Bells Java Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

One of the best coffee stouts I have enjoyed. Opaque brown in the glass with thin light brown head. Strong aroma of chocolate, milk, and chocolate. Very malty with a full every forward coffee taste. A very robust, rich, and enjoyable coffee flavor. Lingering roast bitterness and a medium body.

Pours a big, thick, dark brown head. Lots of roasted coffee aroma. Big taste, especially the coffee elements. Great body though. It doesn’t stay in the mouth as long as you’d expect. Nice suble alcohol flavor for the abv.

Dark chocolate covered espresso beans all the way! Pours deep and dark with a tan head. Thick and rich. Flavor is strong, cold espresso, bitter chocolate, and roasted malt. Wonderful collaboration of flavors...however, you have to have a strong affinity for coffee. Aroma and flavor of espresso is overwhelming. The chocolate is a great second fiddle. The flavors meld harmoniously. Smooth, silky feel with a light bite.

pours a dark, dark opaque brown with a light brown head. aroma of green coffee beans, some bitter chocolate, some brown sugar spice notes. taste is coffee city with some greenery, bitter chocolate, dark bitter fruit. mid-full bodied with a heavy, creamy mouthfeel. motor-oil look to this one. very nice, i’m actually surprised it’s not an imperial. this one might get better with age. remniscent of southern tier’s jah-va imperial stout. very, very nice, will definitely try again!

This is quite an amazing beer and is extreme with the coffee. Everything about this beer, the aroma, the taste, is about coffee. Smells as if you have your nose in a bag of beans and it coats the palate in the same fashion. The coffee lingers on your tongue long after the beer is gone. If this beer was a little thicker and a tad bit smoother on the back end it could be the best beer ever. Try the Barley Island for another good Java Stout (it is less strong with the coffee bean flavor).

Nice aroma of coffee, roasted malt, dark chocolate, touch of molasses, light milk chocolate. Poured into the Pint very dark, with a large foamy dark tan head, that slowly became a thick creamy cap. Left thick lacing on glass. Strong, but pleasant coffee flavor with a nice bitter dark chocolate flavor, light touch of milk chocolate and a slightly burnt roasted malt flavor. While bitter, it wasn’t overpowering, just a nice robust flavor. Nice full body that is very, very creamy, very enjoyable, very smooth. Carbonation is slightly stronger than average. A long pleasant bitter finish, that wasn’t overpowering but nicely robust. I enjoyed this beer quite a bit. I am not a big coffee stout fan, although I love stouts. But, this is one I will definitely have again! It is a very fine beer by Bell’s, which always seems to put out very good brews. If you like coffee stouts definitely give this one a try. If you like strong coffee, strong dark chocolate, definitely give this atry. If you like stout also give it a try. Very good job by Bell’s!

Well I fully understand why it’s called a Java stout! Terrific aroma and flavor! Dark with orange/brown head. Goes does very smooth...another fantastic Bell’s beer!!

12 oz bottle thanks TikiE. Poured a weird looking dark tan head, then went to a light tan head as it faded away. Aroma of roast, coffee and bitter chocolate. This beer is very well balanced, not to much of anything for a coffee stout. Notes of roast, coffee and chocolate also in the taste. Clean mouthfeel of a decent carbonation. Its defenetly a Bells, this beer impressed me. I expected less, I would drink this again.