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Bells Expedition Stout

Bells Expedition Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
100
overall
Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
17064.32/5.04.31/5.0Winter10.5%99.1Snifter
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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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dreambrother (19), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
May 25, 2009  
Black and thick like motor oil, malt, coffee on the nose. Big malt taste with coffee, chocolate, some alcohol. Finishes with bitterness and coffee bean flavor. Excellent stout here.


 gam (1068), brisbane, Australia
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
May 23, 2009  
Via Cracked Kettle.Tan thin head with good carbonation very dark stout fluffy thin cover left.Aroma rummy,wow! coffee malted roasted chocolate,superb even a milky like touch.Flavour like velvet gentle fizz butnt malty brilliance,chocolate coffee,dark rum touch great,gritty earthy solid flavours good bitter sweetness comes through as well such a well balanced stout finish malt sweetness and roasted tastes such lasting flavours the bitter lasts even longer ,wonderful IMP.


 MereLikesBeer (154), Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/518/20
May 21, 2009  
This beer is pretty darn good. It poured a very dark brown/black with a caramel colored head that didn’t last all too long. It had an amazing aroma of chocolate and dark coffee notes. It was almost syrupy, however nothing too intense. It had a great taste of chocolate, a bitter aftertaste (not bad) and had some malty flavor as well. I really enjoyed the mouth feel of this beer, it was thick and rich without being too much. A very good beer to sip on. I like it a lot, and will certainly try it again.


 Birdiebeagle (778), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
May 21, 2009  
Bottle #8944 Pours a black with a brown head. The head lasts well, and laces nicely. Aroma is of roasted chocolate, molasses, maple syrup, and salty. Has a good carbonation and an awesome mouthfeel. The flavor is wonderful. A good chocolate bitter. Really well blended. The alcohol is well hidden. Has a full body and a thick texture. This one is like eating a beer. Has a great finish with an awesome lingering aftertaste. This is one darn good beer.


 curly (549), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
May 21, 2009  
Pours solid black with a thick and frothy brown head. Aroma has sweet choc. malt, and creamy vanilla. Taste is mocha with a bitterness like darker chocolate. Alcohol warms the nose and is pleasant. Finishes with some roast and anise.


 FatPhil (3449), Espoo, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/513/20
May 21, 2009  
355ml bottle (Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam)
On opening a lovely plummy and cakey aroma. Pours jet black with a thick tight tan head. Lovely chocolatey aroma, with some fruity hoppiness. Very thick palate, lots of burnt and roasty retronasal aromas, but some fruity esters too. So thick it’s almost slimey. Taste is pretty typical hoppy imperial stout, the burntness dominates. Finish is incredibly burnt, alas a touch astringent, and with a hint of soap too. Pretty OK, but not wowing me. In some ways the sliminess is offensive. Much rather have a Nekron or a Sportteri.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
May 18, 2009  
Black in color with a decent sized brown head. Aroma is heavy in roastiness, with some molasses, maple, spicy hops, and coffee. Taste is of roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate and molasses.


 DuffManSW (283), Riverside, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/516/20
May 17, 2009  
Bottle from Batch 8311 thanks to punkrkr27.. Pours jet black with a brown head. Some chocolate sweetness and coffee, also has this kinda salty smoke thing goin on. Coffee and dark chocolate up front with kind of a salty caramel, dark chocolate finish..I had a taste from a 2005’ish bottle and I must say this one ages super wicked...Very tasty



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