Bells Expedition Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Black pour, small tan head. Aroma holds tons of roasted malt, but the roast has a depth to it, dark and sinister, that is more complex than most stouts. Lots of chocolate and peat, and a bit of cream as well. Flavor isn’t massively complex, but the roast, bitterness, and peat are positively assaulting. Any stout lover should be all over this beer. Chalky notes, bitter chocolate, and some caramel and alcohol presence hit in the middle, then fade to the roasty presence. Unbelievable imperial stout.

Thanks craftycarl21. Utterly black pour devoid of all light, Aroma is extremely roasty creamy and alcoholic with cocoa nib and vanilla sweetness.. Dark fruits also prevail, but take a back seat to the roast and peat. Flavor is a roasted malt overload. Tons of dark sugar sweetness and dark chocolate. Palate is rich and full as can be with a chalky roasty aftertaste. Incredibly well crafted.

Bottle shared with Savvy1982 and Macadem. Thanks for the share Kyle! Pours black with molasses colour highlights. Aroma is really big. Coffee, leather, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, oak and licorice. This is a really big beer, not as big as Bourbon County... but still very big. Oak, cocoa nibs, licorice, caramel, bourbon, coffee beans, leather, vanilla and coconut. Very soft palate. Crazy good.

Batch 7817. Oily black pour with no head and little carbonation. Aroma if dark chocolate, tobacco, raisins and molasses. Thick body with a nice molasess, fruit, and some tartness I’m the aftertaste. Nice beer on a cool autumn night.

bottle courtesy of stfun, batch 8864. pours black with a dark brown head that fades quickly, but is easy stir up. nose of raisin scones with some molasses and a side of licorice, prunes and currants. the body seems a tad thin at first, then seems to thicken up in your mouth.lots of gooey malt and hop resin leave a nice over bitter finish, thought it has plenty of sweetness in the front and mid palate.it is a bit hot, but doesn’t bother me too much. i think after a lil time on this one will be really great, can’t wait to age it or try some older bottles!

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.