Bells Java Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Smooth, with definate flavors of espresso. Worth trying, not a session beer.

Pous a dark rich creamy brown. Thick cream off white head. Laceing stick to the glass the whole way though the session. Strong chocolate aroma, but I also get alot of alcohol and pine. Not to much coffee but there is some present. The flavor is alot more mellow then the aroma present. Smooth creamy chocolate and acidity. Toffee and maybe just a hint of coffee. The palate is big and thick. Smooth and well balanced. Not really sure why it’s called a Java Stout, but it was tasty.

Rich flavor. Tastes very malty. Definitely lives up to the name Java Stout.

Taste 7/8 Bottle (batch 8216). Looks: Black and tan. Aroma: Wow! Licorice, Toasted coffee beans,bitter nut. Taste: MMmmm...,acidic, coffee, chocolate. Medium body with a very creamy character. No alcohol in the aroma or the taste. Great brew. Think chocolate covered coffee beans.

Batch #8315 Pours dark. Big creamy tan head. Impressive lacing. Sweet creamy chocolatey flavor. Too me its more like capuchino then coffee. Really liked this beer, but really thought of it more of a desset beer. I’d call it a sweet stout. Not the kind of beer that you buy of a case of, but definitely another quality Bells brew.

On tap at the Outer Banks Brewing Station. Wonderful aroma of chocolate and coffee. Almost black with a nice tan head that lingers throughout. Very creamy feel going down.

Very dark pour with a very dark tan head. WOW! COFFEE!!!! very roasted character as well. Good quality fresh coffee beans seemed to have been used for this. Notices some earthy tones towards the finish with some hop bitterness and then more coffee. Good brew. Definitely a morning beer.

Pours out very dark, with a nice tan head leaving a good lacing and plenty of head stays on top. The name says it all, this one definately smells rich of coffee. If you don’t care for coffee, it might be too strong, but to me it smells awesome. Taste starts with a bit of coffee, and then some sort of green flavor comes in, not strong, but I can only seem to describe it as fresh vegetables straight from the garden, then the taste shifts back into a bitter chocolate flavor before joining back up with the coffee for a choco-coffee finish. Med-high carbonation, thin little bubbles bounce around on the tongue, light bodied and pretty dry. Mouthfeel doesn’t say Double Stout, says more Irish Dry Stout to me. I imagine this would be nice just about any time during the day, breakfast would fit in well with this, but it becomes a bit cloying by the end, one bottle would be enough. Definately worthy of a try and I could see myself having more, but probably wouldn’t break my regular lineup.