Bells Kalamazoo Stout

When I saw this poured out, I had to say ’wow’! Very dark, thick reddish brown head, soapy notes in aroma along with chocolate. Palate is neither sweet or dry, I guess that’s why they call it a stout, weird to me, used to sweet or dry. It’s nutty, with some coffee notes and a bit of hops, but overall pretty mild. Well the longer your drink it the less mild it seems. Creamy feel. Drank this fairly warm. Just had it in the fridge about 1/2 hour.

Much like their Expedition stout, this is too is a top notch stout. I’ve been able to have this beer several times over the past two years via generous traders and have never been disappointed. The beer pours out a nice black hue with a creamy 1-finger thick tan head. Aroma just screams for you to inhale. Dark chocolate, espresso, roasted coffee beans, and scorched marshmallows pulls you in. Dark fruits, coffee, dark chocolate, toffee, chewy malts, with a slight finish of molasses. Could be an every day beer if Bells ever decided to distribute out this far.

aroma of roasted malt and chocolate pours black with tan head which lingers around the edges. very nice flavour of chocolate and faint tast of roasted coffee beans Easy on the palate, a very smooth drink. nothing off from start to finsh. Solid brew In a blind tasting was my least favourite of sinha stout and la granja. Surpriising considering I rated it higher than sinha

Pours out black with a nice tan head with very good retention. Smell is very complex, reminds me of Dark Lord, full of coffee, chocolate, and different dark fruits, very very good. Taste is awesome as well. Starts out deceiving, but then all of a sudden it hits you with an onslaught of taste. Beginning is green, then roasty, changing quickly into cherries, plums, other dark fruits, then adds some chocolate and coffee flavors to finish it off. If it didn’t start off a little weak with the green flavor it would be an easy 5 for taste. Medium carbonation, medium to full bodied, slick on the tongue. If the very beginning of the taste was eliminated this would just be beyond a great beer, the green flavor isn’t bad, but doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of this beer. Seriously get this if you see it. Highly recommended.

$9.49 for a six pack at Total Wine. Happy Fourth of July! And what better way to celebrate than with a sixer of some of America’s finest stout. I’m somewhat amazed at finding Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout in North Florida. Bell’s must have really ramped up production, and I am grateful. Black beer with a small tan head. Aroma of stout! Great stout flavor! Chocolate, coffee, dark malts, burnt toast, molasses. Very roasty, bitter and dry on the end, but the full, silky smooth flavor takes you there. Nothing off, no rough edges. Perfect balance. Yum!

12oz Bottle - Trade - Masonjer
Aroma – Huge Stout aroma, chocolate, coffee and light licorice.
Appearance – Dark Black in color, Nice light head and clear if you can see through black.
Flavor – One of the best Stouts I have ever had. Huge flavor and just crisp and filled with so many flavors. Coffee, chocolate where huge in this beer.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, Awesome texture with a good dry finish.
Overall – Loved the flavors. Just a precise beer to drink the flavors where so perfect. Great Great Beer….

Pours very dark brown with very little light brown head. Amazing aroma of sweet chocolate, caramel, lightly roasted oats and malts, and espresso! Taste is equally impressive. lightly sweet chocolate balanced by slightly roasted, dry coffee. The earthy sweetness lingers for a long time very pleasingly. Flavor palate is as full as the body, and very very smooth.

Bottle. Expedition’s little brother, this one. Very tasted. Roasty barley, chocolate, marshmallow on the nose. Smooth sweetness and not over the top. Perhaps the best American session stout out there. Sol-id.