Bells Porter

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Porter
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Pours dark brown with a thick off-white head. Aroma is sweet malty with a bit of nut. Flavor is more sweet malt with chocolate finish. Lacks some of that roasty flavor I like in a porter but still nice and drinkable.

Very good, drinkable, enjoyable porter at a reasonable price. It pours a deep reddish brown with a fair tan head that last a while and leaves lots of good lacing. The aroma is immediately roasted coffee with some cocoa and sweetness as well. The flavor follow suit adding maltiness and smokiness. At first, the mouthfeel is a bit thinner than I’d like a porter to be, but it has more carbonation than most porters so it the lightness works and leaves a clean finish. I think what struck me the most is that you have a number of ’strong’ flavors: Chocolate, roast coffee, nut, malt, and smoke, YET the body and carbonation, as well as an expert comibination of the flavors keeps the brew fairly light for a porter. Very well done!

Another win from Bell’s. I had this a few weeks ago, and again they have proven themselves as a smart, organized brewery.

Great, fluffy brown head. Aroma’s not too strong, but some roasted malts creep through. Heavy roast on the taste, which is really nice. I am picking up some coffee notes as well. Not a very strong body; it’s a bit thin but still much better than a lot of other porters that I’ve had. Lovely bitter finale.

This was a very balanced porter...definitely something that I would come back to again.

pours black with nice tan head. taste of cooffee and roasted malts, faint flavs of chocolate and smoke.smooth medium body’ overall a good american porter from an outstanding brewer

Very dark, like a porter should be. Thin but oddly frothy, head. Slightly roasted and slightly medicinal scent. Don’t judge this until you drink it! Not medicinal tasting at. Great roasted malt taste and is smooth.

12 oz bottle. Pours opaque brown with an inch-thick chunky creamy head that settles slowly and leaves sticky lace. Roasty malt aroma is reminiscent of coffee grounds (reminds me of Bell’s Java Stout) and a little bit of cola. Flavor is really lively and robust. Lots of black coffee, but not quite as bitter as the Java. Dry, roasty finish. Palate is medium-full; moderately carbonated. Pretty nice roasty, malty porter.