Java Stout
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.66
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Using a fresh, custom blend of coffee beans roasted locally in Kalamazoo by Water Street Coffee Joint, this dark, roasty stout matches an intense flavor with an unmistakable aromatic punch.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Pretty much the standard when it comes to coffee stouts. Dry, chocolatey, and full of black coffee notes, backed up by a modest vinous java acidity and a long, bitter, roasty finish. Notes of anise, char, and toasted nuts, while the back end steadfastly refuses to grow sweet. Pours a deep, dark black with a modest beige head and slight lacing. Mocha nose isn't as rich or deep as you'd expect, but the taste makes it all okay. Moderate carbonation gives the perfect texture. Classic beer.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2017
at 15:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle.Black colour with small beige head.Aroma of chocolate and espresso,nice round and well balanced with smooth malty mouthfeels and malty roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2017
at 16:13
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Harris Teeter, Hampstead, North Carolina. Black with a thin off-white head. Includes dry roasted malts with a huge hit of coffee that’s a little more stated in taste than its nose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2017
at 15:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. A- Roasty, bitter, coffee. A- Black color, black liquid, tan head. T- Coffee, vegetal, bitter. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- Too much of the earthy vegetal coffee and not enough sweetness for me. I thought maybe a dirty tap line was the reason for this but I think it just isn’t ass rich as I hoped.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2016
at 20:46
8/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2016
at 07:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle tasted on the 19/10/2016. Opaque black colour with a small tan brown head. Aroma of roasted coffee, beans and some chocolate. Taste is very roasty. Lots of coffee beans and some chocolate. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2016
at 02:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at RBESG 2016 Grand Tasting Part 1, Brew Pub Le Sec. Very dark brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of green coffee, dark chocolate, roast and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with an oily texture and soft carbonation. [09-07-2016]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 04:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
17.09.2016, 12 oz bottle @ home:
Nice light brown bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly rich and dry, dark malts, espresso, minerals, roasted grain, toast, vanilla, cocoa, caramel. Taste is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, dark malts, espresso, minerals, bark, hops, toast, burnt caramel, grass. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly harsh burnt and mineraly mouthfeel. Nice.
Nice light brown bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly rich and dry, dark malts, espresso, minerals, roasted grain, toast, vanilla, cocoa, caramel. Taste is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, dark malts, espresso, minerals, bark, hops, toast, burnt caramel, grass. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly harsh burnt and mineraly mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2016
at 16:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Black pour. Aroma of strong roasted coffee, bitter malt and cream. Taste has creamy bitter coffee, roasted malt, cacao and some caramel. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2016
at 23:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, coffee, roast. Tastes of coffee, dark chocolate, roasty notes, caramel, milk chocolate, vanilla. Medium body with a dry finish. Great coffee stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2016
at 18:11