Bells Rye Stout

I love rye beer, but I couldn’t find much special about this stout. It was very smooth, a bit watery, but not tremendously flavorful. The unique malty quality that rye frequently imparts to beers brewed with it was not detectable to me within this beer. Not much to object to, but nothing to get excited about either. My bottle was dated "7235," which I’m guessing means that it is a well-mellowed bottle. Appearance was dark and beer was somewhat un-carbonated, unlike the Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout and Java Stout. Aroma and flavor were very minimal and not very roasty at all, again unlike its other Bell’s stout stablemates. I felt a bit let-down by the lack of flavor in this beer; much the same way I felt the last time I had a Guinness. Mouthfeel was a bit watery. Not a bad beer, but nothing to get excited about.

cannot believe I haven’t had this before. poured dark brown, with a small tan head that didn’t hang around to long. aroma, big time chocolate with roasted malts on its heels, coffee, molasses. flavor, a little disappointing not very robust, weak, did get the aromas and not much else, thin mouth feel. easy to drink.

Chocolate and roasted malt stand out in the aroma.Pours black with almost no head.Get some chocolate with a hint of rye in the flavor.Thin mouthfeel with a roasted malt finish.

On tap. Pours dark dark brown, some light does make it through. Aroma is roasted malt, some chocolate notes, rye. Flavor is slightly smokey, some molasses perhaps, cocoa, roasted malt. Palate is medium bodied, medium to ligh carbonation, finishes bitter. Yhis is not one of my favorite stouts from Bells. Still a fairly solid brew though.

Pours a black color with a reddish tint and a medium light brown head. Malty aroma with rye and cocoa hints. Taste is dry malty flavor with hints of baking chocolate and rye. Average.

Weak roasted malt aroma. Looks like a stout. Thin palate. Weak coffee and malt flavor--not getting the rye presence at all really. A dissapointment from Bells.

Bottle shared by Lubiere (merci!!) served in a goblet, cold. AP06/07

App.: Very dark brown with reddish hues, large flecks/chunks of tan yeast, tiny head. Aroma: Canned meat/cat food start (MEOW!); coffee, cherries and other stone fruits, rye bread crust. Palate: Medium body, soft carbonation. Flav.: Smokey, tangy molasses and chocolate, some dried fruits, kinda ashen/mineral-like; not much on the finish.

Too much tang for this guy.

Chocolate and roasted malt stand out in the aroma.Pours black with almost no head.Get some chocolate with a hint of rye in the flavor.Thin mouthfeel with a roasted malt finish.