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Bells Porter

Bells Porter

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 Percentile 
93
overall
A Porter brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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7553.68/5.03.68/5.05.6%94.2English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A dark ale for all occasions. A blend of dark malt gives this beer flavors of coffee and chocolate with some smokey roasted notes.

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 AskForJenny (466), Ontario, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20

Sep 17, 2008  
12ox - Chocolate and smoke on nose, very little carbonation but not flat. Cucumber on palate with a bitter finish. This really lacks the structure of a porter, but its a refreshing ale for sure.

 phishpond417 (1506), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/515/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Pours a dark dark reddish black colour with a medium sized creamy tan head. Aroma is pleasent, very enticing and incredibly desert like. Taste is flavorful. Milk chocolate and peanut butter flavors. A big robust beer. Great taste all around.


 hombrepalo (537), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 18, 2008  
Black with a small tan head. Aroma is of sweet chocolate, nuts, and coffee. Has a sweet chocolate taste that is complimented by roasted coffee notes. The malt character is solid in this brew. The chocolate flavor is pretty pronounced for a porter. Has a slightly bitter finish.


 nqualls (546), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Nov 17, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a dark brown color with a one finger tan head. Aroma of coffee and some roasted malt. Flavor was dry, with a coffee presence and a slight hop bitterness at the end. Creamy mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Good beer.


 CanIHave4Beers (234), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 30, 2008  
A nice dark brown almost black beer with an good head and a little lace. Aromas of Coffee and a little hops. The flavor follows with the coffee, hops bitterness, a little chocolate. This is silky and nice to drink, very easily sessionable and pretty versatile.


cblado (98), Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/514/20
Oct 29, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours a deep opaque brown color with a thick tan head. Nice lacing as well. Aroma is roasted malt, very malty. Flavor is roasted malt, toast, with chocolate and coffee notes. Finishes with a hop flourish. Palate is medium-thick and very smooth. Overall a very good porter.



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