Bells Expedition Stout

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

Chocolate really stands out in this one, although I can taste many different flavors... some raisin, fig, molasses, caramel, coffee notes. A good filling dessert type beer. You can tell from the aroma that this is a complex beer. Thick motor oil consistency. Kind of coats your throat as it goes down. Nice!

Poured velvety black with a thick snowy chocolate head with sensuous lacing. Aroma is nutty, caramel, chocolate, maple, vanilla, brown sugar, port. Flavor is ridiculously chocolate malty, some roasted barley, caramel, toffee, vanilla, and coffee. The carbonation is slightl but does accentuate the oak finish. Otherwise the palate is velvet but not thick. One of my all time favorites!

12oz Bottle. Pours very dark. Medium dark brown head. Smells of hops, coffee and chocolate. Tastes of coffee among other things. The taste of the hops and alcohol barely come through on this one. I am enjoying it very much. Will def purchase again. ($16.99/6pk) Batch: 8864

DRAUGHT @ OTH. AWESOMEST BEER EVER. DARK AND DELICIOUS. TASTE OF CHOCOLATE, ESPRESSO , AND SWEET FRUITS. GONNA HAVE TO GET IT AGAIN.

Excellent stout. Alcohol is high but not too obvious. Really malty and has a nice balance of hops on the finish. A must try for every stout lover.

Pours a ptich black, thick, with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and a suttle hops. Fresh is a bit hot, which tends to mellow over time and become dangerously smooth. Definitely a wonderful beer that is readily available (when in season) and well priced. Buy and age this beer every year. This truly gets better every year.

Bottle from shop in DC.... Black, thick, peaty, charcoaly, sweet, satisfying, hot, cold, perfect. A complex brew black as a moonless night, with a beautiful brown head that looks like the thick foam on a great espresso. Dark and sweet, yet deftly balanced with hoppy tones throughout. Truly a great beer.

Extraordinary beer of epic blackness. Thick, even for the style. Very strong flavors that smooth out quite a bit over time, a fantastic beer to age. Can be a bit astringent and hot if its under a year old. One of the best beers, and certainly one of the best values for RIS.