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Bells Special Double Cream Stout

Bells Special Double Cream Stout

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A Sweet Stout brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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9013.86/5.03.86/5.0Winter6.1%98.4English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Sweeter and smoother than Kalamazoo Stout. A beer for special winter occasions. Great with chocolate desserts. Available October-March.

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 corby112 (267), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/516/20

Dec 10, 2007    Updated: Jan 5, 2008
Dark black with a thin brown head. Aroma of malty chocolate, roasted coffee and hops. Very smooth, easy drinking stout. Nice balance of creamy maltiness with a nice touch of bitter hoppiness.

 hombrepalo (506), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Bottle @ Maproom. Pours very dark blackish, with a great head and great lacing. Smells of coffee, prunes, dark chocolate, cognac, and licorice. Tastes very roasty and creamy malty. Finishes very smooth, with a creamy, roasty flavor. Very bold and a very nice beer, just not as good as an imperial but probably the best sweet stout I’ve had.


 BeerBunker (103), Burbank, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Pours dark brown with a quickly dissapating tan head. Aroma is of toasty malts, caramel, dairy creamer, and some weak coffee. Taste is malts and hints of chocolate complimented by coffee and a lingering creamy sweetness. Very creamy mouthfeel, but a tad too watery. It’s good, without being overly unique.


Moggman (54), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pours thick brown with tan head. Flavor is chocolate, coffee, creamy and thick. Finishes malty. Very hearty beer for winter drinking.


 SuzyGreenberg (1028), Seattle, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/516/20
Oct 2, 2008  
12 oz. bottle - batch 8150; thanks to kryptic (BA) for the trade; milky brown with thin tan head; smooth, creamy texture; milk chocolate, vanilla, cookies; very nice and an easy drinker; perhaps a little unfair to drink next to the 7000, but a stellar beer on its own


 BelgianBeerGal (978), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/513/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Bottled. Super, easy drinking stout. Pour a slick, dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is coffee that has cream and sugar added. Smooth flavour of milk chocolate, french coffee and vanilla. Just a hint of bitterness in the finish. Maybe a little thin on the body and mouthfeel but still a great stout.



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