It used to be a 5.5% ABV beer that they marketed as a Scottish Ale. I was a little disappointed when Bell’s increased the ABV of their Christmas Ale some years back. They aged their Christmas Ale (featured quite a few times in this thread) in bourbon barrels and then added dried cherries and orange peel. This beer is an attempt to mimic an “old fashioned” cocktail. Unfortunately, that hill was probably too steep to climb for Bell's because I recall them having disappointing sales with these beers.įor part two of me opening up my old Bell's beers, I have a Bell’s Old Fashioned Holiday bottled in 10/2020. In ether case, it's a way to market beers that aren't exceptionally marketable. or as an excuse to make beers that are a throwback to a very different and somewhat simpler craft beer landscape. Bell's can use a series like this in two ways - they can use it as an excuse to make beers that are very unusual. I think the mini-collection approach could work to get drinkers to try beers they otherwise wouldn't buy. It's more rough than comforting, but I don't mean that as a pure negative. It's on the opposite end of the spectrum from cloying for beers like this. The aroma indicated its age, but the taste is like I remember it from two years back. It smells of oxidation and dark fruits/plums. Nice head (better than the Duvel from earlier surprisingly). The beer is an opaque (at this volume) dark brown wood stain color. I hung on to one of these from January 2020. I'll take the bait a Bell's Leaves of Grass - V - Song of the Open Road.
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