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Cherry Stout
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- From:
- Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
Ranked #346 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #26,062 - Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 16.1%
- Reviews:
- 1,071
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 06, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2002
- Wants:
- 117
- Gots:
- 359
"A mysterious dance of tart Michigan cherries with the dark, roasted malts of a big and bold stout." and "Stout brewed with cherry juice."
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Ratings by DCon:
Reviewed by DCon from Missouri
4.31/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Bought a 12oz bottle of this from the Wolf Public House in Ballwin, MO for $3 (employee discount). Poured into my iTap Passport Club Pint Glass and has a Batch #9969 printed on the back.
Apperance- Pours the darkest Hickory/Brown Color body you can ever find with a 3 finger of dark brown head. Very opaque (not transparent) and has a good retention. Not much lacing at all... Very strange. Also, tons of yeast are hanging out in the bottom of the glass.
Smell- Huge chocolate and light espresso aromas. There is a small fruit smell but very light. Thought there would be more cherry but the roasted malt is definitely covering this up!
Taste- The first taste is a strong dark chocolate flavor and then as it moves over the tongue, it turns in a dark cherry taste. Very strange cherry as well! Almost as though you crushed a cherry with your teeth and then let the juices stay around on the palate. Great! Also a mild tartness to it.
Mouthfeel- Full Bodied, Medium Viscosity, Creamy at times through the drink, but leaves the coolest cherry lasting flavor on the palate afterwards! Nice!
Overall- Wow! You have to try this stout to enjoy it! Not sure I would name this a Fruit/Vegetable Beer because it definitely has the attributes of an American Stout. Drinkability was decent but wouldn't drink more than 2 in a night. Perfect beer with a chocolate cheesecake or dessert. Will be promoting this beer without a doubt!
May 19, 2011Apperance- Pours the darkest Hickory/Brown Color body you can ever find with a 3 finger of dark brown head. Very opaque (not transparent) and has a good retention. Not much lacing at all... Very strange. Also, tons of yeast are hanging out in the bottom of the glass.
Smell- Huge chocolate and light espresso aromas. There is a small fruit smell but very light. Thought there would be more cherry but the roasted malt is definitely covering this up!
Taste- The first taste is a strong dark chocolate flavor and then as it moves over the tongue, it turns in a dark cherry taste. Very strange cherry as well! Almost as though you crushed a cherry with your teeth and then let the juices stay around on the palate. Great! Also a mild tartness to it.
Mouthfeel- Full Bodied, Medium Viscosity, Creamy at times through the drink, but leaves the coolest cherry lasting flavor on the palate afterwards! Nice!
Overall- Wow! You have to try this stout to enjoy it! Not sure I would name this a Fruit/Vegetable Beer because it definitely has the attributes of an American Stout. Drinkability was decent but wouldn't drink more than 2 in a night. Perfect beer with a chocolate cheesecake or dessert. Will be promoting this beer without a doubt!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BuxMontBeerLover from Pennsylvania
3.68/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a goblet. Totally opaque, deep black color. A faint beige head on the initial pour that fades to a light ring.
A slightly tangy cherry aroma. Maybe some faint sweetness as well but not much.
A very sour-like cherry flavor. A mildly bitter chocolate taste is there but not like a deep, rich stout would have. The ABv isn’t noticeable.
Thinner consistency with medium carbonation.
Not a bad brew but not a top-tier stout by any means. The cherry flavor dominates and taste slightly cough syrupy. Not bad but not great…cheers!
Jan 28, 2024A slightly tangy cherry aroma. Maybe some faint sweetness as well but not much.
A very sour-like cherry flavor. A mildly bitter chocolate taste is there but not like a deep, rich stout would have. The ABv isn’t noticeable.
Thinner consistency with medium carbonation.
Not a bad brew but not a top-tier stout by any means. The cherry flavor dominates and taste slightly cough syrupy. Not bad but not great…cheers!
Reviewed by Valdez_Mescalito from Michigan
3.89/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
October-November 2023 Limited Time Offering Release - 6 pack
12 oz. bottle dated 10/03/2023 - 7.0% ABV / 17 IBUs
Brewed and bottled in Comstock, MI
Poured into a Bell's branded tulip snifter glass
Look - Pours a thin reddish-tan head that leaves nice lacing. Opaque, black appearance.
Smell - The scent is faint cherries and dark chocolate.
Taste - The taste follows the nose with cherry being the most dominant, and has a decent tartness upfront. It fades quickly leaving not much of an aftertaste.
Feel - Medium bodied with a sharp mouthfeel that finishes dry.
Overall - The cherry flavor borders on medicinal and kind of overpowers everything else.
Nov 02, 202312 oz. bottle dated 10/03/2023 - 7.0% ABV / 17 IBUs
Brewed and bottled in Comstock, MI
Poured into a Bell's branded tulip snifter glass
Look - Pours a thin reddish-tan head that leaves nice lacing. Opaque, black appearance.
Smell - The scent is faint cherries and dark chocolate.
Taste - The taste follows the nose with cherry being the most dominant, and has a decent tartness upfront. It fades quickly leaving not much of an aftertaste.
Feel - Medium bodied with a sharp mouthfeel that finishes dry.
Overall - The cherry flavor borders on medicinal and kind of overpowers everything else.
Reviewed by Foyle from North Carolina
4.17/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 12 oz bottle into pint glass. Thin beige head, mild lacing, dark brown color. Mouthfeel is heavy with a dry finish. Flavors chocolate, caramel, tart cherries, dark roasted barley, earthy hops. Overall: very good.
Mar 10, 2023Reviewed by Wattie83 from Pennsylvania
3.43/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 12oz bottle to a stout glass. Pours black with some ruby highlights. A cocoa brown head falls quickly to a cap that never leaves. Smell is roasted malt, earthy hops, some cherry too. Taste is roasted coffee and earthiness up front. Black cherry and cocoa powder in the middle. Finishes with cherry and roast malts. Starts bitter, gets more tart throughout the sip. Finish is a bit astringent Feel is medium bodied with quick, tight carbonation. Overall, it's OK. I wouldn't go out of my way to get it again. Seems to need a bit of sweetness somewhere to balance things out.
Jan 01, 2022Rated by KT3418 from Colorado
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This hit this spot with chocolate cake. I wish it was black forest cake. Great stout action, subtle cherry. Would purchase again
Mar 18, 2021
Cherry Stout from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
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