3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
TAP: very dark brown pour, tan-offwhite head. Grain on the nose, big rye bread on taste, plus some creaminess. Excellent!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very dark brown,small tan head that faded quickly leaving nothing behind.The aroma was nicely roasty with a slight grainy side and a bit of a coffee and maybe chocolate side coming through as well.Nice roasty flavor with a smooth feel and some chocolate and mild burnt side coming through towards the middle and end.The brew finishes up with a nice bitterness and long flavor of roast as well that hangs on the pallate.Very nice brew that goes down smooth and with plenty of well balanced flavor.Well worth trying again.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Minimal head and thinnish body. Had a slight fruitish taste and a little sourness. Decent light-bodied stout.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle thanks to santa. Black pour with a small head. Aromas were roasty with just a tuch of that chocolate/coffee expected. Flavors were very roasted malt, with a touch of burnt that made me think porter. Some rye flavor in the malt. Pretty good
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a deep, dark, burgundy/brown with a fluffy tan head that collapses quickly. Bitter aroma with prominent rye above well-roasted malts and burnt coffee. Thinly syruped mouthfeel carries a bittersweet flavor. Light carbonation adds a lift to the seriousness of the bitter character. Worth further investigation.
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3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black pour that allows a bit of light through at the bottom with a quality brown head. Roast is detected in the nose before I bring it up close. Fruit aroma is under that roast, smells like a roasted plum or somesuch. An interesting one. It finishes dry with a waxy mouthfeel. The flavor is hard to nail down toast, roasted bitterness that isn’t coffee, it’s not nutty but it is a bit wood like, a taste like a softwood smells when it is cut with a dull blade and the friction burns it a bit. A light milkiness to it also.
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1.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 4/20
To get to the point, this sucked. Typical Bell’s nose. Flavor is just plain harsh, like sucking on something fermented with burned coffee grounds. Finish is both tart and sour with a splash of lemon. In case you missed it the first time, this sucked.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thakns to iowaherkeye for this one. Black pour, moderate head, decent lacing. Aroma is chocolate, caramel, roast, hint of coffee with some ryeishness.. (LOL?). Flavor is fairly sweet as the burned malts are not the strongest here. Very smooth mouthfeel, typical for Bells. Nice.
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