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Beer specs

High alcohol
Beer details
Rating: 89

Expedition Stout

Brewery: Bell’s Brewery · Kalamazoo, MI
Variety: Ale · American Ale · American Double / Imperial Stout
Alcohol: ABV 10.50% / ABW 8.40%
Preferred vessel: Pint glass
Color: Full Black (Imperial stout) (70 SRM)
Added by Phil Dokas

The vintage port of American stout. A good ale for the cellar. Well suited for November storms and trips across the Sahara.

Chocolate, Coffee, Smoky, Smooth

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Reviews

  1. Review by Phil Dokas
    Rating: 90

    Phil Dokas

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan. 13th, 2009 at 5:05 p.m.
    Comment:

    Characteristics: chocolate coffee creamy dark smoke smokey
  2. Review by the daniel
    Rating: 92

    the daniel

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Grand Rapids, MI
    Jan. 14th, 2009 at 9:32 a.m.
    Comment:

    One of the few things I miss about Michigan.

    Characteristics: glorious
  3. Review by Andy Sternberg
    Rating: 92

    Andy Sternberg

    drank this beer from a Goblet in Chicago, IL
    Jan. 15th, 2009 at 12:47 a.m.
    Comment:

    this and the Porter kept me warm in Midwest winters. @BellsBeer please come West!

    Characteristics: espresso full-mouthfeel smoothy
  4. Review by erin
    Rating: 88

    erin

    drank this beer from a Pint glass in Chicago, IL
    Jan. 26th, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.
    Comment:

    delightfully warming and fragrant

    Characteristics: coffee smooth
  5. Review by WoodenMonkeyLamp
    Rating: 87

    WoodenMonkeyLamp

    drank this beer from a Tulip in Richmond, VA
    April 9th, 2009 at 2:50 p.m.
    Comment:

    Pours as black as a midnight Georgia cotton field. Hardly any head. Syrupy and full of alcohol. Complex, sure, but it didn’t wow me. Definitely not a session beer. Could use some aging.

    Characteristics: alcohol black chocolate coffee malty syrupy thick

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