Trumpeter's Stout
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

Trumpeter's StoutTrumpeter's Stout
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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 11.35%
Reviews:
53
Ratings:
89
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 07, 2019
Added:
Dec 11, 2001
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3.64 by Griffith from Connecticut

Jun 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.41 by steevo24 from District of Columbia

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.26 by NCSapiens from Indiana

Jan 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Dec 30, 2018
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
What's old is new again as the brewers at Bell's pretend to be the historic Guinness brewery by turning an existing stout into something drier, tangier and lighter and daringly drinkable.

Dark brown and topped with a sheet of cottony white froth, Trumpeter's Stout leads with a roasty, toasty scent of smoldering embers, cocoa, nuttiness and a slight tangy note of yogurt. A scant sweetness glosses the tongue with a quick hit of caramel and sorghum on the front of the tongue.

A quick transition of taste happens as the low lying sweetness evaporated effortlessly off the tongue while the roasty remnants of malt leave a trail of dark roast coffee, bitter walnut, baker's chocolate and a hint of campfire on the tastebuds. Its balance comes from both piny hop resins and the tanginess of lactic acid that creates a surprising sense of drinkability and refreshment despite its robust flavor.

Medium light in body, the beer's arid substrate creates a light sense of ash on the after palate, reminding the brain of Guinness Stout, Kostritzer Schwarzbier and other light and roasty beers of the like.
Dec 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by beergorrilla from Michigan

Jul 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kurmaraja from California

Apr 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by red94tt from Michigan

Mar 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by lemmy187 from Missouri

Mar 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Dec 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DbbC from Illinois

Nov 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.29 by masterofsparks from Ohio

Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by BDeibs from Colorado

Mar 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by fredmugs from Indiana

Mar 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by Inglewood from Illinois

Jan 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by gabrielsyme from Virginia

Dec 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CaptainFleeker from Illinois

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Lynn from Ohio

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by DrMindbender from South Carolina

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.4 by tectactoe from Michigan

Nov 03, 2014
Trumpeter's Stout from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 89 ratings