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Bells Expedition Stout

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
17194.32/5.04.31/5.0Winter10.5%99.1Snifter
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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 phishpond417 (1914), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/515/20
Jun 29, 2008  
WOw! An amazing day filled with amazing beers, I saved this one for last and good thing I did. Pours a deep, dark opaque black colour, with little to no head. Taste is incredibly creamy, rich with heavily roasted malts. Dark chocolate throughout. Aromas of coffee, chocolate and burnt toast. Little bit of black cherry, licorice, oak, coffee grounds and smoke. Excellent beer to say the least.


 kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Definitely one of the most complex beers out there. I bought a six pack at Lucas Liquors in Kansas City last fall and I still have two left, cellaring them. The last one I had was at the end of May and it tasted better than first time. Pours a deep black with almost no head. Flavor is all over the place. Definitely worth trying.


 GMUcrew7 (360), Mason, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Jun 26, 2008    Updated: Jun 28, 2008
Thick jet black pour with small but thick mocha colored head. Wonderful warm roasted aromas of malts, chocolate, dark fruits and molasses. Wow, what a beer, complex array of flavors with an amazingly thick and smooth palate. Roasted chocolate and molasses are predominant flavors with hints of dark fruits, bitter coffee and a tiny bit of alcohol (although amazingly well hidden considering 10.5abv).


 Strykzone (1468), Wood River, Illinois, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Tanks daknole! What a fantastic pour. Rich, thick and creamy. Almost the color of well used motor oil and almost as thick. A late forming brown head doesn’t last long and leaves an uneven ring. Aroma is over brewed black tea, molasses, and dark fruit. Not a powerful aroma but very nice. Alcohol can be tasted but the effects aren’t significant.. This is such a complex beer that it is difficult to describe. Sometimes tart hop, sometimes cooked brown sugar, sometimes dark fruit, sometimes alcohol, etc. Throw in coffee, chocolateThe flavors come in waves sometimes small and subtle, others crash in. Amazing.


 esjaygee (1519), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Brown with a medium brown slowly diminishing head. Aroma of roasted malts, molasses, licorice and mild alcohol. Taste of molasses, chocolate, alcohol, brown sugar and licorice. Finish is mildly bitter with some alcohol mixed in. A solid stout but I think it’s a step down from Kalamazoo & Java stouts.


 12many (231), Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 21, 2008  
Black pour with a small brown head. Lots of malts, chocolate, and espresso. Bitter/sweet and a nice syrupy palate. Lovely stout.


 IPAaLLtHEwAY (136), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 21, 2008  
Wowza. This is amazing stuff. Stop reading this and go aquire a large quantity of this beer. Pours black with a beautiful brown head. And the aroma is something incredible. Coffee, and chocolate and nuts and every other good thing i can think of other than boobs. Then you taste it amd its so smoothe and complex. Bravo Bells!


 BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Jun 20, 2008  
I am going to start off with saying that I spent 18 dollars on a six pack of this, and I believe it is well worth it! This stuff is incredible. Literally comes out of the bottle like syrup, but is just balanced perfectly. Almost no head, and just coffee and chocolate galore. I LOVE BELL’S BEER!!



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