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Bells Java Stout

Bells Java Stout

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96
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A Stout brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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7753.81/5.03.81/5.07.5%95.5 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The satisfying elements of both stout and coffee come together in this full-bodied treat. A marriage of Sumatra's best with rich chocolate and roasted malt provides for a truly enlightening beer.

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 yjb (108), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20

Dec 25, 2007  
dark black bitter ice-coffee, half pump of chocolate, light in my mouth, still all up in my face, a frothy brown head witha thin slice of butter spread coating my tizongue.... this is a tall, but I like it more grande, ya heard?

BrewCzar (49), St Louis, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 19, 2008  
Bottle pour black with a medium tan head. Aroma is sweet with notes of coffee and chocolate. Tasste is semi sweet with aa definate coffee punch with hints of chocolate. Mouthfeel is thick with a good balance of sweet and bitter. Great coffee stout.


 crushinat0r (226), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Thanks to Sammy for the Trade. Simply phenomenal. Medium roasted coffee beans scent. Perfect black in colour with dark beige lacing head. Tastes like roasted coffee, no surprise, not as strong as other coffee stouts I’ve tried. Thick body, bitter finish, lingering lovely aftertaste. Similar body to the Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout. Bell’s really knows how to make a stout, and make it well. Wish I could get some more of this in Toronto.


tmgiddings (2), , Indiana, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/516/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Thick, beautiful tan head- three fingers- slowly fading to half a finger’s width. Espresso hits floods the nostrils like that first step into Starbucks. A subtle bitter chocolate aroma wraps itself around the espresso. The flavor, like the scent is dominated by espresso. No surprise flavors. Rich dark chocolate slowly seep through the espresso. Silken, earthen, oily- a surprisingly easy drinking beer.


kosko20 (73), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Roasted coffee is the initial aroma. Espresso to be exact, its very nice. Also has notes of dark chocolate and malts with slightest hints of vanilla. Appearance is an interesting one...dark black with a dark tan brown head. It has carbonation bubbles on the sides, mostly on top and on the bottom. Flavor is espresso, roasted coffee, and slight hints of chocolate and caramel (roasted). Palate is extremely smooth and full bodied with aftertaste of a great espresso. This is a great beer, a great example of why I love Bell’s.


 Beershine (1207), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Thick dark brown with rich tan head and lacing. Rich mocha java aromas, especially as it warms. Silky smooth, viscous mouthfeel. Not a lot of roastiness, but very coffee-forward. Packed with flavor without being dense or syrupy. Very nice, very drinkable.




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