Bells Kalamazoo Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Bottle courtesy of masonjer poured into a Bells snifter. Pours dark, dark brown, almost black with very little light showing through even the edges. The head is two fingers and tan and lingers as a cap for a while leaving some sporadic lacing. Wow, does this smell great - big roasted malt backbone with hints of coffee and dark, sweet chocolate. It all melds together so well as a single wonderful aroma. The taste didn’t quite live up to the aroma, with the sweet chocolate and dark roasted malts still dominating. The main reason it falls slightly short is the bitterness of the coffee which is a little overpowering in the finish. The mouthfeel is as good as I have ever experienced for a stout of this style. It’s so decadent and smooth with a perfect amount of carbonation that accentuates the taste. Beautiful feel on the palate. Bells knows how to knock their stouts out of the park and this is no exception. This is a fantastic stout and one of the best of its style. Highly recommended.

Bottle. Roasty coffee/chocolate aroma. Black body, small light brown head. Flavor has roastiness, sweetness, coffee, bitter chocolate, and all cooperates together in a tasty blend. Very rich. Wonderful.

Pours an opaque dark chocolate color from the bottle with a beautiful thick chocolate milk head. It has a slight chocolate milk smell, combined with the roasted malts. Neither smell is overpowering. A little sweet, a little roast. The taste has just a little sweetness. The roasted malts come through, but they arent overpowering. Like many Bells beers, it has great balance. Not too much of a single flavor. It is a great balanced stout with just enough of everything. Very drinkable for a stout.

Pours black with reddish accents only at the very edges when held to the light, topped by a 3 finger toasty tan head that has great retention. Aroma is toffee, lots of caramel and chocolate, and sweet roast. Flavor is very roasty, plenty of toffee, caramel coffee and chocolate, a hint of smoke and char as well. Finish is roast and light bitter hops. Body is medium slightly sticky and perfectly carbonated, slightly chalky on the finish. Great stout

bottle, pours silky dark brown, aroma of chocolate , coffee and plum, finish is light and slight bitter

Pours black; smells of coffee, chocolate, and caramel; very creamy with a roasted, and slightly licorice, flavor. Very smooth and drinkable - for a stout.

Pours blacker than Dick Cheneys heart - taste of coffee, chocolate, and a hint of licorice. Smooth drinking, and complex in flavor. Yum.

blackish brown, with moderate lacing. not much aroma. moderately carbonated with a moderately full body. Flavor is of mostly roasted malts, some creaminess and a medium amount of hoppiness. notes of caramel, molasses, dark coffee and dust. finishes with burnt coffee and a high vanilla note. I like this fine, however it is not my favorite stout. - I want to try the double cream stout from bells, I might like that better.