Bells Rye Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint

12oz bottle pours black with almost no head. Aromas of roasted almost burnt malt and coffee. Flavor is nice roasted malts and bitter sweet chocolate as well. Dark roasted malts comes through as well also just touch of coffee/chocolate... Palate is smooth and creamy. Medium bodied. Amazingly drinkable. Would work well as an everyday stout.

12 oz bottle from holiday market. pours deep red with a short tan head. steady body carbonation. aroma of roasted malt and rye. very much the same for flavour but it is a touch thin. super drinkable and i would have guessed this was about 5% so it could easily sneek up on you. overall it another nice stout from bells.

bottle. pours brown with a fizzy tan head. well carbonated. notes of macadamia nuts, chocolate, coffee, cocoa, rye, bread. Nice roasty, cocoa rye flavor. medium body. great beer. bells knows how to do stouts!

12 oz bottle, batch 9399. Dark brown with a light tan head, bits of lacing. Aroma bready malt, chocolate, roast, slight hints of smoke, a little rye. Rye comes through in the flavor more than the aroma. Flavor is rich, chocolate, rye, pumpernickel bread, some roast coffee, caramel, touches of dark fruit, some grainy malt, a bit of sweet dipping in toward the finish, spicy rye and a nice touch of bitterness to balance. Finishes fairly dry with a nice roundness from the spicy rye. A light drinkable stout with a nice balance of chocolate and rye.

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. Poured a jet black color with a two finger tan head. Beer left a little lacing on the side of the glass as it went. Aroma wa coffee, chocolate, and roasted notes. Flavor was chocolate, nuts, coffee, and roasted malts. Very rich and complex beer. Another great beer from Bells.

On tap in a tulip. Pours black with a lacy, beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, some rye, some chocolate and coffee, and floral hops. Flavor about the same. Smooth texture. A pretty good beer.

Aroma is a deep sweet malt with bread and hints of chocolate. Color is dark brown with a thin off white head. Taste is more mild than a usual stout without a strong bitterness. Rye spiciness mutes that normal stout sweetness. Very intriguing.