4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz bottle, courtesy of StompBrockmore - pours dark brown, not black, with a small tan head that dissipates rather quickly, and there are some suspended yeast particles as well.. Aroma very roasty and sweet, chocolatey and vinous. Yum. Flavour has a full roasted malt quality which imparts flavours of cocoa and coffee. Smooth and creamy in the mouth, and robust as well. The floating yeast contributes a light breadiness which nicely offsets the thick darkness. Faint notes of smoke in the finish, along with a lactic sweetness. Excellent plain porter done very, very well.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 5, 2009 Bells is a phenomenal brewery and this offering is no exception. Pours dark brown, almost black, with a one-finger tan head. Coffee and chocolate on the nose. Palate is medium. Flavors of coffee, chocolate, roasted malts. Fairly long and satisfying finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Great smoky tobacco flavor. Slightly bitter finish. Will definitely get this one again.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma of fudgy chocolate, roasted almonds, coffee and a tough of herbal hops. Appearance is black with thin, creamy tan head. Flavor started primarily with roasted flavors, moved into chocolate and had a slight herbal hop finish. Palate was creamy, but became more bubbly/chewy before dissipating. A really nice porter, one of the best I’ve had.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Damn good porter.rec’d in trade from beerbill thx!!)..dark brown pour with tan head. Aroma of chocolate, espresso and anything else good! Taste was very smooth; much roastedness up front with chocolate and some coffee flavoring. Palate was a 4; smooth/silk/slightly creamy.
Will have to hunt down more!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Had this in a 12 oz bottle (wish I could find it on tap). Good stuff. Great to have Bells sold in this area again.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Solid outing for Bell’s. Purchased an individual bottle from the local World Market. Upon opening, strong notes of dark chocolate and coffee. Pours a dark, opaque brown almost black, with a thick, pillowy tan head. Texture is thick and heavy, both sweet and bitter on the palate. Great finish of chocolate. Very similar to Great Lakes’ Ella Fitzgerald. Thumbs up, overall
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 oz bottle from PA. Pours a dark brown/mahogany color with a light tan head. Nice slight toasted notes balanced with some caramel and coffee notes. Medium body with a slightly smooth mouth feel. Great sweet malty notes up front with a bit of caramel that give way to slight burnt coffee and more roasted notes. Really well executed and balanced porter. You could enjoy this with a wide variety of meals and you could also enjoy more than a few of them. Overall: (A)
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