Bell's Porter - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

312HopBomb

Illinois

3.83/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours dark brown with a smallish head and not much lacing.

Smells like roast coffee and malt mingled with some earthy hops.

The taste is like a darker brown ale that is balanced with no particular flavor dominating the palate. The malts are not bitter and there is not much sweetness unlike the O'so Night Train porter that I just rated which leaned more to the sweet espresso stout side of things. This is more true to style but not spectacular. Some dry cocoa powder as well.

The mouthfeel is medium and carbonation is light.

Overall it is a decent porter which is one of my favorite styles. A good dark beer for summer sipping.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2012 03:40:56 | More by 312HopBomb

ArfArf

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +22.4%

05-23-2013 06:41:01 | More by ArfArf

josephwa

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-22-2013 20:53:10 | More by josephwa

ackeeper

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-22-2013 02:03:17 | More by ackeeper

thedoubler55

New Jersey

3.89/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a very dark brown, almost black in color, with a nice finger of tan head at the top that goes away pretty quickly, a slight bit of lacing around the glass.

S: Slight hints of chocolate and coffee up front, with a hint of brown sugar as well, the malts are present.

T: Up front is a hint of espresso beans with a little bit of dark chocolate, some nice roasted malts throughout.

M: Medium bodied, a good amount of carbonation, a little sticky on the tail end.

O: I feel that this was a good porter, being from my favorite brewery Bell's I was expecting a lot more, but this wasnt bad at all. Bought this in a variety case from shangys in PA.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 18:23:50 | More by thedoubler55

mikeg67

New Jersey

3.89/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with tall, short-lived, beige, creamy head. Aroma is of dark fruit, coffee, chocolate, toasted, nutty malt, bread crust, cacao. Body is full and smooth. Taste is herbal hops, roasted malt, coffee and cream, dark fruit and brown sugar. Finish is long and earthy. Wonderful Porter.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 18:40:41 | More by mikeg67

NJB145

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

05-19-2013 01:02:06 | More by NJB145

MatterOfOpinion

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +16%

05-18-2013 05:36:20 | More by MatterOfOpinion

Crimsonfloods

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-18-2013 04:31:11 | More by Crimsonfloods

Demarais20

North Dakota

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

05-16-2013 07:59:41 | More by Demarais20

smartassboiler

Illinois

3/5  rDev -22.7%

05-15-2013 20:21:32 | More by smartassboiler

GinsuDave

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-15-2013 10:19:21 | More by GinsuDave

MSandahl23

Indiana

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-15-2013 03:52:16 | More by MSandahl23

dlin0sbb

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

05-14-2013 23:20:48 | More by dlin0sbb

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-14-2013 21:12:14 | More by InspectorBob

wac9

Pennsylvania

3.3/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

well i like this beer pours great in glass , a little swett tasting but the way it rolls around in your mouth is very pleasent so enjoy great color great taste doesnt blow you away but there a taste in there that make you come back for more enloy this beer the one guy compares this beer to the heavy hitter of edmund and and founder this is not them but a very enjoy triple a beerdrink and enjoy

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 01:42:12 | More by wac9

Roman5150

Michigan

3.23/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

bottle into tulip

appearance: dark black, not pitch black though, not much head retention

smell: subtle coffee, biscuity bready malt, not too much aroma

taste: follows the nose, not a whole lot of flavor. slight coffee and roasted malt flavors, very minor dark chocolate but not really a whole lot going on here, pretty watery for a porter.

mouthfeel: decent amount of carbonation, very thin feel

overall: did a blind test with Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald and Founders Porter, this was my least favorite and the lightest of the bunch. A decent porter, but just lacking the flavor and chocolately kick I expect from a porter. One of my least favorite beers from Bells.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 02:56:17 | More by Roman5150

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-12-2013 00:30:22 | More by HarmonMW

cornpone

New York

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

05-11-2013 21:28:04 | More by cornpone

NYR_Rob

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-11-2013 02:18:34 | More by NYR_Rob

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours out very dark brown with a half-inch tan cap. Lacing is weak. Looks like a porter.

Malty roast and grain with an obviously nutty coffee aroma. Hints of earthiness aided by light hopping.

Great porter flavor. Coffee, dustiness, wet earth, dark roast, pumpernickel, and some dried berry fruitiness. Has some char, has some malt sugar, has some bitterness. Low on hop flavor. Quiet alcohol. Sessionably greeting. A little singe from the carbonation perks up the feel. Good stuff.

Great tasting porter from a prestigious Michigan brewing company. Why have I never had this before?

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 13:32:57 | More by thecheapies

DavidGross

Ohio

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-08-2013 19:04:48 | More by DavidGross

TheSixthRing

California

3.65/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottled on date of 01/04/13

Appearance - Pours a dark cola brown with a light tan finger width head. Good retention, leaving a nice of bubbles to coat the surface. Strong lacing around with glass with good stick.

Smell - Lots of cocoa and milk chocolate character. Faint roastiness.

Taste - Milk chocolate upfront. Touches on butter toffee. Faint roast on the finish.

Mouthfeel - Light to medium body with low to moderate carbonation. A little thin for the style. Goes down easy.

Overall - A decent porter. Nothing that would make me seek it out again, especially given the difficulties at a lack of California distribution.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 04:56:08 | More by TheSixthRing

EricReynolds

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-05-2013 05:04:29 | More by EricReynolds

schaffer9252

New York

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

05-04-2013 14:31:33 | More by schaffer9252