Bells Expedition Stout

Dark pour with a very malty, roasted nose. Rye bread, molasses, and licorice flavors abound. very easy to drink beer, despite its alcohol warm in the finish.

Bottle. Huge thanks to Cletus, who bonused this to me in our trade! Shared with macadem and hobbersr. Pours inky brown-black, with a scant tan head, no lacing. Nose is burnt leather, spicy bourbon sweetness, tropical fruit, smoke, espresso bean, earth, bitter chocolate, burnt/toasted cocnut, fudge with nuts. Palate is immediately huge and viscous, espresso with a slight touch of hops, cocnut, roasted and blackened malt, barley mash, bitter chocolate, cigar ash. Rich, no booze, intense, an absolutely world-class stout.

Pours a beautiful dark color with a small head and aroma is pure clean malt and a little bit of raisins. Tastes just like a strong imperial stout should. Finishes smooth and clean with a bit of bitter hops to give it some bite.

Just great, plan and simple just what an amazing stout should be. dark bitter, thick, dry. nose is complex and exciting. a pleasure to drink start to finish.

Tons of apricot, raisins on the nose, this beer is almost better to smell than drink. Definitely need a snifter for this beer. Pours with a light chocalatey head, colored like molasses in the glass. Soft on the palate and big in flavor, flavor is more of the same as aroma, with a light burnt... something. Probably the barrel. Amazing.

Pours a beautiful black with a thick and creamy two fingered head. Excellent retention and lacing throughout the drink. Smell is strong chocolate and to a lesser extent roasted malt. Taste is heavy licorice and roasted coffee way out front. Boozy. Mouth is thick and low carbonation but has a chalky feeling. This gets better as the drink warms, and oh yeah, the drink will warm you. I probably would pass on buying this again as it is somewhat difficult to put down due to the chalky and boozy feeling.

Serving: 12 oz. bottle. Appearance: Pitch black with a thick, dense, brown head. Good head retention. Spotty lacing left behind. Aroma: You can smell this one as soon as you pop the top on it! Raisins, chocolate, vinous notes, molasses, dark roasted malt, and a bit of coffee. Very complex. Taste: A big bold bitterness with coffee highlights smacked me in the face on my first sip. Dark chocolate, raisins, burnt malt, and toffee notes as well. You can’t even tell this stuff is 10.5%. Palate: Medium-low carbonation with a thick, oily mouthfeel. This stuff really coats the tongue. Long, bitter finish. Overall: One of the most impressive stouts I’ve ever had and a great beer for #400. Rebuy: Absolutely. I think this one will get even better as it ages and the bitterness mellows out a bit.

Trade with Hopscotch, much appreciated! Pours black, like a thick black hole with a small milk chocolate head. Aroma is molassas, alcohol, caramel and cocoa. Thick and coating mouth. Licorice and chocolate. Toast and burnt malt linger, and linger. This is one thick, powerful, seductive, layered delicious brew