Bells Kalamazoo Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

A good black beer with a small brown head that dissapates really quickly in to a small film. The smell is mostly of roasted malt. I didn’t notice any of the licorice that was noted. The taste also lacked any licorice which isn’t a big deal to me. I like the smokiness of the brew and the roasted malts give it a fine dark earthy flavor. Another good one from Bells.

Pours is dark with a light brown head that vanishes pretty quickly, leaving decent lacing on the glass. Aroma is of roasted malts and chocolate. Taste is of licorice and bitter chocolate with some coffee. Roasted malt sweetness and smoke are also present, more so in the finish. The fact that licorice was included on the label almost scared me off, since I hate licorice, but the licorice here was very subtle and worked well. Some metalic notes are also faintly present. Mouthfeel is very creamy with some light carbonation.

Pours pretty dark with a mocha colored head. The aroma is of roasted malt with a hint of molasses and maybe some coffee. The flavor is at first a little bitter with a strong coffee taste. It then sweetens up a little bit with some roasted flavor in the background. A very good flavor combination in this beer. This is a pretty solid beer. It has a lot of good flavor without being too heavy.

12 oz. bottle, batch # 6781. Black with a light brown head. A nice lacing is left behind on the shaker glass. Medium strong smell of malted chocolate and roasted grains. Medium heavy body with a smooth texture. Hearty flavor of blackened malts and sweetened coffee. Has a slight bitterness to finish from the blackened malts. A great everyday drinker. July 2005

Dark brown medium head. Just perfect. Nutty with a medium body. Very smooth. Just tasty very stout like but still went well with a good tuna steak.

I have to have this beer as my after work treat. Its heavenly. Thick oily black with a coffee colored head. The aroma is of coffee and heavy malt. The taste is bittersweet bakers chocolate and espresso. Loads of roasty flavors slightly creamy and full bodied. This is a marvelous stout.

12oz bottle from ealdent. Pours a solid, opaque black with a very thick, brown, pillowy head that lasts forever and leaves lots of lace on the glass. The aroma is sweet and malty but with a thick layer of roasted grains and coffee. There are also hints of molasses and caramel in the nose. The flavor starts rich and bittersweet with lots of chocolate with suggestions of Espresso Cubano. The middle of the tongue picks up some milky sweetness in the malts, along with more coffee and chocolate. The finish is dry and extremely roasty and has a firm level of earthy hop bitterness. The aftertaste tastes like a mixture of earthy hops and espresso. The mouthfeel has a subtle tickle of carbon dioxide on the tip and middle of the tongue, and lends a very light and creamy texture to an otherwise full-bodied brew. Overall, a very good stout.

Pours a dark brown color with a thin, frothy brown head. Smells malty and toasty a little metallic though as well. Tastes of lots of dark and toasty malts. A bit of chocolate. Surprisingly thin for a stout but its good. Nice carbonation. Coats the mouth a bit. Very drinkable for a stout.