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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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 mcbackus (738), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Jul 23, 2007  
bottle from jasonmecchi77: pours black with a thin tan head. aroma is chocolate and roasted grains with some cherry in the nose. the flavour is sweet and roasted chocolate with definite cheery taste. it finishes wonderfully with sourness. very good stout


 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 20, 2007  
12 oz bottle. Pours black with very little head that disapates very quickly. Slight cherry nose with some coffee. Kind of like a chocolate covered cherry. Nice stout flavor, chocolate and coffee, very little hoppiness. Ends strongly with a lot of cherry. Kind of sour. Pretty damn good.


 johnadam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 17, 2007  
Pours brown with a red tint. Aroma of cherries and chocolate. Flavor was big on cherries with a roasted feel. Hints of chocolate and coffee present.


 KingpinIPA (842), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 14, 2007  
Dark reddish brown color. Smell of malt, tart cherries, roasted coffee, nutty, chocolate and gummy brears. Taste of Chocolate, roasted coffee bean, dark prunes, cherries, bread, alcohol, malt and some hops. It almost tastes like cough syrup. Different but good.


 luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Batch 7674. Beer is very dark, opaque brown with a small, light brown, creamy, quickly and mostly diminishing head.<P>The aroma is malty with moderate notes of roasted grain, chocolate milk, light shortbread; Hoppy with light herbal resin/pine notes; Yeasty with light/moderate notes of basement; Light miscellaneous notes of tart cherry, vanilla, spicy cola.<P>The flavor is light/moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter with a long, moderately bitter, light/moderately acidic, lightly sweet finish.<P>The body is medium, the texture is watery/velvety and the carbonation is soft/lively.<P>Don’t like the creamy malt/tart fruit combination. Seems like it should be on the verge of curdling itself


 Ernest (4483), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/510/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Bottle (batch 7674). Head is initially small, frothy, brown, mostly diminishing. Body is opaque black (flashlight tested). Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (roasted grain, dark chocolate), with a light note of cherry. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation. Good appearance and mouthfeel, but there’s really not much to the aroma and the blend of sour and bitter is not particularly pleasant. Not a fan.


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Bottle courtesy of alexanderj. Pours thick and dark. Slight hint of coffee aroma. Can’t miss the wonderful cherry flavoring. Finishes rather dry with little hint of alcohol.


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 7, 2007  
Bottle sampled. Pours a motor oil black with a small tan head. Aroma of sour cherries, chocolate malt, and some coffee. Flavor is dark chocolate, tart cherries, and roasted malt, very smooth and full-bodied with a tart cherry finish. An awesome sweet stout



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