Bells Rye Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint

Pours a dark black that doesn’t appear to be too viscous. A pretty decent-sized medium brown head. Plenty of rye and roasted malt in the nose. Flavor is similar along with a little bit of coffee. Medium to full body with good carbonation. Drinkability is pretty high. Good take on the rye beer category; one of the more unique ones I’ve had within the style. Serving type: on-tap Reviewed on: 03-17-2010

Draft at Eccentric Cafe. Poured a dark dark brown color with only a bit of orange light getting through. Head was thin and tan.Not much in the way of aroma with the exception of some chocolate. Slightly sweet up front with a dry and slightly mouth-puckering finish. Medium bodied. Tasted of bitter chocolate, tangy rye, and a bit of dark bread. Interesting beer, but I didn’t like it as much as their other exceptional stouts.

12 ounce bottle shared by Eric, thanks man. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a medium off-white head. A sweet grainy and roasted malt nose. The flavor is sweet, almost dry, fluffy, rye and sweet bready grains, light toasted flavors, richer fruits. Like a nice loaf of bread. Spices and earthy sweetness. Very enjoyable.

Bottle on 11/07/2009. Very dark brown body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet chocolate aroma with light roast and hints of spiciness. Sweet chocolate flavor, light roast with very slight spicy notes. Medium body with moderate carbonation.

355 mL. Pours a muddy, deep brown with a fairly large, fizzy, short-lived, dark tan cap. No lacing. Aroma is rye toast, toasted grains, bran cereal, coffee. A bit harsh actually. Taste is quite nice with lots of rich, toasted oatmeal, rye bread, semisweet chocolate. Oily mouthfeel. This is not bad, but it is sort of confusing. The alcohol eventually takes taking command of this beer and it loses it bitter, spicy edge and just becomes a bit too heavy and roasty.

ugly beer, dark muddy brown with no head on the pour, a light tan watery rings forms... I’m confused on the nose, this smells like a creamy oatmeal stout but its supposedly rye, the rye does show off some spicey notes, lots of chocolate, lots going on but I’m intrigued... this is a hoppy dry stout, not at all what I was expecting, coffee, rye, hops, a touch to bitter... so-so, wouldn’t have again

On tap at the brewery. Pours a black color with brown highlights and a ring of light brown lace on top. Good aroma of rye and roasted malt, the flavor has the same elements but they feel milder. The body is light while the carbonation is moderate. Not bad but the flavor lack some punch.

Looks like a bells stout, smells like a bells stout. Sour and acidic. thin on the palate. some coffee, some chocolate.