Bell's Expedition Stout - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

Carloco

Illinois

4.73/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A --> Beer poured darker than chocolate brown. Very caramel looking, with a very small head.

S --> Aroma is that of chocolate, syrupy, MAJOR coffee, vanilla?, and get almost a tad cinnamon

T --> Taste is coffee, chocolate vanilla, slightly bitter, very malty

M --> the mouthfeel is THICK with not much carbonation. Wonderful flavors, stay in your mouth for a while due to the thickness.

O --> Overall VERY complex beer. many different flavors and great aroma. I should have aged it a little because I hear it is even better, but regardless was awesome. Only criticism I have is that you definitely taste and smell the 10% alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 22:45:11 | More by Carloco

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -10.9%

05-23-2013 01:18:19 | More by mikeincharleston

Jade

Ohio

3/5  rDev -28.7%

05-23-2013 00:58:58 | More by Jade

velcrogrip

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-22-2013 18:32:18 | More by velcrogrip

SpdKilz

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-22-2013 13:30:27 | More by SpdKilz

ackeeper

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

05-22-2013 02:00:37 | More by ackeeper

thegerm87

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -10.9%

05-22-2013 01:30:36 | More by thegerm87

BSchnab

Florida

4/5  rDev -5%

05-21-2013 23:52:32 | More by BSchnab

Andonato

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-21-2013 17:07:00 | More by Andonato

phunkychickita

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-20-2013 16:58:15 | More by phunkychickita

AL89BR

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

05-20-2013 14:54:17 | More by AL89BR

jkd03c

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-20-2013 00:19:07 | More by jkd03c

mjm47

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5%

05-19-2013 17:13:14 | More by mjm47

NJB145

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-19-2013 00:59:31 | More by NJB145

jakeox

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5%

05-19-2013 00:05:50 | More by jakeox

rob99er

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-18-2013 17:15:35 | More by rob99er

match1112

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-18-2013 13:26:15 | More by match1112

SMITHAND

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-18-2013 03:17:23 | More by SMITHAND

Honus1

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +1%

05-18-2013 02:37:44 | More by Honus1

carlosega

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%

05-17-2013 19:23:03 | More by carlosega

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +12.8%

05-17-2013 04:51:13 | More by iHeartMNBeer

GoldHorde

Minnesota

4.36/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bell's Imperial Russian Stout: Expedition Stout

Another excellent stout! Mouth feel is correct - just a bit on the thinner side of cream (hinting towards a Porter style) but that just adds to the deep flavor gamut's mystery. A gargle of it just makes you want to get a V8 of huskies together for a 3,000 kilometer mush! The flavor is complex; coffee first, chocolate, smoke & caramel with a very faint echo of bourbon.

A = pours opaque black with a mocha tan head with open lacing
S = feigns at Porter style with a wet smoke (rain on burned wood after a fire)
T = again, feigns at Porter style but delivers the deeper, more complex character of the Stout
M = thinner than cream, but within Russian Stout style.
O = A great beer!

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:44:10 | More by GoldHorde

mverity

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -10.9%

05-16-2013 21:35:40 | More by mverity

Westuh

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5%

05-16-2013 18:43:50 | More by Westuh

Benjiehorn

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5%

05-16-2013 14:36:55 | More by Benjiehorn