 MitchWayne (264), Kokkola, Finland
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 4, 2009
Pitch black beer, light brown head. The aroma has coffee, chocolate and malt, really powerful smell for such a small abv beer. I am seriously impressed. Sweet taste, a bit tarry, bitter and roasted. The mouthfeel is smooth and creamy. A top notch beer and my favorite from Bells easily so far, if every stout around this abv would pack this much flavour I would be one happy camper.
bonk0076 (91), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Pours jet black in color with a boisterous brown head that leaves a decent lacing behind. Aroma consists of bubblegum, licorice, with hints of toffee, coffee, and roasted malt. Taste is bitterness of roasted malt and coffee up front, with sweetness of black licorice in the finish. A bit watery finish as well though.
jumpjet2k (158), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Bottle. Black, with a foamy medium tan head that soon dissipates to about half a finger’s width but leaves some nice lacing. Chocolate and a little licorice in the aroma. Flavor is rather rich up front, with clean roasted and caramel malts leading into a chocolate coffee finish and a lightly bitter aftertaste. This has a malt profile that would make a great imperial stout, if it were about one and a half times as big. Smooth palate. A nice stout. I could easily see this as a great everyday drinking stout, if it didn’t come from a thousand miles away...
tpd975 (209), Riverview, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 A: Deep black in color with a nice espresso head that fades to a nice ring atop the glass.
S: Nice malty brew. There are definite Coffee, Chocolate, and Caramel aromas here.
T: I like this one, not the best of the Bell’s bunch but good nonetheless. Has a nice smokiness to it. I can taste hazelnuts, chocolate, dark roasted coffee, and charcoal.
M: It’s an easy drinker. Medium in body, but goes down ever so smooth.
iabeerguy (172), Iowa, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 This beer pours a really dark black with a medium tan head. Smell of roasted coffee and chocolate. Taste is the same as the smell; roasted coffee and chocolate. Great beer and on a winter day.
chickenflea (24), Oviedo, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 12-oz bottle. Licorice and soy sauce in the aroma. Roasty malt and licorice up front. Coffee in the finish. Medium body. Clean finish. High drinkability. Another winner by Bell’s.
tomthompson89 (1489), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 deep black, licorice and choc dominate in the nose but also seep into the flavorsome coffee nice well done stout
lefossoyeur (66), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Dark brown-black with a beige-brownish lasting and ceamy head. Aromas of rosted nuts and chocolate. Full body with masses of flavors, crisp CO2 attack than chocolate, roasted malt, licorice and a long roasty finish. I sampled this one too cold, but I suspect it is amazing as it warms up. Very nice stout.
brewolf (51), Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Solid, dark pour topped by an ample creamy head. Aroma is roasted caramel and chocolate malts with hints of spice. Flavor is the same, and brings forth hints of dark fruit along with notes of allspice. Mouthfeel is fantastically creamy and smooth. Almost (but not quite) ’too big for its britches’ to be in the standard stout category. This is amazing, and seems to be my favorite regular stout so far. Can’t seem to go wrong with a Bells stout.
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