Cherry Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

Cherry Stout - Bourbon Barrel-AgedCherry Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 11.08%
Reviews:
115
Ratings:
418
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 13, 2020
Added:
Jul 21, 2007
Wants:
  303
Gots:
  49
American-style stout with tart Michigan cherries aged in bourbon barrels from various distilleries.
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.22/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look who is knocking out the 2017 March Madness beer reviews today. Originally picked this up in Summer 2014 when back at the source (in Kalamazoo) before heading over to Summerfest and the reunion.

Pours black, good light brown full 1" of head on it, tight bubbles. Impressive appearance for something older and barrel aged to produce that head with good retention. The aroma was nice, I'm a much bigger fan of the base beer than your average person, but laying on that bourbon barrel allows this beer to go to such great heights previously unobtainable. Its real nice, especially if you're not the type of mouth breather to say "robitussin" every time you drink a thicker viscosity beer with cherries.

Taste, pretty nice stuff, you get plenty of bourbon character without bringing the beer into some giant double digit alcohol gangbang. Its bourbon and cherries and not the super tart kind that make you think you ran into a pedio strain inadvertently. Sure they're tart in and of themselves, but in this package, you just get another varied layer.
Oct 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by GetTheYayo from Pennsylvania

Jan 04, 2020
 
Rated: 3.63 by MGibbons from Maryland

Nov 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.14 by arrowsmith_ from Pennsylvania

Jul 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by zenithberwyn from California

Jul 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Muss42 from Michigan

Feb 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by jrb378 from Pennsylvania

Jan 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.41 by Theogre83 from Kansas

Nov 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.73 by beerrat from Virginia

Oct 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by Dankacheese from Illinois

Sep 15, 2018
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Reviewed by Tony210 from New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours very dark with minimal kakhi head. Big chocolate and cherry aroma, coconut, light barrel presence. Very tart at first, full bodied and sweet. As the tartness fades the chocolate comes through; bourbon barrel seems to bring it all together. Rich and creamy, yet very tart. Overall I am glad it but wouldn't buy again. Couldn't finish it and had to dump.

7/18/18
12 oz bottle dated 12/5/17
3.5 rating
Jul 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Jul 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by needMIbeer from Virginia

May 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Apr 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by rodmanfor3 from Vermont

Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Mar 10, 2018
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Reviewed by beerguy04 from Illinois

3.78/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark brown with an average tan head with lots of lacing. Smell is cherry and molasses. Taste is the same with a bourbon taste at the end. Mouthfeel is light for a stout. Overall, one of the better beers from Bell's.
Mar 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by cdwil from Texas

Feb 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by HopsForBrains from North Carolina

Feb 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.52 by Hallertau from Wisconsin

Feb 16, 2018
Cherry Stout - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 418 ratings