Bells Porter

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Porter
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

2002 bottle (3.6 rating). DARK, BLACK, ROASTED COFFEE, DARK CHOCOLATE. BRACE YOURSELF this is strong stuff(but good). had some burnt/spicey notes on the nose that were very strange and seemed to linger too long. . . CASK! 2002 had the pleasure to try this on cask. Incredible. The strange bitter/burnt taste is gone and in its place an inviting malty roast flavor that is moderately sweet and ends with a creamy medium full body. Much better. Overall would give the cask somewhere between a 3.9-4.3 probably tending towards the higher end. 2004 bottle from csbosox. Thanks man, this stuff was fantastic! Wonderful thick and chewy chocolate malt mixes with a true coffee flavor, not too heavy, but also no wateriness. Roast, some oiliness and moderate sweetness. Even better than I remembered. I love going back to a beer I havent tried in a while and finding it better than remembered. That dosent seem to happen enough. (8/5/9/5/18)

Bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a large tan head. Aroma of dark lightly roasted malt and chocolate -- nice! Mild malty flavour with very light roastness and a light bitter finish. Light to medium bodied, creamy mouthfeel. Pretty good, it’s pleasant and easy to drink but it could use more flavour and body.

Thanks to jsquire for this brew. Pours jet black with a small light brown head. Dark chocolate malt aroma with toast notes. Deep rich dark chocolate malt flavor with a hoppy finish. Full-bodied and fizzy palate.

Thanks to Whaleman for sharing this beer from my wish list. Pours a dark brown with hints of amber. Smaller creamy off white head. Aroma was nutty, roasty with hints of some smoke and sweet malts. Flavor of light coffee and toasy malts.

Pitch black pour with decent tan head. Initial taste of cherries followed by a beautiful roasted malt mouth. Mild finish. Beautiful.

On tap at Bells. Poured a small tan head that quickly dissipated, fair lacing, fine-small sized bubbles, no visible carbonation, opaque, and a black hue. Aroma was malty, chocolate, roasty and coffee. The flavor was malty, sweet, chocolate and mild coffee roastiness. Smooth palate.

Bottle. Basically black with mahogany around the edges. Tall mocha colored frothy head. Aroma is cocoa, dark chocolate and light coffee amongst roasted malt. Taste is very chocolatey! Lots of roasted malts, light coffee and cocoa atop a mound dark chocolate. Body is medium but creamy and smooth. Finishes is a bit more bitter and roasty but still pushes out cocoa, chocolate and coffee. Very tasty beer here! Would be a great session beer!

Miinnetonka, Mn - MGM Liquors, 12 oz bottle. Dark brown pour, light mocha head. Earthy aroma with hints of chocolate - not as much as desired though. Flavor is clean throughout with some earthiness and bittersweet chocolate. Thick enough mouthfeel. Decent porter - expected just a bit more.