Bells Cherry Stout

In short: A black-forest cake in a bottle. Absolutely delicious and drinkable in very large quantities. Underrated.
How: Bottle 12oz from elmatador00, thanks a lot James
The look: Black body with a small tan head
In long: Lots of chocolate cake and quite a bit of cherries sourness. Feels light and ends up ridiculously drinkable. Slim but creamy and very pleasant body with lots of bubbles. A little milky/ice-cream notes. A little pineapple acidity makes it even more drinkable. Really I don’t know what else to say than this is the closest thing to a black-forest cake in a bottle, a flavour that us cheese-noodles eating beer-geeks are not accustomed to.

Bottle. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and slight cherry scent. Very dark pour with a thin head. Nice maltiness. Cherry tartness very evident, especially in the aftertaste. Was pleasantly surprised by this one.

Acquired this little treat from my man Acknud in Kentucky. Pours a dark, dark brown with tan head. Nose was malty, coffee with some cherry background. Flavors were the same. Normally I am not impressed when someone has to reinvent the wheel by adding a fruit flavor to an otherwise good beer, however, this one works. Cherry flavor was just right. Very much in the background.

Pours black with a brown head. The head is fully diminishing with good lacing. The aroma is toasted malts and a hint of cherries. I’ve had this before and remember the cherry flavor tasting like cherry concentrate. This bottle has aged for a bout a year. The initial flavor is a little sweet a little tart and almost a stale flavor. I think the aging has fixed the cherry concentrate issue but brought about a staleness to it. The body is medium, the texture a little watery and the carbonation lively.

Bottle thanks to franksnbeans. Poured a deep brown color with ruby highlights and a fluffy tan head. Aroma of tart cherries and a bit of chocolate. Flavor was tart and fruity initially, much stronger than I anticipated, and finished with a roasty, sweet chocolaty malt finish. Blended together much better than I anticipated, also. Nice body and texture for a 7% brew. I liked it quite a bit.

batch 8144... viscous near black pour that is red at the edges and topped with a thin tan head. strange aroma... chocolate, some kind of coffee, lacto, high roast and fruity sourness. flavor=aroma. tastes like a milk chocolate sour cherry stout... in a bad way. fresh sour cherries are definitely there but they don’t mesh very well with a rich stout... the finish is crisp and astringent with coffee in the aftertaste. medium body with a light dry mouth feel. strange? i don’t know how to rate this... it’s not terrible but it never should have been made.

hm... Aroma is faintly cherry, very nice actually... pours black with red around the edges... reddish brown head that diminishes. Flavor is of a great stout, that has a strong cherry bite to it... I taste the cherry much more than some reviewers. It starts out as a sour twang (not unlike a more intense version of the guinness "sour" twang)... it finishes up with a dry stout flavor, with a sweet cherry aftertaste. Also a little bit like a chocolate covered cherry.

Pours pitch black and thick as can be. Very minimal tan head. Even without it, it still looks good. Nose is slightly syrup like with a roasted edge to it. Flavor is thick with a firm roasted edge to it. Minor cherry tones really. Seems to kick hardest on the back side, and does so rather quickly and then leaves. Feel is smooth with a nice carbonation. This is a pretty good stout. Nothing that will blow the mind, but still pretty nice all the same.