Bells Java Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2009 Bitter, earthy coffee on the nose. Pours black, thin brown head, spotty lace. Flavor is coffee, toasted malts, bordering burnt, aniseed. Finishes bittersweet. A lot going on in the mouth, but not well harmonized to my tongue. Dry, chalky, lively mouthfeel.

Pours deep black, with coffee/brownish head. Aroma is loaded with torrefied coffee and roastiness. Taste, coffee with nice chocolate malts and light mocha. Leaves a light bitter hoppy finish, mouthfeel is thick and malty. This one is loaded with nice coffee. Definitely a great coffee stout beer.

Pours virtually black into the glass, with a nice deep brown soapy head. This diminishes as the brew warms, leaving spotty lace. The nose is of strong Sanka instant coffee, with some dark chocolate brewing in there as well. The flavors follow much in tow, with a huge java effervescence backed with bittersweet chocolates and a mild bitter hop back that complements the pull. The mouthfeel is nice, but a bit anemic for the huge roasted contingencies. I like the brew, but will be a specialty occasion pour for me, as I’m not a coffee drinker... but this, for what it represents, is very, very nice.

Aroma - Dark, bitter coffee beans Appearance - black coffee, tan head with no lacing Flavor - coffee coffee coffee! bitter, black roasted, Some malt comes through at the end Palate - moderate, not thin, not thick Overall - I really like the coffee in Dark Lord, but this overwhelmingly coffee, a good beer for sure.

Poured dark with a brown head. Aroma is huge on coffee, chocolate, and roasted malts. Taste was coffee, a big ass dose of coffee. Underneath the coffee was roasted malt, chocolate, some spice, and a hop bite underneath that lingered. Thank the lord I like coffee, otherwise I would hate this beer.

Bottle. Pours a deep brown/black with a hefty tan head that leaves some nice lacing on the side of the glass. Big balanced aroma of coffee, chocolate, some malty/wort aromas. Leads in with a roasted coffee front, chocolate and caramel, a little sweetness in the middle, some dark fruit notes, fades to slightly hop bitter and roast grain astringency. Smooth and incredibly drinkable, low carbonation, with a nice medium to heavy mouthfeel, a little acidic maybe from the coffee, tannic drying. Although this is coffee forward, they integrate it very well into the base stout.

12oz. from the bottle. Flavor is amazing with chocolate, strong coffee, and roasted malt. Wow, if you dont like coffee stay away.

this beer is delicious. Plain and simple. Deep, dark, and rich. I feel like I could drink this instead of coffee in the morning. Another winner from Bells.