Bell's Brewery Cherry Stout

Cherry Stout

 

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

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Rotating
Score
6.99
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 17 Ticks: 124
Tinted ruby-black, Cherry Stout gains its signature tartness from 100% Montmorency cherries grown in Michigan's Traverse City region.

Rather than doubling up on sweetness, this tart cherry varietal serves as a counterpoint to the warm, dark chocolate notes from the malt bill. Lightly hopped for balance, this stout is one of the cornerstones of our stout portfolio.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, liqourice, light fruity and slight tarish. Mild cherry fruity and dark roasted malty. Light tarish. Lasting dark and fruity.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2010 at 10:57

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle, 7.0%. Sweet papery aroma, hint of acidic fruit, cherry, I suppose. Black colour, seems muddy. Very small dark brown head. The flavour starts off roasted, turns nicely acidic from the cherries. There seems to be some nice coffee in there, as well. Good balance between stout and cherry.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2010 at 10:56

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
I picked this up at Archer Liquors in Chicago, IL, enjoyed at home on a Friday night watching my older cat fight it out with our brand new kitten. It’s like the movie Step Brothers, right now they’re in the introduction / fancy sauce phase. As for the beer, this stuff is fantastic! Aroma is very interesting, it’s very similar to a Belgian sour which I’ve never sensed with a dark beer. Somewhat sweet, definitely fruity but rather tart. Appearance is pure black with a thin head. Taste is very tart for a stout, but for a Belgian sour it’s about right. Definite cherry presence, tart and sweet. It’s very interesting, not getting much other than the cherries which I guess is the intention, possibly a very faint backing of a dark, roasted malt but for the most part it’s cherries. If I were to do a blind taste test, I would guess that the color is a deep red and not black. Good interesting stuff.
Tried on 01 Oct 2010 at 19:49

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with weak hints of cherry. Sweetish roasted malty chocolate and cherry flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish with hints of cherry in the aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2010 at 08:42

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at MBGSF 2010. Aroma of cherry, coffee, chocolate, roasted malts. Cherry flavor is not really sweet, coffee, lots of burnt wood. Really woody. Looks nice, with a good tan head. In the end it just doesn’t really work for me.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2010 at 16:40

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Refrigerated bottle poured into a glass. Pours black with small medium brown (with a reddish hue) head. Pretty nice lacing, lightly carbonated, and nice thick mouthfeel. Aroma is light dark malt with a hint of cherry. Taste is lightly sweet dark malt and some cherry. The cherry meshes well with this stout. This is a good cherry stout. Age doesn’t seem to help this one.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2010 at 19:54

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle thanks to secret Santa. Pours black with tan head. No retention. Nose is smoke, burnt cherry and roasted malts. Taste is mostly smoke, some charred cherry and lots of roasted malts. A little juicy at times.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2010 at 20:59

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle at the Porter, Atlanta. Pours very dark with a thin, dark tan head that dissipated quickly. Smells distinctly of red wine. To quote my friend, it smells like a bottle of $2 merlot. The palate is rich, with slight carbonation and a silky finish. The taste follows the smell with a sharp cherry flavor which overpowers any other flavors. Finishes with a lingering taste of wine. Overall, an interesting beer.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2010 at 21:45

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 12.fl.oz.Clear dark black color with a average, frothy to creamy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coconut, cherry, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter, light berry - cherry acidic with a long duration, coconut. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft. [20100207]
Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2010 at 23:21

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8
bottle at home ... black thinist of tan lacing ... base note cherry and chocolate ... little cocnut in nose ... fizzy ... cola syrup ... lots of alcohol ... dark cherry ... little red wine .... almost bourbon .... some chocolate ... definite cherry linger followed by some bitterness
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2010 at 11:49