Bells Rye Stout

Brewed by Bells Brewery
Style: Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint

12/23/02: on tap at the smokehouse. thick, rich, creamy- dreamy head, which diminishes to a medium size. very malty smell and taste. heavy coffee flavor and a bit of a smoky taste. excellent brew.

light, grainy aroma of dark malt on a brown/black body with a smallish tan head. extraordinarily smooth body. definitely some spiciness to go with the typical coffee flavors; sweet malty backbone with a great balance of some bitterness. smooth tasty finish with a hint spices.

12 oz bottle Thanks OhioDad. Deep brown-black beer with a tan head that quickly fades back. Great herbal aroma, underlying a deep rich dark chocolate nose. Chicory and light roast in the aroma. Flavour is really fantastic, dark chocolate, toast and roast. Big slick mouthfeel and a great rye spiciness. The heavy rye mintiness works very well with all of the dark chocolate. Earthy hoppiness with a hint of pine as well. I’m a huge sucker for rye and this doesn’t disappoint. Great balance, great maltiness, great beer with a touch of coffee through the finish. Awesome.

Heavy brown body, constant 1/2" dark tan head and good lacing. Peppery/spicy aroma chock full of coffee, chocolate fudge and roasted malts. There is a wonderful underlying fruitiness that comes forward after a bit. Full bodied, extremely creamy with a wonderful sweet finish and a lightly dry aftertaste. Nutty coffee with cream, mild black licorice, chocolate and hints of plum dominate the taste. Good spicy character in the back ground with a faint twang. Another top notch stout by Bells, seems like a drier and spicier version of the Kalamazoo.

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

on tap - Sergio’s (Louisville) Exceptional! Dark, typical appearing stout. Taste is of burnt caramel and butter rum, buttery taste grows beautifully through a clean carbonated finish. Every bit of the standard set by Expedition and Kalamazoo (also by Bell’s).

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2009 Bottle: pours black with some chocolate brown highlights when held to the light. Small tan head that lingers as a thin line. Aroma is very nice, dark chocolate, slight roastiness, and defenetly some rye very enjoyable. Flavor is a slight almost smokey roast, good dark chocolate, nice drying in the finish from the rye. Very smooth drinking stout. this beer maybe the smoothest stout i have had that was not on nitro and still maybe smoother than those. damn perfect palate for a stout.

Pours no head into my english pint. Has a gamey roast smell, but wow this is delicious and smooth. What better way to get your daily grains? Strange label; is that Ed Gein?