Alcoholist (570), Peoria, Illinois, USA Oct 2, 2005 Another yummy stout from bells. Bitter chocolate and anise to open with a sour cherry body peaking through. Toasted and dark with a good cherry flavour. This is a good winter brew with a deceptive abv.
tmgiddings (6), , Indiana, USA does not count Aug 27, 2008 Finger-thick dark brown, slightly burgundy head cascades into thin speckling. An eclipse, this beer is jet black. The nose is bitter chocolate covered cherries with notes of coffee. The I was very disappointed by this brew’s body. It looked big, it smelled big, but it was very thin. As far as flavor is concerned, the alcohol was a little too apparent, but this was offset by subtle, tart cherry and coffee. shintriad (675), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aug 25, 2008 A nice combo of sweet and sour, although completely subsumed by the stout base. Kind of a weird combo in retrospect. Very similar to every other Bells sweet stout. SSSteve (1512), Atlanta, Georgia, USA Aug 24, 2008 an opaque pitch black liquid with a small tan head. lots of sediment. dark chocolate aroma with a hint of cherry medicine. dark chocolate and coffee flavors with a touch of cherry. the tartness of the cherry shows up more than the actual flavor of the cherry which is probably a good thing. full bodied with a slick-oily texture. the sourness is cool. different. BrewDad (1645), Olympia, Washington, USA Aug 22, 2008 12oz Bottle - Trade - Daknole
Aroma – Nice dark malts with hint of cherry in the aroma.
Appearance – Reddish black in color, thin head and clear.
Flavor – Great flavor for the beer great cherry and chocolate mix with the dark malts.
Palate – Good Mouthfeel, Super texture with a dry fruit finish.
Overall – I hope to get more of this beer in the future to share with friends. This was a great beer the flavor rocked.
Beerman6686 (680), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 22, 2008 POured a black color with a tan head. Aroma is of sour cherries and some nice coffee aroma. Flkavor is of a lot of sour cherries, but with a weird acidic flavor which takes away from the nice stout roasted smoothness.
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