Bells Cherry Stout

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

Bottle - batch #8144. Picked up at Bells General Store. Pours black. Medium size dark tan head with red tints. No lacing. Light chocolate aroma. Tart cherry flavor is anything but subtle. Very dry finish that brings out a roasted chocolate flavor as you exhale. Clean finish, little carbonation. Unique beer. Been wanting to try this for awhile. No disappointment on my part. Another quality Bells beer.

A nice change from the regular stouts. Cherries are present in the aroma. It pours black with a tan head with a bit of red tint in it. Flavor is sour cherries and roasted malt. Nicde dry finish. Another winner from Bells.

Poured from a 12oz bottle (Batch 7734) and served in a pint glass. This stout poured a nearly opaque black with some mahagony highlights around the edges of the glass. A tiny tan head was very short lived. No lace. The aroma of this beer was made up of mild roasted notes, cocoa, and also just a hint of cherries. The flavor included charred malts, mild bittersweet milk chocolate, licorice, and some fruity cherry undertones. The mouthfeel was medium to full-bodied with a mild slickness and minimal carbonation. A very good, underappreciated stout. The fruit characteristics and roasted elements go together quite nicely.

Big thsnks to drewbeerme. Batch #7777. Pours black with a small yellowish head. Smells of toasted malts. Medium sweet- and sourness. Lots of toasted malts with some sour berry-notes. Hint of mint. Medium bodied. Medium to low carbonation. Bit too toasted. I’m still looking for that Chocolate-cake-with-cherry-sauce-Porter.

Well, I walked into my local store looking for some two hearted a couple of weeks back. None to be had. Sigh. But I did notice a few 2-4s of this Cherry stout. I geberally avoid fruit beers as many are too cloying for me but this one was really excellent. The combination of the roasted malt with the cherry was perfectly balanced with enough sweetness to meld everything together. I think I’ll grab a dozen or so for the stockpile.

pitch black with tan head. sweet nose. flavor is of sweet, tart, and bitter cherries throughout with an end kick off roasted malts. an interesting beer, but the cherries somewhat overwelm the overall flavor, but i suppose it is called a cherry stout for a reason. a solid beer

12oz. bottle: This one pours an opaque, deep dark almost black brown color. There was just a hint of a beige head on it. The aroma is good, but not overpowering. Chocolate and cherries up front, with some roastiness and coffee backing it up. The taste is very similar to the aroma. Just a touch of sweetness. Nicely balance by the hops. A nice brew.

beer tasting, Liquorloft tallahassee, 1 of my favorite from the sampling that day. poured black with a reddish brown head proving to be a very interesting looking beer. The nose said sweet cherries and chocolate similar to chocolate covered cherries. The taste was at first a bitter sour bite of fresh clean cherry that faded in the background for some roast and chocolate. finish carried the roast and sweeter cherry characteristic for some time after swallowing. very drinkable and refreshing stout.