Bells Porter

Big time classic aroma, chocolate, roasted malt, coffee. Palate is rich, oily, with a mocha taste and some hoppy grit. Color is cola with a thin head with some lacing. I just don’t understand the distinction between porter and stout. This is stronger than many stouts I have had and has the hop backing of a traditional stout. But I guess relative to Bell’s stouts, this is a porter weight. Nice balance and good beer.

12oz. OH BABY! This is easily the best Porter I have had to date. It seems natural that a brewery well versed in the ways of stouts and imperial stouts should be able to craft a mighty good porter. So this poured an almost perfect cola-brown with a beige head. Nose will not let you down, this has everything from coffee, chocolate, hickory smoke and some grassiness to boot. One of the reasons I like this brew is that the flavors are so articulated of espresso, dark chocolate, cocoa, finishing with some great smokiness and the slightest hint of sour cherry. No one flavor overwhelms the other and they progress for a minute and the finish lingers for at least another two minutes. The palate is also near perfection with some weight and creamy viscosity that is balanced perfectly by carbonation. Another winner from bell’s!

I really enjoyed this brew. It is not one of those beers that blows you away. It is just a solid easy drinking flavourful beer. pours dark dark brown, almost black. Minimal carbonation which dissipates quickly. flavour that struck me was the slight smokiness which was detectable amoungst the coffee flavour. Really good mouthfeel. smooth and easy drinking. I wish this were more readily available here becaue this would be a good everyday sort of beer.

Poured dark brown with light ruby and copper highlights. The head was off-white to tan and produced some decent lace. The aroma was roasted malt, light coffee and some chocolate. The flavor followed suit and there was some sour tartness as well on the finish. The mouthfeel was thin to medium in body and overall it was a decent porter.

Very deep brown with plenty of red. A very deep hued head lasts only a minute before settling into a thin ring. A smoky dark chocolate aroma. Flavors of dark chocolate and coffee. Some dark fruit. Nice dry roasted bitterness. Zesty effervescence and a substantial viscosity. Delicious. So sorry I only bought one.

Dark opaque pour with a tan head. Roasty aroma with some sour lactic acid. Hints of chocolate and coffee. Very sweet creamy flavor. Fades to bitter roast with some coffee. Bitter hops to finish. Good, easy to drink porter.

Aroma is chocolate, caramel, burnt coffee and toast, and roasted malt. Appearance is very dark brown with thin dark tan head that fades. Flavor is burnt coffee and toast, chocolate and roasted malts. I also taste something else but not sure what it is...its interesting. Palate is great, full bodied, great carbonation and a roasted bitter aftertaste. Overall, another easy drinker from Bell’s.

Pours a dark brown with a thin tan head. Very nice aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, and coffee. I think it is a little thin for a Porter but it does still have very good flavor. On a side note, I am pumped to have Bells back in Illinois finally. Thank you Bells!