Bell's Brewery
Microbrewery
in Galesburg,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Lion Breweries - NZ
Associated Venue: Bell’s Brewery, Inc./Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
Established in 1985
Sold to Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings in 2021
Oakes (33097) reviewed Java Stout from Bell's Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
My first rate of this was overly harsh - I thought the beer was, too. Very dark brown. Very coffeeish aroma with light nuts. Big beany taste with lots of chocolate syrup character. Quite sweet, despite the heavy coffee. I’m still not crazy about it, because I don’t usually like coffee stouts anyway, but it’s a decently made beer and gets a substantial upgrade.
omhper (44378) reviewed Cherry Stout from Bell's Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A rich, potent stout flavoured with sour cherries. Roasty with licquoriuce flavour and a well balanced flavour of tart cherries. I really like it!
omhper (44378) reviewed Third Coast Old Ale from Bell's Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Re-rate, 2001 vintage sampled in February 2003. Deep ruby, pours thick with no head. Rich aroma of hoppy citrus, nuts and toffee. Sweet and syrup with very soft mouthfeel. Full bodied. Lingering grapefruity bitterness. Still after two yeasr this beer has a lot of potential to develope further.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Highly comparable to Rogue's Shakespeare Stout. Rich and smooth with chocolate and roasted overtones. Amazingly integrated flavors, with a general sweet profile at first and a lingering bitterness. Absolutely great stout.
NotABeerProfessor (3574) reviewed Oberon Ale from Bell's Brewery 24 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
A top 2% american wheat, very clean and doesn’t taste overly wheaty, which I like. Has a medium body. Hop character is fairly understated but there’s mild spiciness there. Hazy copper color, smallish head.
NotABeerProfessor (3574) reviewed Amber Ale from Bell's Brewery 24 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
A very excellent amber ale. A bit fruity, even complex. Some spicy hops mix in the aftertaste.
Oakes (33097) reviewed New World Ale from Bell's Brewery 24 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bronze color; hops & iron; smooth body; subtle complexity...................
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
All the great things I've read about this one were right on the money. I'm glad I took that trip to the Midwest, where I was able to enjoy a sixer of these. Great hop aroma (smells like a fresh bag of hops) and flavor. Another great AIPA for all the hopheads to seek out.
Oakes (33097) reviewed Two Hearted IPA from Bell's Brewery 25 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Big, chewy IPA. A plethora of flavours.....................................
Oakes (33097) reviewed Kalamazoo Stout from Bell's Brewery 25 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Rich, full flavour..........................................................
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.93 |
| Beers | 352 |
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