Expedition Stout (2005)
(Batch of Expedition Stout)
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.53
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Expedition Stout (2005) from Bell's Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2005 bottle, batch 7205.
Pretty thick and chewy, obviously, and actually I ended up liking the aroma more than the flavor. Too much soy/oxidized dark malt on the finish of the flavor. The nose had a beautiful, but now faded, hop nose, very fruity and wintergreen/resin-like. Prunes, black chocolate and plenty of drawn out vinousness with a big backing of roast. I haven't been floored by any of the 2005 or 2006 batches.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottled. Yum! I’m still cellaring my one bottle, but I got a sampler this weekend at Picadilly Beverage Shop in Champaign, IL. Heady, smoky, deep, chewy, thick, oily: all sorts of adjectives just pop into my head. Pours black and viscous. You’d almost think it was brewed exclusively with bitter black malts. Coats my little plastic sampler glass like a film of 10W-30. Exceptional.