Bells Kalamazoo Stout

From STFun trade. This stout was excellent. For a straight stout, it exhibited more maltiness, balance, and consistent flavor than most (if not all) I’ve had. Nice sized head and lacing. The carmel and coffee flavors and smells were apparent.

dchmela..........you’re the MAN!!! I really liked this. BLACK in the body. Pretty malty, and caramel and coffee smells are present. Very smooth and creamy. Not too bubbly. Not sure if I like it as much as Java Stout, but I really like it.

Bottle 12 fl.oz @ home
[ Courtesy of kmweaver ]. Clear dark black color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, coffee, coffee dusty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - creamy - smooth, carbonation is soft - flat. (180608)

Thanks to msante79 for this one. One of the nicest stouts I have had. Has the deep roasted malt tastes, but not overpowering like some stouts that taste like an ash tray. Smooth and creamy feel. Roasted malt blended with deep chocolate and coffee. All well blended.

Pours pitch black with a large tan head, that fades thin with some bubbly lacing. Aroma is very roasted - coffee, some ash, and a bit of coffee and chocolate. Taste is very smooth and creamy - some hoppiness up front, burnt toast and roasts, and leaves you with some smokiness and bits of chocolate. One of my favorite stouts.

As black a beer as I’ve ever seen. Pretty much opaque. No head. Big stout aroma (coffee, chocolate, roast, molasses) with some astringency underneath. Hoppier than most stouts, not too sweet, and not a lot of bitterness from the roasted malt. Body is a tad thin. Very good, not great.

pours black with several fingers of tan, slowly dissipating head. Really nice, softly sweet hazelnut odor. The taste is different then what you’d expect from the odor, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Taste of burnt toast starts off as it melds in with chocolate and ends with a nice, smokey aftertaste. Really solid stout

Black in color with a nice looking tan head. Looks inviting. Good lacing. Smell is roasty, a nutty coffee aroma, dark chocolate, some licorice. Taste is a nice roastiness, coffee, licorice, and chocolate. Almost too roasty in taste.