Bells Winter White

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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Bottle courtesy of Plucier: Poured extremely cloudy whitish/yellow color ale with a nice small pure white foamy head with good retention. Aroma of medium wheat with some very subtle spice note. Taste is lighter then expected with some wheat but no bubblegum notes that I usually appreciated in an hefeweizen and some very subtle spices and therefore no coriander that I usually like in my witbier. It appears that by mixing those two I am not getting the best of both word. This is probably one of the weakest offering from this fine brewer.

Tulip snifter from bottle. A: sweet, with hints of candy yeast and bread. Slightly bitter smell as well. App: very hazy, beautiful golden hue. T: rather light, slight sweetness with a hint of poppy in the front and back. P: incredibly crisp, plentiful bubbles. With lasting aftertaste of sweetness. Very smooth.

Average combo of Hefe and Wit. Truthfully, I was expecting far more from a great brewery such as Bell’s. Banana and bubblegum paired with Belgian Candi-sugar. I wanted more!!

12 ounce bottle that poured a cloudy orange. Aromas of citrus, vanilla, orange peel, and some spice. Flavors are the same as aromas, very enjoyable brew that I could drink a ton of outside next to the grill.

I think this beer is entirely underated. It is light and has a good aroma and good taste. It has a bit of a spicey taste without being over the top and it has a hint of sweetness without being overly sweet like fruity beers are. It taste just like hoegaarden beer and celis white. They all are very similar in taste but this one is the best. This beer should be available year round. Its a great every day drinking beer.

Pale yellow in color with no head. Strong belgian yeast aroma. Taste is like a belgian wit with that strong belgian yeast flavor that takes over everything. Not a fan of these style of beers but I suppose this is a good example of one.

Poured hazy light gold in color, with a thin, bubbly head. Faint, sweet citrus aroma. Taste is orange, pineapple and dry grass. Well crafted.

Bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Wheat and citrus aromas with a hint of spice. Similar flavor. Overall a little weak.

This pours pale cloudy yellow with decent lacing. Aroma is mainly spice with some banana and a touch of band aid. Flavor is like the aroma..very yeasty with the same spice, but with a touch of lemon. Decent.

Tasted from 12oz bottle into a nucleated pint. Appearance, aroma and flavor were 100% true to style for Belgian Wit, with the addition of some German hefeweizen banana and clove notes. Focus was definitely on the yeast. Pale, mild, wheaty, tart, spicy. Strong carbonation, light citric acid, some chalkiness, light and crisp mouthfeel. Very tasty and refreshing; I could drink A LOT of this.

Taste is summer fruit, wheat, yeast and hay. Very easy drinking, nice session beer.