Bell's Brewery 35th Anniversary Expedition Stout Reserve

35th Anniversary Expedition Stout Reserve

 

Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating
Score
8.10
ABV: 11.5% IBU: - Ticks: 19
35th Anniversary Expedition Stout Reserve

Expedition® Stout is the longest brewed Imperial Stout in the US. First brewed in 1989 to be robust enough to hold up to time and travel, we couldn’t think of a better beer to honor for our 35th Anniversary. We’ve brewed a special, stronger version for your cellar, your travels, or those special occasions of your own.
 

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle. Deep dark brown almost black with a two finger head. Rich coffee chocolate flavor. Good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 05:00

8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
GTMW 2023. Sweeter than normal expedition. Good palate, thick, moderate roasted, sugar, caramel and some chocolate and coffee notes. Very good.
Tried on 26 Dec 2024 at 16:05

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Keg at Maduro at the GTMW pre-party, 8/11/23. Black, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, coffee, cherry. Taste is roast, caramel, chocolate, cherry, nuts. Well balanced and smooth.
Tried on 26 Aug 2023 at 02:51

8/10
Dark black body small creamy brown head. Roast chocolate caramel aroma. Roast ash chocolate caramel flavor. Full body moderately low carbonation. 8/5/9/4/17 4.3
Tried from Draft on 12 Aug 2023 at 14:01

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Flaska från staterna. Backlog. Kolsvart med brun moccafärgad krona. Old school, kärvt utan att det blir för mycket, toffee, rejält med lakritstoner, lagom beska. Det är gott, men jag kanske trots allt saknar lite utav umpfen från vanliga Expedition som jag minns som så mycket bättre - särskilt med några år på nacken.
Tried on 25 Apr 2023 at 18:37

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle. Rating number 5️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣❗️Opaque, jet black color topped by a finger-high creamy tan head. Rich roasted malt aroma has notes of espresso and bittersweet chocolate. Flavor follows nose with added notes of treacle, licorice and tobacco. Soft, creamy mouthfeel lays on the palate like a luxurious ganache. Wonderfully complex and layered. The 11.5% ABV is amazingly subdued. Elegant and classic.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2021 at 04:37

10/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 10
Bottle. Pours deep, dark brown with a thin tan head. Heh... looks like an Expy! Aromas are like Expy, too... although they do seem a little more deep. Leather, chocolate, coffee, a touch of plum or prune, some cream or vanilla. Pretty amazing. Flavor is OH MY GOD! It's like an Expy that has been aged perfectly with an added viscosity and creaminess. It feels silky on the palate and explodes with flavor. Completely amazing beer. I can't find a fault with it.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2021 at 02:47

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
12oz bottle thanks to Dr. Santa Douglas, pours out thick pitch black topped with a tan head. Nose is black licorice dark pitfruit brown sugar dark chocolate tobacco. Taste is more of the nice rich dark chocolate black licorice burnt sugar brown sugar and tobacco. Great
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2020 at 03:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle, packaged September 3, 2020 poured into a snifter. Black with small/medium light brown head. Aroma is roasted malted, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is roasted malt, coffee, some ash, and a little wood.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2020 at 00:04

8.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
12oz bottle. Awesome! Robust and amazing Imperial Stout. Complex - good balance of chocolate/coffee, yet fairly sweet. Cellaring another for a few years to see how it ages. Wonderful
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2020 at 16:06