Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Bell's Oarsman Ale

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: Berliner Weisse
State/Country: Michigan
ABV: 4.8%
Serving Type: On Tap @ The POPE

Look: 8.5
Light golden color, cloudy with virtually no head and no lacing which is true to the style

Smell: 9
Lemon zest, orange, wheat, and the standard acid funk

Taste: 9
Up Front: Lemon, then that tart yeast/acid funk. Finish: Sweet, mild malt flavor

Mouthfeel: 8.5
Crisp, and sharp

Drinkability: 9
A very refreshing, quaffable session beer!

Overall Score: 8.8

Value:
8
Cost/12 oz serving: $5

Overall Impression:
This is the second Berliner Weisse I've had in the past 4 days. I really enjoyed it, even after having 3 other Bell's beers prior to this. It was not quite as good as the 1809 I had a few days back, but it was pretty dam close!

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