Bell's Venus, The Bringer of Peace. Malt beverage brewed with apricot juice and honey with cardamom and vanilla beans added. Brewed and bottled by Bell's Brewery, Comstock, MI. Alc. 7.5% by Vol.
Slightly hazed, bright golden hue, slim white head.
Aroma: fruit, honey and spice. They're all there, beautifully blended.
Taste: Mmmm. Much sweetness up front, with a twist of tart. Fruity to a fault, with the spice adding some temperance. The fruit never falters, just fades some on the palate. With each new sip, the bomb bursts anew. Juicy fruit, with a blast of cardamom, then the fade-away.
This is one that I'll file under the "interesting" folder, the kind of beer I don't mind trying out, but would rarely return to, and am glad it exists. A fan? No, but neither a hater.
I'm curious why this recipe was used to honor the Venus passage of Holst's The Planets suite. Unfortunately, I'm still unfamiliar. Need to get to the library and borrow a copy. I'm still consulting Sun Ra in the meanwhile: "Rocket Number Nine take off for the planet, for the planet Venus."
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