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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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7703.68/5.03.68/5.05.6%94.1English 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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 Vas19 (244), Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20

Apr 25, 2008  
Pours dark brown with a thick off-white head. Aroma is sweet malty with a bit of nut. Flavor is more sweet malt with chocolate finish. Lacks some of that roasty flavor I like in a porter but still nice and drinkable.

 inkubus27 (119), USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 6, 2009  
Eh, this didn’t thrill me at all. Somewhat thin on flavor, a bit too dry and bitter for my taste in a porter, and just overall bland. Decent beer, but there are many that are far better for the style.


 branspra (125), Arlington, Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/512/20
Jan 4, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a black color with a bit of spunk. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, and toffee/ Texture of lively game, coffee, and toffee. Good bear overall and i would recommend.


 Hank1980 (448), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Bottle. Poured dark brown with a beige head and plenty lacing. Aroma of nice big roasted malt, chocolate, coffee. Taste is very roasted as well. Mouth is on the full side, creamy, nice. Finish is lightly bitter. Very solid 5.6% porter. Another nice effort from Bells.


 holdenn (1214), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Dark brown black with a beige head. Nose is light but the roasty malts come out with a note of cocoa. Light roasted cola malts with a bitter and dry finish. Decent beer. 7/3/7/3/15 = 3.5


 KimJohansen (5208), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Dark brown with reddish glimts. Sweet aroma with plenty of roasted malt, chocolate and caramel. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes.



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