Bells Porter

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Porter
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Bottle. Pours dark brown. Coffee and roasty aromas. Tastes of smokey, roasted malts with hints of chocolate and coffee. Mild bitter finish.

I am a huge fan of Bell’s brews but am extremely disappointed with the Bell’s Porter. In my view, this porter has very little flavor and aroma, which surprised me given Bell’s track record of producing superior beers. I will continue to drink other Bell’s brews.

Bottle. Aroma: Roasty, caramel with a hint of chocolate and coffee. Appearance: Dark black with a slight red tint. Minimal head. Taste: Sweet, coffee taste that does not linger long. Palate: Flat, dense with abrupt finish. Enjoyable porter, but not particularly complex. Probably good in larger quantities.

Brown pour. Coffee, caramel and brown sugar taste. Flat finish. Decent, but Bell’s has much better to offer.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2012 Very interesting - kind of weird. But still good. The dominant aroma and flavor is smoke and charred wood. Maybe a hit or two of coffee and chocolate once in awhile. A really nice hoppy finish as well. Very little sweetness. Interesting....but good.

A nice porter. Tasted more like a stout to me. Quite bitter, thick, black. Not bad.

Average, not the best Bell’s beer. Smoky finish but bland overall. The nose lies.

Pretty straight forward, cocoa, coffee, deep roasted malt, with some smoke for good measure. A little thick on the mouthfeel, good bitter roasty finish. Top shelf.

12oz bottle. Poured nice dark brown. Flavor was mild and smokey. Sweet notes and chocolaty undertones.

12oz bottle poured dark brown with chocolate brown head that lingered for a bit. bits of lacing clinging to the glass. the aroma is of coffee and chocolate. the flavor is about the same coffee and chocolate notes blended with roasted malts. actually very good.