planet series

New Beer Blog Bell’s Planet Series Neptune The Mystic Stout

In this special beer blog, we are to finish up the Bell’s Brewery’s Planet Series with Neptune The Mystic Stout. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Midwest craft brewery. Let us get into this stout.

It has a jet black color with a tan color head at first but disappears over time. The aroma has a chocolate to sweet maple syrup notes. The taste has a ton of complex notes. There is a nice chocolate that is smooth. There is a touch of pepper but faded. The aftertaste has a slight burn from peppers that is building up over time. This is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This is one of a seven part series inspired by Gustav Holst’s Musical composition “The Planets.” Strap in and embark on a flavor tour of our solar system – in the order of Holst’s piece. Mars to Neptune.

Here is a description from their website (www.bellsbeer.com):

Tasting Notes: With Neptune, our Planets Series comes to an end. Inspired by one of Larry Bell’s old homebrew recipes and the music of Gustav Holst, this complex, strong and spiced Imperial Stout offers prominent herbal notes along with flavors of chocolate, roasted malt, licorice/anise and pepper with a touch of heat. Reminiscent of a mystical creation brewed in days gone by, this beer is a good candidate for aging due to the robust characteristics of its ingredients.

SPICES: Star anise, dried cayenne, raisins, dates, black pepper, hickory bark, dandelion root, nutmeg, grains of paradise, fenugreek seeds and dates

Also brewed with maple syrup, molasses and cane sugar in addition to hops and malt.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.bellsbeer.com

Twitter: @bellsbrewery

In the end, I have said this so many times about this Planet Series. There were good beers and there were some really bad ones. I felt there were good ones but not worth the price that I paid. This is a great beer. This is not your father’s beer. It was worth the money. Each sip gives you something new and different, however, the aftertaste from the Cayenne pepper will built throughout the drinking experience. This beer was a great finish to this series of beers. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Bell’s Brewery Jupiter The Bringer Of Jollity Brown Ale

In this special beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from the Planet Series from Bell’s Brewery. It is Jupiter The Bringer Of Jollity Brown Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery. If you have not, please, read to get to know this Michigan craft brewery. Let us get into this Imperial Brown Ale.

This special release ale has a nice brown color with a constant off white to slightly tan color head. The aroma has a sweet nutty, malty, and a little to fade alcohol notes. The taste of this fourth release from the planet series has a slight alcohol burn in the front of the pallet with some nice malty and nutty notes in the back part of the tasting experience. The aftertaste has a nutty notes that hangs around for a bit. It is kind of drinkable but it is a nice sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This is one of a seven part series inspired by Gustavo Holst’s musical composition, “The Planets.” Strap in and embark on a flavor tour of our solar system – in the order of Holst’s piece. Mars to Neptune.

Here is a description from their website (www.bellsbeer.com):

Bell’s Brewery Planet Series

Jupiter – The Bringer of Jollity

TASTING NOTES: The fourth release in our Planets Series shines the spotlight on specialty malts, while the hops take on more of a supporting role. Brewed with seven different varieties of malt and hopped for a balanced bitterness, this Imperial Brown Ale has bready, biscuity, toasty notes along with light chocolate and roast flavors. This beer is robust, warming and satisfying like the piece of music it was named after.

Here is a their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.bellsbeer.com

Twitter: @bellsbrewery

Closing, I was pretty excited to see this series of beers to hit the market. There has been some really good beers and there are a few bad ones. I should say they are good but did not live up to the price that was being charged. Series of beers like this makes the beer drinker retry their everyday beers. I have to say that I have not revisited any of their everyday beers. I will now get into this brew. This is a great beer. There is not too many really good Imperial Brown Ale. I do not believe there is not too many Imperial Brown Ales period in the market. There is a nice balance that the beer drinker will be sipping or dare he or she to make it a drinkable. I hope they bring it back full-time or a seasonal. They did a great job on it. A ton of flavor and I love the nice nutty notes. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

New Beer Blog Bell’s Mercury The Winged Messenger Belgian Style Ale

In this special beer blog, we are going to get into third brew from this Planet series from Bell’s Brewery. It is Mercury The Winged Messenger Belgian Style Ale. After a major recall, I took my chances to try this beer because of glass being in it. I filter this beer twice. I am still alive and I did not see any glass. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this midwest craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know this Michigan craft brewery legend. Let us get into this Belgian style ale.

