 Beershine (1059), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
May 14, 2008
Bottle, gift from mcbackus. Tantalizing pour of thick black with thick tan head. Aroma of fresh macchiato, vanilla bean, and a big slice of tiramisu. Creamy silky mouthfeel. Long lingering big sophisticated and strong body. Filled with whole coffee beans, freshly roasted and ground. Black forest cake emerges later. Superior stuff. A gorgeous brew to celebrate rating #1000!
blutt59 (501), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 17, 2008 bottle, pithc black color with minimal head that fades, strong fruit and coffee nose, flavor is very layered of chocolate, coffee, red wine, licorice, etc, hoppy dry finish of fruit and oak, excellent
DTM (324), Winters, California, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle from a trade with StFun. Wow poured out a black color with a good sized tan head. Smelled of chocolate. One of the sweeter stouts I’ve had. I almost felt like I had to chew it. Tasted chocolate, with a hint of coffee flavor. No alcohol taste whatsoever. StFun will have to send me some more of this wonderful brew.
BrianDorry55 (5), Spring Hill, Florida, USA
does not count  Jul 15, 2008 Smells chocolaty and malty. Pours pitch black with a think brown head. Flavor very heavy, not DFH WWS heavy, but pretty heavy. Tastes like dark chocolate and oak, very syrupy and an alcohol aftertaste, but not bad. Not as much of an aftertaste as the DFH WWS, so that is good. Not bad at all on the palate for such a thick stout...It warms up your throat and you might think youre drinking spiked hot chocolate rather than a beer. Overall its impressive...best stout I’ve had...I couldnt drink this stuff everyday though that’s for sure.
timfoolery (294), Alabama, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle from DTM’s trade to some dude in Indiana. I love pitting beers against each other (if not for superiority, then just comparison), and this one has to be near Alesmith’s Speedway Stout. While Alesmith controlled their palate with the Speedway, Bell’s Expedition Stout just punches you in the face, like Mike Tyson would if you asked him what time it was. This brew was much sweeter than I’ve experienced from the genre, and I tasted the cocoa, vanilla, and coffee (although faint). There’s more dark chocolate there than anything. This one’s complex enough to throw into the Matrix. Great brew!
kiefdog (305), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 13, 2008 12oz bottle from Kingdom Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours completely black and syrupy with a thin tan head that dissipates quickly into nothing. Still, lacing is plentiful on glass. Aroma is full of deep, rich malts, dark chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, and coffee. Flavor is very similar to the aroma with strong notes of dark chocolate, rich, syrupy dark malts, candy sugar, and strong coffee flavors on finish. Just a hint of toffee here and there with notes of dark ripe fruit as well. Syrupy mouthfeel with a slight bitter, coffee finish. Maybe this beer does live up to the hype. . . .
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