Bells Rye Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Draft pint at Taphouse. Moderate lacing. This drinks with a silky mouthfeel that’s quite unique. Bells makes some stellar stouts but this one, while pleasant enough, fails to stand out. But maybe that’s the point. (#3770, 12/14/2009).

Appearance: Pours a dark brown with a small white ring of fiz at the top. Aroma: Slightly smokey roasty rye malt and old musty books found in a damp basement. Taste: Burnt and roasted malt. Finishes like cold black coffee. Mouthfeel: Low carbonation and full bodied. Overall: I liked this beer, but wouldn’t drink it by itself again. I would enjoy it much more with a hearty meal. It is very dry, so it doesn’t have to be paired with dessert.

draft @ redlight redlight. Chocolatey aromas with hints of smoke with a nice sweetness. Pours dark brown with a thin tan head. Very smooth body, silky, spicy rye notes with sweet coffee and bitter chocolate with notes of creamy vanilla. Extremely drinkable!

Pours a rich black/brown with thin to no head. Aroma is strong with roasted malts. Notes of rye, burnt malts, dark fruits, and bitter chocolate stand out. On the palate it is chewy. The flavor really brings out the burnt malts and it finishes rather dry. I was vey impressed with this beer.

12 oz. bottle with the face of some ugly old man on it pours dark brown and red around edges witha minamal tan head meduim in body with aromas of rye,coffe and hopstaste is of the samewith a slightly dry rye finish this one was very good batch # 9370 where the hell is 9000

12 oz bottle batch 9370 thanks 17thfloor for sharing. Pours nearly black with a small but creamy light tan head. Aroma is super heavy rye, surprisingly smoky and a bit peaty, roasted nuts, some chocolate and coffee beans. Flavor again, very smoky some and roasted nut forward. Dark chocolate and bits of dark fruit come out towards the middle and give way to a strangely boring finish, lightly bitter coffee and roasty. Medium to full body and a light fizzy carbonation. Sadly flat in the finish and all around alright. Not bad, just decent.

Cloudy dark brown with a large tan quickly dissolving crown. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, rye and a touch of peat. Taste of rye, chocolate and roasted sweet malt. Smooth with low bitterness. Sweetens up a bit as it warms. The rye is a nice addition, I like this one.

Bottle poured a clear deep dak brown with a lasting tan head. Aromas of bitter chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, rye and light vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of dark chocolate, roasted malt, rye, vanilla and light coffee with a smooth lingering roasty chocolatey finish.