Bells Porter

12 oz. bottle on 09/25/08. Aroma - Roasted malts, coffee, whiffs of chocolate, distant peppery spice. Appearance - Deep, ruby tinged brown pour under a tall, creamy beige head, spotty, stringy lace. Flavor - Burnt sugar lends some sweetness up front, bitter contributions from both dark roasty malt and some spicy, earthy hops are more prominent. Palate - Medium to full body and light carbonation combine in a pleasant chewiness with easy drinkability. Overall - A very nice porter with good balance and combination of flavors.

Bottle. Wonderful sessionable porter. Brown with a light tan fuzzy creamy head. On the nose, chocolate, roasty with honeyed touches. Yum. Chocolate, roasty, some nice malts, a touch acidic, light bitterness. Very light, good carbonation, smooth with a nice astringency to the finish. This is so solid.

Dark porter with a head that doesn’t end till the last drop! Got it a little too cool, let it sit. Nice malt and coffee flavors with a hint of chocolate. Mouthfeel firmed up as it warmed. Nice mild bittering on back end.

A dark porter, full of flavor. This stuff has a chocolate coffee thing going on. Deep and malty, very drinkable....I highly recommend.

12ox - Chocolate and smoke on nose, very little carbonation but not flat. Cucumber on palate with a bitter finish. This really lacks the structure of a porter, but its a refreshing ale for sure.

RateBeer Rating, Style and Glass: 93, porter, pint, stem glass ABV, Volume & Calories: 5.6% in 12fl oz. estimated at 150 C Purchased at: Bound Beverages, Bensalem, PA for $3.33 Aroma: nice, chocolate, malty, dark, roasty. 8 out of 10. Visuals: tasteful, brown, opaque, tan head, thick lace. 5 out of 5. Taste: heavy malt, light hops, medium strength, high craft. 9 out of 10. Palate: high quality, smooth texture, roasted finish. 5 out of 5. Overall: deep, malty, I’d have it again, okay value, high craft. 18 out of 20.

This is an excellent porter in my mind. Nice full dark flavors just flow from this beer. Dark and lovely.

12 oz bottle. Dark brown with a tan head. Nose is brown sugar and coffee with a little mustiness. Medium light with a tingle. Taste is mocha, a touch of caramel and grass. A soild example of the style from Bell’s. My first foray into the top 500 raters.