Bells Expedition Stout

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

Bottle. Thanks Dedollewaitor. Pours pitch black with a small dense light brown head. Aromas of brown sugar, licorice, alcohol, roasted malt and herb-like hoppy touch. Super smooth and oily texture. Flavour of dark chocolate, molasses sugar, coffee, licorice, resin, cocoa powder and bitter hops. Just lovely! Thank you so much for sharing this one!

Originally reviewed 2/16/2008; continuously enjoyed since then.. 12 oz. bottle poured into Hess truck glass at parents’ house... WOW. Pours jet black like old motor oil. Brutally viscous with an almost jelly-like milk chocolate-colored head with strength. Blown away - can’t get better than this. Don’t know how they did this but it smells like BBQ in the smoker and cinnamon toast all at once. Sweet, roasted malt is still not unbalanced at all. Deep, thick roasted, smoky, charred malt combines with sweet brown sugar to generate one of the best beer tastes I’ve ever experienced. Still blown away - amazing. So, so warm on the mouth - a tinge of carbonation keeps it from getting heavy. I could drink more of this than I probably should - it’s heavy, but quite drinkable. Again, one of the best beers in any style if not the best I’ve ever had. Awesome.

2009 Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Black with a DArk brown head. Oily roasted figs plums chocolat and coffee.

bottle, pours a thick black, thin dark brown head. Dark cherry and prune fruit in the aroma, along with dark chocolate and tons of roasted maltyness. Smells nice. Bittersweet roasted malt that is full bodied and has a light carbonation that is nice on the tip of the tongue. Some chewy bitter cocoa and hops follow into a lingering bitter expresso finish. This is really top notch, and so easy to drink at 10.5. I’m a fan.

Wow, this is an excellent imperial stout. Pours as black as oil with a one finger brown head. Aroma of roasted grains, dried cherries and plums, a hint of cocoa, and piney hops. The flavor followed the aromas. The malts and grain taste up front with the dried fruit, cocoa, and coffee flavors all being bombarded with a ridiculous amount of bittering hops that attack your taste buds. This beer just really improves with time. Excellent!

Special thanks to coyotehunter for the generous share of Batch 8944! Pours a thick, syrupy black with an airy cappuccino head. It glides almost like a lava lamp as I shake for the first sniff. Aroma hit with my nose almost 2 feet from the glass! Close up, it’s an aroma of dark fruit, molasses, chocolate, and a touch of alcohol. First thoughts as it goes down: “This is creamy,” and “Oh, baby!” Nutty flavor rich with dark fruit, caramel, and notes of coffee and chocolate. The alcohol is well hidden. A soft warming alcohol finish with a roasted malt aroma that lingers. It is so smooth and creamy; I have discovered the perfect mouthful of beer. All-around... I’m in love.

this beer is just horrible....one of the worst "beers" I have ever had.....tastes like coffee syrup....just brutal....WAY too over powering......you need to cut it with 3/4 kalamazoo and 1/4 expo just choke it down.....another one of those OVERRATED beers just because it costs so much....but it looks good in the glass......thats about it!!!!!

This a truly a fantastic brew. Recently, I’ve tried Expedition both fresh and aged. A little time does this beer a world of difference. It’s great no matter when you drink it, but bottle age really breaks up the density, keeps the richness, and adds a complexity that I’ve rarely experienced in any beverage. Classic