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Bells Rye Stout 3.54 429

Bells Rye Stout

Percentile
90
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4293.55/5.03.54/5.0Winter6.7%86.9English pint
Commercial Description:
An abundance of rye grains provide a spicy twist to otherwise traditional stout flavors. A unique approach to an entirely new style of stout.
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 MikeF (528), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jan 14, 2003  
That torn looking old woman/man on the bottle biased me slightly against this one. That picture is just depressing! The uniqueness is in its aroma and flavor are the sourness. A mild roastedness is present from start to finish as well. A great stout, just not as shocking as I expected. Maybe thats why the person on the bottle seems so disappointed.


 tbookman (618), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 1, 2007  
Hazy dark brown color - almost no head at all. Aroma of roasted coffee, hints of rye bread and raisins. Flavor is roasty and slightly sweet, notes of rye, roasted nuts, caramel and a bit of sweetness. Very little bitterness. Dry, clean and slightly resiny finish


 herbjones (742), Orange, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 14, 2002  
They just keep coming and coming. Another deep dark pour from the boys at bells. Thick roasted nose that evolves into a rich body with a touch of sourness in the flavor.There is the typical roastedness to the flavor but a sharpness also that makes this quite interesting.Thanks hopsrus for another good one.


 CaptainCougar (5527), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 13, 2006  
Batch 7235: Pours a fairly viscous opaque with a lightly-lacing tan head. Aroma of earthy rye and some faintly burnt black malt. Body starts semi-sweet with a touch of caramel malty flavor, lots of toasty rye and a lingering earthy roasted finish with hints of smoke. An interesting and enjoyable stout. I have a old bottle of this that I’ll have to try soon.


 MAP (1089), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 15, 2003  
Well, I dont like rye, but I do like stouts, so who knows how this will turn out. Well, this is far better than I had expected. The rye was no where near what one could plan on getting in rye bread. Flavor has a small spicy bite at first, then fades away for a nice smooth finish.


 mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 1, 2006  
bottle. deep dark brown, near black body with a small brown head that quickly fizzes away. smells of coffee, bread loaf, and maybe some grape lingering in the back. creamy smooth body with bread and chocolate flavours. quite rich and delectable as it warms with no apparent bitterness. bought at The Beer Depot in Ann Arbor.


 AlabastorJones (766), San Francisco, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 15, 2006  
black body with no head, roasty nose, sweet vanilla highlights, mildly bitter, chocolate and a pinch of Larry’s own eccentric juices


 thedm (3836), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/513/20
May 18, 2003    Updated: Jun 4, 2003
This brew poured a small head of light brown bubbles and an opaque black colored body. It had a strong coffee and rye taste with good lacing. Its initial fizzyness made it hard to taste the initially flavor, but it finished well.



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