 HonkeyBra (1394), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 13, 2008 Pours black with quickly dissipating, thin tan head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roasted malt with a bit of sweet fruit. Flavor waivers between a deep roasted stout and tart cherry juice, like a dark chocolate covered cherries. Mouthfeel is full and carbonation is great. Overall, the complex blend of tart cherry juice and roasted stout makes for an incredible brew.
sleestak (192), Williamston, Michigan, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 12, 2008 Pours black with a quickly dissipating tan head. Delicious aroma of chocolate-covered cherries. Taste disappoints, though, with the tartness of the cherries at odds with rather than complimenting the sweet, roasty stout base. Body was a little thin as well. Perhaps the flavors will meld and temper more with age. (I also have a bottle of the bourbon barrel-aged version, which should be just the ticket.) Nice enough, but not worth the premium compared with other Bells offerings.
Burrobuns (81), Columbia, Missouri, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 Good but not great. A bit of an embarrassment for Bells, esp considering it is one of their more expensive offerings. Cherry just makes the stout worse, instead of adding to it.
daknole (3032), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 Well I have been waiting to try this for awhile and it is very interesting. Not my favorite Bells, but VERY good. Black pour with a small brown head. Do I smell chocolate covered cherries? Flavor is chocolate with some tartness. cherries add an interesting note for sure...now someone hook me up with the Bourbon aged version!
AmEricanbrew (2005), Almost, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 Bottle batch 8152. Black with a brown head. Mild roasted malt aroma with cherry soda. Smooth medium body. Decent flavor is mainly cherry juice which seems to squash and sour, rather than compliment a nice stout flavor here.
tedovertu (264), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 Bottle, Very unique taste. Tastes like dark chocolate covered cherrys. Darker brown head with good lacing. Mostly lasting head. Heavy sweet flavor that lasts to the very end. Medium to full bodied with an almost oily texture. Very astringent.
HDane (81), Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 Very dark pour, sparse tan head. Aroma of black cherries, chocolate, prunes, and some faint traces of aloohol. Flavor is overall sour - cherries, dark chocolate. Mouthfeel is fairly light.
fiver29 (735), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 6, 2008 Bottle pours black with a tan head. Has a nice aroma that puts forth chocolate, cherries, and some malt. Has a nice medium mouthfeel to it with a more chocolate cherry flavor to it with some alcohol. Overall a nice brew.
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