banana aroma. Also has a faint dirty sock thing going on. Murky orange, with an off-white head. I should have used my weissbier glass for maximum head formation. Head is fairly small. Nice orange color. Has a harsh alcohol mouthfeel at initial sip. Tastes a bit like a bad vodka or grain alcohol. Tastes a little past it’s prime. Still, a pretty darn good American wheat.
MrManning (1634), London, Ontario, Canada
Aug 29, 2006 Bottle thanks to Styles- Pours darker side of amber, with a one finger frothy white head, and literally thousands peices of sediment. Head reduces quickly, leaving almost no lace. Aromas are pear,american hops, peaty malt, smoke, iodine, apple skin, lemon zest, clove. Flavours match the aroma with lemon, pear, and the smoke, but then add vanilla, wheaty malt, and bittering, dry hops. FInishes fruity, citrus, lush, and hoppy. A facking hoppy wheat beer!? Bells does it up doggy style! A solid American Wheat mother fackers. Thanks Chris!
Brigadier (1220), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
Aug 26, 2006 12 oz bottle
I wish I would have picked up the entire series of Wheat beers from Bell’s.
This one restored my confidence in them being well made experiments after the
disappointment of the Wheat Eight.
Aroma / Appearance - Wheat, bananas, limes, pears, lemons and a few
other fruity scents form a pleasing nose. The body was cloudy and slightly
yeasty with a half-finger head lingering on top. I blame the chunks on a
bad pour; they aren’t a fault of the beer itself as much as me not expecting
them.
Flavor / Palate - The first thing I thought of were orange creamsicles.
The creamy filling mouthfeel also had hints of lemons, peaches, butterscotch,
wheat bread slathered in nutella and some traces of butteriness. Overall it
was extremely rich, lasting for several minutes before it began to fade.
There was a nice balance to the entire bottle. If you can still track this
down, give it a try.
tennisjoel (931), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
Aug 13, 2006 Bottle rating. Pours a cloudy amber color with many small yeast particles floating throughout. The head is more porous initially, but after the unfiltered yeast is added, it becomes more creamy looking. The inviting scent of this beer includes lemon grass, orange, maybe even peach or apricot with some caramel malts present as well. Has some belgian wit qualities. This is refreshing and an improvement over many in the american wheat style. I could enjoy this pretty much anytime. A good thirst quencher. I have come to expect good brews from Bells and this one fits the mold.
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