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Bells Expedition Stout

Bells Expedition Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
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13974.32/5.04.32/5.0Winter10.5%98.2 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The darkest beer we make; this Imperial stout contains double the malt and five times the hops of our Kalamazoo stout and is perfect for cellaring as its complex character will evolve over time. Available October-March.

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 bipolar1 (267), Hancock, Michigan, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Oct 11, 2001    Updated: Mar 31, 2005
This beer is a pot roast in a bottle. Some stouts fall short on flavor after extended drinking...not this. Aromas and flavors of black licorice, dates, motor oil, and burnt meat. You should almost cut it 50/50 with club soda. This is truly an awesome beer, and I’m going to cellar a bunch of it.


 trappist12 (200), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Dec 24, 2001  
Best stout ever. At first, I failed to pour it correctly so it appeared incredibly flat. I then experiemented with the pour. Fantastic


 MOboy (382), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jul 13, 2002  
Ok, let me take a deep breath and calm down. This beer pours blacker than night with a head equally, if not more beautiful than A. Le Coq. The nose is so thick and sweet I can’t stand it anymore, I must taste this! I think I just came. Thick as melted chocolate. Great smoky taste and complex malt/hop combo. This beer leaves me with a feeling that someone out there really does care. damn this is good shit!


 raindog (525), Evansville, Indiana, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 16, 2002    Updated: Jan 2, 2006
Draft:This was the best Imperial I’ve had.I like it much more than the bottle.It was cleaner,rounder,and the flavors lingered forever.I wanted to drink this all night. Bottle:.Extreme motor oil maple syrup appearence.slight carbonation leaves a quick to leave brownish head.Aroma I didn’t even know existed to mankind. The palate is a bombshell of chocolate,coffee,burnt sugar,roasted malts,and a noticable hop finsh.


 heemer77 (3609), North Liberty, Iowa, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Mar 22, 2004    Updated: Jun 5, 2007
It had a little, orange head. Has a rich coffee and toffee aroma with some ginger. There is also a hint of vanilla, very rich. Flavor is slightly sweet with a little alcohol kick. Coffee, toffee and deep roasted flavors are hiding in here. Some slight vanilla and mushrooms are also here.There was no lacing in my glass. Excellent all around. I have had this many times and I am impressed more each time. It has more balance than a lot of impy stouts. Because of the consistentcy of this great beer at various stages, I am bumping up my rating. This is THE definitive imperial stout.




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