LENOIR ~ BELL CITY

Sampled from a tin. Bell City has made Lenoir, Belgian style ale, using a classic recipe.  It pours a clear light amber/golden colour with a moderate head.   The nose was mild and contained notes of spice (clove), ripe fruit banana, peach, sweet esters of Belgian yeast, and candy sugar.  I found this beer a little sweet for my tastes, but is a very pleasant and a good example of the style.  The malts tasted quite sweet as well as the fruity esters, I was even getting a lot of bubble gum.  The brewery states they use lots of Belgian Candi Sugar, (a sugar often used in making dubbels or tripels) as their added touch.  Lenoir was the second core brand for the newish Bell City Brewery. It is names after Etienne Lenoir, the Belgian inventor of the internal combustion engine.

6.5%  from Brantford, Ontario             18 IBU