Bells Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Sweet Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Pours thick with almost no head. Aroma is grapes and mostly like wine. Flavor is slightly sour, and continues the "this is really wine" trend. Well balanced and very good.

Rating #1500. Bottle. Big thanks to Sparky27 for sending me this one. Poured a deep black body with thin head. Aroma is oak, vanilla and light fruit. Flavor is oak, vanilla, cherry, chocolate. Slight dry with the sweetness comming in at the end.

Her er en god øl som Bager har medbragt til ungdomsklubben. Kulsort med et karamelfarver skum. Choko, dumlekarameller, vanille, kaffe og en anelse tobak. Let kirsebær. rimelig lækker.

Bottle from mmm///beer, thanks a million. Wow this is one unique beer. I poured this into my Gulden Draak tulip and watched the black, viscous liquid coat the glass as it poured. I sniffed the bourbon and chocolate aroma for 5 minutes as I warmed the beer slighly in my palms. I smelled liquid raisins and possibly a dried cherry aroma. I watched the thin brown head stick around and watched it flow around the contours of my glass as I swirled it. The flavor hit my tongue with a bourbon flair followed by a tart, fleeting taste of cherries. The finish is bourbon follwed by more dark, bitter chocolate. By my palette this is a masterpiece, but I could see how some would not appreciate it. Like fine art, some will covet it while others will sneer. Bravo Bells. Bravo!

Bottle: Batch 7777 from the Eccentric Cafe: Pitch black pour with a rocky, deep tan head. Basically this comes off like a bourbon-soaked cherry covered in fine chocolate both in the nose and taste...some mild woodsy tones noted. Amazing brew!

12oz bottle via trade with mmm///beer. Pours like motor oil with a small, chocolate colored head. The nose had hints of tart cherry, bourbon and oak. One of the better brews I’ve had from Bells.

Courtesy of northernbrews Bottle: The aroma consists of bourbon, butterscotch, chocolate, and light tart cherries. It pours a dark brown,virtually black, with a moderate beige head. The flavor starts with chocolate and very faint butterscotch. The bourbon presence is subtle. The finish has some moderate tart cherry notes. Much better than the regular cherry stout. So much better, that I need to revisit the regular Cherry Stout in order to see if I like it better than my old rating.

[Batch 7777] Poured a dark brown / chestnut color with a small, tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, cherry, charred oak, roasted malts, and a bit of cocoa. Taste of vanilla, roast, dark chocolate, toffee, bourbon, sweeter cherries, and a dry, oaky finish. Another thanks to Steve for this gem!