Bell’s Batch 9,000<\/a> and the 2009 Eccentric Ale, both dark and heavy and in need of time in the cellar, I expected the 25th Anniversary Ale to be the same.\u00a0 I was imagining a beer that I had to coax out of the bottle like Heinz Ketchup.\u00a0 It would smell like bourbon, molasses, chocolate and unicorns.\u00a0 The taste would be so strong that I would have to toss the rest in the cellar and forget about it for five years.\u00a0 Instead I got an American Strong Ale that was light in color and in body and insanely hop-forward.\u00a0 I duped myself.<\/p>\nYou are going to notice a resounding theme in this review; unexpected.\u00a0 This beer poured far lighter than I imagined and had a nose that was nothing but hops.\u00a0 Take a sip and you get hops; overbearingly piney, citrusy, I-think-I-just-swallowed-a-bunch-of-pine-needles…hops.\u00a0 Not much malt or caramel, but definitely hops.\u00a0 And as quick as the hops burst on to your palate they fade away just as fast leaving very little aftertaste.<\/p>\n
You could imagine with my lofty expectations I wasn’t crazy about what actually came out of the bottle.\u00a0 But it was good.\u00a0 And I think I would like it on its own if I wasn’t imagining a Batch 9,000 clone.\u00a0 I’ve got a hunch this may not be a good candidate for the cellar.\u00a0 So some night, with a clear mind and a clear palate, I will try this again and maybe even revisit this review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For this review of the Bell’s 25th Anniversary Ale, you are going to notice a resounding theme in this review: unexpected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[954],"yoast_head":"\n
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