Beer Michigan
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.95
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Beer Michigan is a big ale with complex malt aromas with flavors of bread, caramel, biscuit and toffee with an assertive hop presence. Massive amounts of hops were added in the kettle as well as the whirlpool to provide bitterness as well as complex, resinous hop flavor and additional aromas.
Only Michigan-grown ingredients were used in the recipe. Farmers who grew both the hops and barley and members of our local homebrew communtiy helped brew this beer on our 50-barrel system at our Comstock Brewery.
This beer was brewed to commemorate the 2014 American Homebrewers Association National Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. All conference attendees were given one 22 oz. bottle. A limited number of kegs were also packaged.
Only Michigan-grown ingredients were used in the recipe. Farmers who grew both the hops and barley and members of our local homebrew communtiy helped brew this beer on our 50-barrel system at our Comstock Brewery.
This beer was brewed to commemorate the 2014 American Homebrewers Association National Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. All conference attendees were given one 22 oz. bottle. A limited number of kegs were also packaged.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
1st May 2015
CBC Red Session. Keg. Very hazy amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is airy and dry. Slightly aged tasting caramel malts, not sweet and with a trace of paper. Pretty harsh floral bitterness follows, trace of dried fruits. A bit harsh!
CBC Red Session. Keg. Very hazy amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is airy and dry. Slightly aged tasting caramel malts, not sweet and with a trace of paper. Pretty harsh floral bitterness follows, trace of dried fruits. A bit harsh!
Tried
on 26 May 2015
at 11:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
CBC. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and candy sugar. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish with warming alcohol. 020515
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2015
at 14:49
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[5/2/15] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015. 3rd session. Murky orange. Aroma of malt, caramel, marmalade and alcohol. Sweet flavor, caramelly, with marmalade and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 12:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught sample at CBC 2015. Brown colour with a small off-white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malt, bread, candies and dark, dried fruits. Taste is sweet. Medium to full body with a soft carbonation. Finishes sweet with caramel, wood and an alcohol dense note. Okay BW.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2015
at 13:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ CBC 2015, Red Session, København
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, biscuit, alcohol and bread. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, malty, biscuit and bready finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, biscuit, alcohol and bread. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, malty, biscuit and bready finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 18 May 2015
at 12:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at CBC 2015, Copenhagen. Originally rated 20150502. Colour is cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Dry fruits, hops, dryness and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2015
at 09:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ CBC 2015 [ Red Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark [ As Bells Beer Michigan Barleywine Ale ].ABV: 10.0%. Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dried fruit, wood. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, dried fruit, woody notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20150502]
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 03:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty, toasted and slight fruity. Roasted malty. Dry and roasted malty finish. Dry and roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2015
at 07:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ CBC 2015. Pours brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel bread, candy, little dired fruit. Flavor is rather sweet, malty, caramel, bready, candy, sweets, wood, alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 020515
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2015
at 00:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @CBC15. Clear dark amber, offwhite lace. Fruity, malty aroma. Flavour is smooth caramel malty with good bitter kick in the finish. Bittersweet and dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2015
at 09:14