Bells Rye Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Bottle pours a brown body with a tan head. Aroma is malty rye and chocolate with a hint of coffee. Flavor is such with a dry rye finish. not bad.

7235 Pour with light carbonation. Nose is cholately and Belgian (bubblegum). Rye is subtle at this point. Hidden behind most of the roast.

Pours very dark brown with a small brown head. Aroma of cocoa, dark fruits, some light notes of kalamata olives. Dark chocolate is accompanied by a spicy twang, and a lasting spicy rye finish. I really enjoyed this. I was about to note that this is a great session stout - I had no clue this was 6.7% ABV. Damn, Bell’s can sure make stouts.

Draft at Eccentric Cafe. Poured a dark dark brown color with only a bit of orange light getting through. Head was thin and tan.Not much in the way of aroma with the exception of some chocolate. Slightly sweet up front with a dry and slightly mouth-puckering finish. Medium bodied. Tasted of bitter chocolate, tangy rye, and a bit of dark bread. Interesting beer, but I didn’t like it as much as their other exceptional stouts.

Bottle. Cloudy very dark colour allmost balck with a nice head. Nice aroma of milk chocolate. Flavour of fine chocolate, little malt and a touch of coffee. Very fine and smooth.

1-13-08 bottle.
Rich black color. Smells of roasted malt and a hint smoky. Surprisingly thin palate and low carbonation. Flavor is nothing special - some roasted hints but not memorable or complex. Just average overall

Bottle from ford9719. Thanks Chris!
Pours dark black with a creamy, soft tan head. Smell is lightly sweet dark rich roasty malt but with a unique element from the rye, I’m guessing. A bit light of a mouthfeel, but the flavor is nice with a good roasty presence and a bit of the rye coming into play in the taste as well. Moderate carbonation, and a nice, if not spectacular beer. Very enjoyable though.

Bottle from sliffy. Thanks Dan! Pours a reddish brown with a small tan head that fades fast. Like others mention, the aroma is apparent upon popping the cap. Smells of hops, some rye, roasted malts, a bit of lactic acid.. Flavor is surprisingly slightly sour, and would probably prove undrinkable for some hardcore stouties, but this sour head takes it in stride...well at first. As it warms, a few more notable stout-like characteristics pop up, but mostly the sour/lactic acid/rye combo takes hold and does not let go. Pretty damn thin mouthfeel for a stout and it definitely detracts from my enjoyment. No batch # on this guy, I wonder how old it is? Would like to try this again fresh and re-rate.