Bell's Oberon

Today's beer comes as a recommendation from a friend:

Bell's Brewery: Oberon

Bell's is a brewery located in Kalamazoo, Michigan (cool name!) that was started in 1983 and has grown to produce over 124,000 barrels a year. If you want to take a virtual photo tour of the brewery, you can do that here on their website. They have a long list of beers available, almost 20 different brews. They only started to ship their beer to Virginia in 2006, so having this beer is exciting.

Oberon (formally named Solsun) is a wheat ale that has a ABV of 5.8%. This is exactly what I will think of when the idea of "Summer Beer" comes up. The beer is unfiltered, so I had to wait for the sediment to settle in the glass before I could begin to enjoy it (I need to remember to check that before I pour next time), but the smell off the beer just made me think of sunshine and relaxing. It smelled to me like freshly cut grass with some oranges mixed in there, overall a very light aroma. The first sip brought me a creamy taste of orange citrus, wheat, and a little bit of a yeast/bread taste. There was just a little bit of carbonation to balance out the creamy taste. I think overall this was a balanced out light ale that was incredibly easy to drink and would be perfect for sitting outside on a summer afternoon with good friends. This one will be on my shopping list again. 

(Beer Advocate Review)

I'll pour me one more tomorrow and let you know how it is. Until then- Cheers