Bells Porter

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Porter
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

12 oz bottle. Clear dark brown color with some red around the edges. Short creamy tan head with some lasting power. There was thick lacing on the glass at the end. Smelled of milk chocolate and husky grain. Medium bodied and slightly sweet up front with a roasty bitterness on the back of the tongue that lingered. Tastes mostly of roasted malt and coffee.

Bottle thanks to EithCubes. Pours a deep brown with a thick beige head. The aroma is a rich smokey and roasted malt, also some caramel. The taste is full of so many flavors; caramel malts, rich smoke and roasted flavors, some coffee and chocolates. So well balanced. I’m a sucker for a good porter and this is a top notch one. Man I love Bells.

Batch 7693. Dark black body with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and light coffee. Smooth roasted malt flavor with some gentle chocolate.

The aroma is very porter like with burnt malt, chocolate, and coffee. The appearance is dark brown with a nice head. The flavor is like the aroma and typical for the style. The palate is average for the style. Overall it’s nice but an average porter.

12oz bottle poured into my Darkness glass...A boring pour low carbonation of a very light tan head with little retention or lacing. The beer is a dark brown not a ton to look at...The aroma explodes with flavor, tons of roasted coffee, a touch of vanilla and a little alcohol. Its pretty nice, but the coffee is a little too roasted, the aroma of burnt 2 day old coffee is a turn off...The taste loses the harshness of the coffee and displays as a light drinkable porter with a hint of roasted coffee.

Bottle. Pours black with light tan head. Nose of roasted chocolate malts, licorice and coffee. Taste of roasted chocolate malts, cocoa, coffee and licorice. Medium body. Smooth.

Pours a deep ruby- almost pitch black with a fantastic two-finger, creamy, tan head that lasts throughout. Awesome lacing. Aromas of roasted malt, milk chocolate, raisins. Taste is medium bodied with some spicy hops and cocoa . Finish adds a nice touch of bittering hops. Creamy mouthfeel. Aftertaste is muted hops with some milk chocolate. Overall excellent.

Thanks to csbosox for sending this. Pours a black color with brown hues and a thick but mostly diminishing light brown head. Interesting aroma and flavor of chocolate and roasted malt. Light to medium body, dry texture, soft carbonation.