It has a slight cloudy golden color with a white constant head. It has a big bubbles in the head. The smell has a floral to herbal notes. The taste has an herbal to species. The aftertaste has a nice dry finish. It is pretty drinkable beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This is one of a seven part series inspired by Gustav Holst’s musical composition. “The Planets,” strap in and embark on a flavor tour of our solar system – in the order of Holst’s piece, Mars to Neptune.

Here is a description from their website (www.bellsbeer.com):

The Winged Messenger

STYLE: Belgian Single

RELEASE DATE: December 2014

ABV: 4.8%

COLOR: Pale, straw

GLASSWARE: Snifter

TASTING NOTES: Light and sessionable like its namesake, the third release in the Bell’s Planet Series, Mercury: The Winged Messenger, was inspired by the Belgian Single, a style traditionally brewed by monks in Belgium for their own consumption.

This interpretation has bready and grainy notes from Belgian malt, herbal and balanced characteristics from the hops and a subtle, but spicy character from the Belgian yeast. Fruity notes of pear are also present in this light, bright and complex session beer.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.bellsbeer.com

Twitter: @BellsBrewery

Ending, I did enjoy this beer. The problem that i have with this beer is the price. I am paying so much for a session Belgian Ale. I get what they were doing. It was not really good for the price. If it was cheaper or everyday brew, it would make a little bit more senses. There is a little rumor out there. Bell’s did a recall because the liquid was not up to their standards. It has nothing to do with glass in the bottles. They made something up to get this liquid off the market. This is just a rumor and I heard it in a few craft beer bars. If you can find a bottle, drink it at your own risk. I believe this is once in a lifetime brew. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweser13

New Beer Blog Bell’s Venus The Bringer Of Peace

In this special beer blog, we are going to sample the second beer in the planet series from Bell’s Brewery. It is Venus The Bringer Of Peace. The first one was Mars which was double IPA. I did not get a chance to write-up a review on it and all bottles were sold out. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know the history of this Michigan craft brewery. If you have not, please, read them to get to know Bell’s Brewery. Let us get into this ale.

It has a slight cloudy golden to honey tone to the color without a head. The smell has a nice sweet honey apricot notes. The taste has a sweet honey apricot. The apricot is pretty heavy but the vanilla notes take over the aftertaste. It is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This is one of a seven part series inspired by Gustav Holst’s musical composition, “The Planets.”Strap in and embark on a flavor tour of our solar system – in the order of Holst’s piece, Mars to Neptune.

Here is a description from their website (www.bellsbeer.com):

The Bringer of Peace

STYLE: Blonde Ale Brewed With Honey, Apricot, Cardamom, and Vanilla

RELEASE DATE: October 2014

ABV: 7.5%

COLOR: Light blondish orange, very slight haze

GLASSWARE: Snifter

TASTING NOTES: The second release in our Planets Series starts with spicy, fruity and light citrus notes along with herbal notes from cardamom in the aroma. Apricots contribute a very distinct tart character and sweetness from the vanilla rounds out the finish. More than 60 pounds of hand sliced vanilla beans were used to ferment this strong fruit and spice beer

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website: www.bellsbeer.com

Twitter: @bellsbrewery

Closing, yay, another gimmick to sell beer. I will have to say at least this series of beers have a story behind. I know there is a few other Michigan craft brewery would use a gimmick to sell beer. I was pretty impressed with the first two beers from this series. I like it. It is totally different. I have more faith in Bell’s after this one. I am not a Bell’s fan but this one made me turn my head a little more to their direction. There is some nice notes from Apricots and honey. It is not too heavy. I love the vanilla aftertaste notes. I just wish it was not limited but it is what it is. If you can find a bottle, go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email: djweiser16@gmail.com

Twitter: @djweiser

Instagram: @djweiser13

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