Bells Rye Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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.

Bottle given to me from Robert. Not what I was expecting.. But suprisely good. Dark in color, no head. Aroma that I cant put my finger on. Taste is sweet and smooth. Rye, chocolate, small amount of coffee, roasted malt, but has a nicy spiceyness that suits it well. Texture is a little thin for a stout. Hats off to the brewers at Bells for trying something unique. Good beer! Thanks robert!

light aroma of rye and toasted malts. flavor is great. smooth texture with malts and a slight rye bitterness. Very good brew.

On tap at Eccentric Cafe. Nose of roastiness. Pours a dark, but clear brown. Not much head. Hints of coffee here, not much rye flavor though. The rye is definitely muted.

Happy Day after St. Patty’s Day! Had this on tap at the Smokehouse, one of their guest tap offerings. It was my first brew of St. Patty’s Day. Heavy nose of caramel & coffee. This brew is black with brown highlights. The average frothy tan head is mostly diminishing with no lace. The flavor is very balanced with pronounced malt start meandering into a roasted caramel espresso finish. The full and soft palate is exquisitely creamy.

Oily brown-black pour leaving a light tan head. Coffee, chocolate, and breadish aromas hit the nose. The flavors are a roasty chocolate malt, some quick coffee in the front and in the finish along with a sutle rye note. Oil slick over the tounge, a bit malty, a bit bitter...not too much of either to where one really dominates. Very light in body for the style...almost a little watery at times...and perhaps a bit too much carbonation in the end. I think it’s a really great beer, but I didn’t think I"d ever call a stout "crisp" you know? Oh, one more thing...as great of a beer as this is...did they have to make the label so goddamn depressing? I feel like I’m drinking the soul of someone from The Great Depression...what a pisser.

Pours out like water, its dark with little head. Smells like coffee and rye bread. watery lacing. It tastes like a water down coffee. Oatmeal bitterness at the end. Its still ok but not one of my favorite beers from one of my top 5 breweries.

12oz bottle from Orland Park Binny’s single rack. Pours dark brown with small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and some rye. Flavor is bitter coffee and rye with some roasted malt. Mouthfeel is a little thin. Finishes bitter with coffee and rye aftertaste. Average stout.