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Bells Cherry Stout

Percentile
85
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9263.46/5.03.45/5.0Winter7%76English pint
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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 ford9719 (369), Vilseck, Germany
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Nov 23, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a very dark rubish color. Aroma is of nothing but cherries. The taste is cherry start with a nice chocolate finish.


 bryandhargrave (165), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/54/102/57/20
Nov 22, 2007  
okay, great looking beer. i dont like this at all. keep your fruit out of my beer. i had a hard time finishing it... but i dont like stouts really.


 CelticBrew (691), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 17, 2007  
Pours black from 12 oz bottle, forming dark brown foam head. Aroma of coffee’s, tinge of cherry, roasted malts. Flavour is of cherry flavoured coffee! Roasted malts comes through slightly too. A different beer I must say, but I like it. No alcohol detected, a very complex and unique beer!


 gabbama (115), Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/102/56/20
Nov 15, 2007  
Strange aroma I can’t quite place, but I don’t like it. Flavor definately of sour cherries with a roasted malt finish. Thin mouth feel for a stout. Not bad, but not something I would pick again.


 jezmez68 (332), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/520/20
Nov 12, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours like 3-year old used motor oil with a small reddish brown head. Lacing disappears quickly. Smells of roasted coffee, slight cherries. Tastes of chocolate, coffee and a nice cherry aftertaste. Great stout aftertaste and some dryness from the fruit. Recommended as a snack, not necessarily for session work. Very nice.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/53/103/55/20
Nov 7, 2007  
Thanks to gregis for getting me this from my want list
Pour is black with small tan head. Smell is soy sauce and tart unsweetened cherry juice. I was making chinese food for dinner so I brought out the Kikkoman to do a side by side smelling, and it was verified. Taste is unsweetened sour cherry mostly. Not getting a lot of roastiness, except for in a slight soy sauce way. Not pleasant, and I really wanted to like this as it was one of the first beers I put on my want list after joining the site. Absolutely could not finish it.


 JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 3, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a medium sized tan head. Aroma of coffee, light cherries and hops.Taste is a little tart/sour from the cherries and hoppy. Has a bit of a roasted malt and coffee finish.


 obguthr (1010), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/102/520/20
Nov 2, 2007  
Delicious strong aroma of roasted barley, bordering on beef. Opaque black pour with a medium brown head, good lacing. The taste is complex and incredibly well balanced with a tastefully viscous mouthfeel. Coffee and cherry layers rest on a bed of charred lamb. It finishes rapidly into a whisper of smoke. Superb!



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