Bells Expedition Stout

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

12oz bottle from hoppymeal. Pours a very thick and dark black with a dense tan head. Nose is of roasty malt, chocolate, licorice and coffee. Tasting it just brings all of these nose flavors onto the palate with some faint hints of dark fruit in there. The 10.5 is well hidden in this one for sure. Looking forward to revisiting this one with some age on it.

Yep. It’s big. A nice creamy head. Taste comes off well with chocolate, roasted mild coffee, cream, and more chocolate. Well worth a try for stout lovers.

Bottle, batch # 8183. Pours a dark brow / black, nice dark brown / tan head that developed. Aroma is roasted malt, slight coffee notes. Flavor is roasted malt, chocolate and slight fruit in the background. The body is a little thinner than I personally like. Finish is bitter, but not overly bitter.

This is an excellent stout from Bells. I tasted this in a beer tasting, but the case was skunked. The next batch was great. It is a bit thin for a stout, but I am a casual stout-drinker. More of a weizen and bock fan.

This is good stuff, but a little strong-tasting for my tastes. (Yeah, I guess I’m a wuss). I wonder if this gets such high ratings because of the high ABV. Sometimes I think these ratings are skewed a little too much towards high ABV beers.

Pours a dark black color with a very dark brown, but small, head. Most prevalent in the smells is chocolate, which carries over to the taste in addition to coffee and malt, and a somewhat bitter finish. Nice and thick too. A definite winner.

Had this again on the weekend at Ebenezeer’s and once again it was delicious - probably one of my favourite beers. A dark black pour and creamy head with a nicely balanced aroma of dark chocolate, coffee and roasted malts. Carries over to the taste with the first flavour on the tongue being chocolate but finishes with coffee. Aftertaste is not that bitter (needs a bit of time to sit I guess) each sip leaves you longing for more.

First off I have been looking for this beer for quite some time. I went on vacation too Orlando and stopped at Redlight Redlight and they had it. 12 oz. bottle - Pours black with little to no head. Aroma - Coffee, chocolate and toffee. Just great chocolate doughnut scent that gets me excited about taking my first drink. Flavor - buttery toffee, chocolate and coffee but more like a cappuccino taste. Palate - silky smooth on tongue with below average carbonation. Finish is soft and slightly dry. Overall - Best Stout hands down. I have been searching and when I found I was not dissapointed. Alcohol is not detectable and this beer is so easy to drink its SCARY !! I would like a case RERATE - 3/7/09 - This beer is sooo damn addictive. I bought 2 6pacs and tried to age a few bottles and was not succesfull. This beer is like heroin, you can drink it cold or room temp and it still is phenomenal. rerate - 7/30/09 - I have a few of these beauties in the back of the fridge and cracked one open to see how some age changed the taste. WOW!!....this beer is better with age, the flavors blend so well its like eating a piece of rich fudge along with a shot of hops, some tobacco and oak flavor!!!