Bell's Winter White Ale

Bell's Brewery is in Comstock, Michigan. This is their 5.0% ABV Belgian inspired wheat ale. Most white ales add orange peel and coriander. Theirs tries to replicate similar flavors through the yeast used.

The beer pours a hazy orange golden with some sedimentary chunks. There is a relatively short head of white foam. The aroma is toasted grain, with definite spices and citrus, in this case added by the yeast and not, like most white ales, orange peel and coriander. The taste follows the aromas, hitting the same notes. I am not a big fan of white ales, I like this one better than most as it's flavors are more subtle. The beer drinks with a light, but stinging carbonation and general smoothness. The end is lightly bitter.