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Bells Expedition Stout

Bells Expedition Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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13324.32/5.04.32/5.00.45Winter10.5%97.5 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The darkest beer we make; this Imperial stout contains double the malt and five times the hops of our Kalamazoo stout and is perfect for cellaring as its complex character will evolve over time. Available October-March.
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 FLnative80 (152), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
May 15, 2008  
Bottle. 12 fl. oz. Pitch black color with brown, rocky head resembling chocolate mousse. Excellent lacing. Sweet, rich aroma of cocoa, sugar, coffee, and alcohol. This seriously smells like a dessert. Very thick, full body with a velvety smooth texture. So thick it is almost like a melted milkshake. Its initial flavor is moderately sweet, but eventually taken over by a wonderful, heavy bitter ending that seems to refuse to go away. Man, this is a cool beer.


 glennmastrange (341), hobe sound, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
May 14, 2008  
Bottle. Heavy malt aromas of dark bread, molasses, and dark chocolate, moderate perfume smell for the hops, light earth and broth for the yeast, with raisin, wine and alcohol in the background. Head is light brown, frothy with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is black, but I did see some small particles at the bottom of the glass. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then the long finish is moderately sweet and bitter, and just a touch sour. Palate is full bodied, between creamy and syrupy, and has a soft carbonation. It finishes lightly alcoholic. Bold in every respect. A great, almost perfect Imperial Stout.


 Beershine (1010), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
May 14, 2008  
Bottle, gift from mcbackus. Tantalizing pour of thick black with thick tan head. Aroma of fresh macchiato, vanilla bean, and a big slice of tiramisu. Creamy silky mouthfeel. Long lingering big sophisticated and strong body. Filled with whole coffee beans, freshly roasted and ground. Black forest cake emerges later. Superior stuff. A gorgeous brew to celebrate rating #1000!


IPALover (50), Carlsbad, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
May 13, 2008  
Very nice imperial stout with an initially hot alcohol taste (as a 1st beer of the night) that becomes more smooth as you get into the bottle. It has a nice rich and smooth malty taste. My only compliant is the hot taste but its understandable considering the size of this beer. I suspect it will be much better in 6-8 months.


 fredandboboflo (163), West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
May 12, 2008  
Bottle. Gorgeous, perfect tight-bubbled head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate; rich roasted malt and its counterparts. A touch light for the flavor to come, but I’m not going to complain it under a 9. Flavor has little bits of everything, in addition to the notes in the aroma (which become stronger in the mouth), plums, raisins, prunes (none too harsh or prevalent), bitter hops (also never override the sweet richness). Palate is on the sweet side, but for me the hops dried it out perfectly for an imperial stout, that is enough to keep it from syrupiness without the hops taking over the flavor profile and not even touching all that richness in the aroma. Absolutely awesome.




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