Bells Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Sweet Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Much thanks to Zathrus13 for this one. Pours black with a slightly off white head, little reddish hues when held up to the light. Aroma is of cherry, bourbon and some roasted malt. Taste is very complex and wonderfully balanced. Tart/sweet cherries blend with roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla and bourbon. Nice creamy full mouthfeel. I need to find more of this....

Pours a luxurious black/ruby from the bottle with a hefty head of dark tan foam. Laced with the sweetness of cherries and cream over the aroma of bourbon and cherries. Tart on the finish, but a definite treat.

Thanks to Sepiroth for the bottle. Pours a thicker than expected dark brown with good sized tan head that foamed over after the pour. Nose of cherry tang, acidic bourbony notes, slight hints of chocolate, as well as toasted/roasted malts and of course vanilla cherry. Flavor is similar with the vanilla cherry chocolate bourbon punch coming through pretty strong. Overall very descent beer,like an aged Cherry Stout(my absolute favorite aged beer so far) with a kick of bourbon.

Thanks to JayMFG for the taste. Pours black with a thick tan head. Aroma is cherrys,vanilla, bourbon, and sweet white cake icing. Taste has more cherry, bourbon, sweet malt and roasted grains. Finishes a little cherry sweet. Really enjoyed this one.

Bottle from hopdog. Thanks man. Addictive aromas bourbon, oak, molasses, chocolate, and cherries. Pours black with a decent tan head. Bourbon is strong followed by sweet/tart cherries. Some sweet dark malts is followed by dry roast and more bourbon and oak. Smooth, layered, good full body. This is a great brew IMO.

Thanks to Linus_Stick for this one! Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Nose has huge vanilla/butterscotch element with strong alcohol, chocolate, and minor cherry… or in other words, this smells like bad memories of Cuervo Gold, and cheap tequila is probably my least favorite drink. Summoning all my courage, I get big alcohol in the taste, more cherries, and less of that cloying vanilla/butterscotch terror. At room temp, "the horror. the horror" fades a little more, and the taste actually becomes coordinated, though the aftertaste is still painful. Even if I subjectively hate cheap tequila and should disregard that, I still don’t like BBBACS much. I hate hitting rare, well-enjoyed beers, but this hurt all the way.

A very well bodied brew with a tasty cherry smell. A great sit down and relax after a hearty meal type of drink. Warm swirls of cherries and tanginess combine for an out of this world taste. Well done....I should of brought me a 6 pack instead of a single. Best beer I’ve tried from Bell’s!

Musty brown head with decent head and lacing. Flavours of cherries, vanilla, oak and roasted malt. Some chocolate and a bit of tartness makes it presence known a bit deeper into the glass. Later on in the finish the cherries turn a bit "artificial". Overall, I rather enjoyed this, but couldn’t handle too much at one sitting.