Bells Expedition Stout

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

Serve in Snifter

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12 oz bottle. Been waiting for the right occasion/celebration to rate this one for awhile now. So today seemed like a good day. This one has definitely been pretty consistent in it’s quality (probably the forth occasion drinking it), and this one is no exception. Right from the first whiff, you can tell this is something special. Very robust, yet not over imposing, the deep roasted amaretto nutty caramel cereal grains with nice hints of coffee beans, vanilla, and oaky scotch are near mesmerizing. I really could hold this one up to my nose all day without getting bored. The pour is dark, thick, and black. The layer of thick creamy head was reddish brown in color. It’s quite sinister looking. Good body overall as well, somewhat boozy through the finish and not as thick feeling on the way down as maybe you would think. The flavor profile might also be a bit more simplistic then I was imagining too, but never the less, very tasty. Roasted nuts and rich malts are all around, nothing overly sweet and well balanced without a strong hop profile (maybe a minor bit of herbal in there), some caramel sugars, light oak, vanilla and coffee. So really the flavors match the aroma quite nicely. To me though, the aroma comes just comes together a tad more perfectly. This is really isn’t too far off from an imperial Kalamazoo in my opinion. Definitely world class.

Pours a thick black with small tan head. Dryish stout. Alcohol is hidden well. Chocolate and some smoked malts, but I don’t detect the complexity that others are raving about.

Bottle from Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown. Pours opaque black with nice tan head and lace. Aromas of Rum plum figs liq roast. Full body, light medium carbonation. A pleasureable experience. Piney hops lightly balance the big complex body and you just want more.

35,5 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 06.11.2011
Aroma was not what I expected – a bit weird with cocoa powder and hints of smoke. Flavour has ash, salmiac and some cocoa powder. A disappointment, but good still. Maybe a bad bottle?

Well, This one is a Keeper. Very nicely done RIS, could of scored even higher if the bottle was allowed to age a bit. as the alcohol was a tad upfront yet. Im going to get my hands on more and cellar it. A treat!

12 oz. bottle batch # 10105. Originally bottled Dec. 2010. Pours a thick, oily black with virtually no head. Aroma is chocolate, dark fruit, coffee and just a hint of booze. Tastes like dark chocolate. Slightly bitter finish. Worth the 100 point rating.

12oz bottle. deep deep brown in appearance, looks black in your glass. frothy tan head sitting on top. aroma is of roasted malt, dark fruits, dark chocolate, and coffee bean. taste is almost overwhelming on your tongue. lots of flavors here; roasted coffee, chocolate dominate. smooth, slightly bitter finish. full bodied liquid, pretty complex. good stuff here!

Bottle. Caramel smell. Black with brown head. Some alcohol burn but nice. I would love to have these aged. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

jet black color, dark khaki head, aroma of bitter chocolate, fresh coffee, vanilla, booze, flavors of bitter sweet chocolate, coffee, vanilla, pine, roasted marshmallows, dark fruits, booze, dry bitter coffee finish, thick silky, creamy texture, nose is not to exciting but the taste is great and complex, incredible brew

Bottle purchased at the source. Pour is dark almost opaque colour like a pitch cola colour with a creamy tan head and dollops of lacing. Smells like subtle malt and sugary cream. Tastes quite sweet malt, bitter on the tongue. caramel, sugar, sugar, sugar. However there is this slight taste of aspirin in there too. Good stuff.

Glad I didn’t rate this the first time I tried it, because it’s way better than my memory serves me. 12 ounce bottle poured into a snifter. Nearly black in color, with the aroma being the setback to a higher score. Tastes of hops lead to a bittersweet chocolate finish. Amazing creaminess and mouthfeel. Just put two in the cellar for a couple years, can’t wait to see how they turn out.