Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout

5 Jun

Name – Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout
Country – United States
Type – Sweet Stout

Appearance – Poured a deep black color with a tannish head.

Smell – Chocolate is the first smell to hit my nose with some roasted notes in the back.

Taste – Very nice mixture of chocolate and roasted malts with some toffee and coffee flavors in there as well.

I’ve heard ravings about this beer plenty of times before so I went for it and was not disappointed. I was surprised by how prominent the chocolate smells and flavors were in this one. I expected it to be more over baring on the coffee tastes but that was just slightly in the background. A very good stout here.

Overall Grade – A-

Comments 6 Comments
Categories Grade A, Stout, Sweet Stout
Author Mike

6 Responses to “Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout”

nate June 5, 2009 at 9:31 am #
I love this beer. Actually, I pretty much enjoy anything by Bells. Have you tried the Expedition stout? The first time I had it was with Mike, 6 years ago…wow.
I enjoy the fact that the dark chocolate and coffee aromas, while up front in the nose, are subdued in the flavor, hitting most in the aftertaste.
Mike June 5, 2009 at 11:26 am #
I love Two Hearted Ale and really liked Oberon from Bell’s. I have not had Expedition but will try that sometime.
nate June 5, 2009 at 2:47 pm #
Two Hearted is in the top three IPA for me…great stuff.
Mike June 5, 2009 at 5:57 pm #
I think it is a perfect example of what an IPA should be.