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Bell's The Wild One

Bell's Brewery (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)
Comstock, Michigan
Beer style: Sour Flemish Ale - Flanders Red / Oud Bruin
Ref: ratebeer.com Jun2024

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The Wild One begins, not as a single beer, but distinct batches fermented in wooden foeders each with its own array of flavors. Our brewers sample and blend to taste, resulting in a refreshing brown ale with a tartness buoyed by fragrant aromas of ripe red raspberry, cherry, apple and a bit of funk from Brettanomyces yeast. Minimal hop character and mild toasty, caramel malt flavors support the ripe raspberry, tart, fruity, vinous character of the wild fermentation.