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Bells Kalamazoo Stout

Bells Kalamazoo Stout

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A Stout brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
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on tap
common

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11494.06/5.04.05/5.06%99.6 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This is a full-bodied stout with plenty of roast flavor as well as hints of molasses and chocolate. Ridiculous amounts of black and caramel malts make this stout smooth, creamy, and utterly opaque.

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 Snojerk321 (952), San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20

Jan 18, 2008  
12oz bottle acquired in trade with Acknud. Thanks for this! Brew was almost pitch black with a medium sized diminishing tan head.....some lacing. Aromas reminded me of smoked bacon....also hints of oak, spice and a light hop bite. Full bodied and oily. Thanks again for this great beer!

 travita (716), Lewisville, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 26, 2008  
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.


 SSSteve (1509), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 24, 2008  
opaque black with sediment under a small brown head. milk chocolate and sugared coffee aroma. flavor is similar to aroma with dark black unsweetened coffee. touches of maple syrup. smooth and creamy texture. medium bodied. roasty aftertaste. is there oats in here? i’m not getting the licorice the bottle claims but thats perfectly o.k.


WakeandBake (36), Greenville, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/105/517/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Bottle.Pours BLACK like oil with a medium tan head. Aroma of roast malt,coco,and coffee. This brew has a very smooth creamy falvor with notes of licorice, raisin, smoke, vanilla, coffee,and so on,and so on. I could find no fault with this stout, other than I believe it made me slightly flatulent,good stuff buddy. Thank you to the hard working crew at Bells


Fruitfly (40), , Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/516/20
Aug 22, 2008  
The lacing is attractive and lasting. Aroma is one dimensional: only smoked malts, not even sweet and no evidence of hops. Yet mouthfeel is smooth and even; very heavily roasted malt and some burnt bitter chocolate combine for a warming and relaxing flavour. Finish is full and bitter. An appreciable beer.


 glennmastrange (394), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Bottle. Moderate malt aromas of cereal, dark chocolate, and strong coffee, light herbsfor the hops, with date, brown sugar, vanilla and milk in the background. Head is creamy with some large bubbles, light brown, with good lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is black with a red tint. Flavor is moderately sweet and lightly acidic to start and moderately sweet and bitter in the long finish. Palate is medium to full, creamy, and has a soft carbonation. It finishes moderately astringent. A good Stout with some deep flavors and aromas




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