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Bells Cherry Stout

Bells Cherry Stout - Sweet Stout

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 Percentile 
85
overall
Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Sweet Stout

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9233.46/5.03.45/5.0Winter7%76.1English pint
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Commercial Description:
This unique ale begins its life as a powerful and richly sweet stout to which Michigan tart cherries are added. The resulting black brew is complex, sweet and tart with a distinct cherry finish. It will improve with cellaring. Available September - May
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 mullet2007 (198), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Bottle thanks to beerbill! Pours nearly completely black, with hints of brown and a thin brown head with a slight reddish hue. Nose is faint cherries and some other dark fruits, not much else. Flavour is bitter dark malts, with hints of sweet cherry juice. Carbonation is pretty low, it drinks almost more like juice than beer, but it is slightly syrupy and thick.


 NomDeBeer (397), Maryland, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/52/103/55/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Very bad sour cherry taste that I can’t stand. Not paticularly drinkable or enjoyable. Drain pour.


 Bigmmartin (366), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Bottle. Dark black with red hues and a beige head. Aroma is tame, with a little sweet malt and fruitiness. Taste is of roasted malt with a tart sour cherry addition to it. Not the greatest, but not bad.


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/52/102/58/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Taste: 8/8 Bottle(8219) Looks: Opaque black, handful of tan bubbles. Aroma: Cherry, roasted/toasted malt, mocha, wine sour. Taste: "Hi my names Cherry./You sure are." Very Cherry, tart, malt roast. Almost like burnt toast soaked in cherry juice. Not a fan. Excuse me why I go pour this out.


 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 29, 2008  
12oz bottle from Mr. Dunderbaks (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark brown-red to black with a tan head that diminishes quickly. Aroma is sweet malt, coffee, dark chocolate, dark, ripe fruit. Flavor is sweet and tangy with notes of sour fruit (cherry among them), dark chocolate, coffee, caramel. Medium to full body with a sweet and slightly bitter coffee finish. Interesting sweet stout.


scotch4281 (39), Hollywood, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Tasted alot like a port wine. I usually don’t like fruity beers, but this one was pretty good. Sampled in St. Pete


 douglas88 (1556), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/515/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a appetizing dark brown with reddish hints, with a thick beige head. The aroma is full of sweet coffee and chocolates. The taste was initially quite tart, some cherries and funk, followed by a rich and smooth chocolate, coffee and a dry malt finish. A great balance. A weird brew for sure, kinda like chocolate covered cherries, but more sourness. Very enjoyable.


 afireinside96 (807), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/510/20
Jul 22, 2008  
12oz bottle served in a Duvel tulip. Sweet stout? I think I would call this one a sour stout. No real cherry flavor but there is a lot of tartness from them. Tastes of some chocolate and coffee. Finishes with a long tartness that gets a bit unpleasant toward the end of the glass. Definitely not the best from Bells.



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