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

Kalamazoo StoutKalamazoo Stout
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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American Stout
Ranked #95
ABV:
6%
Score:
89
Ranked #11,503
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 10.3%
Reviews:
1,690
Ratings:
4,685
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 15, 2024
Added:
Dec 11, 2001
Wants:
  226
Gots:
  755
Named after the city where it all began, Kalamazoo Stout is one of our most classic recipes. This smooth, full-bodied stout offers a blend of aromas and flavors of dark chocolate and freshly roasted coffee, balanced with a significant hop presence.
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Ratings by steve50:
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Rated by steve50 from New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -37.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Just an average stout. Expected more,very little coffee and licorice .Disappointing
Feb 20, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland

4.4/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Black with dense tan head, great retention, bands of lace
Cold brew coffee, extra dark chocolate aroma, touches of dried fruit and burnt caramel
Tastes like it smells with a bit of herbal hoppiness
Full bodied but clean, not sticky in the least, appropriate carbonation
A little more full bodied than I tend to like, but it's nice to see a legacy stout still available
Jan 15, 2024
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Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

3.96/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
poured from a 12oz bottle into a new glarus taster glass. pours pitch black with a thin khaki colored head. light, piney hops, even lighter chocolate and cigar tobacco on the nose. tastes follows and to me tobacco leads the way. there’s some chocolate, coffee and pine in there but this one is a sipper for a 6% american stout. medium-full mouthfeel. fairly chewy for the “lighter” abv. not bad. i would take the special double cream over this though any day of the week.
Jan 14, 2024
 
Rated: 3.99 by not2quick from Missouri

Dec 09, 2023
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Reviewed by thin_mint from Ohio

3.77/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle into a nonic pint.

L: Nice dark brown with a creamy khaki head. Decent retention with nice foamy lacing as it goes down.
S: Roasted coffee and malt very dominant
T: Coffee and chocolate notes followed by some hop funkiness
F: Lightly carbonated and smooth, but a bit thin bodied
O: A solid, very drinkable American Stout. Apart from looking great in the glass, nothing really stands out as truly exceptional, but nothing falls flat either.
Nov 12, 2023
 
Rated: 3.78 by crobinso from Colorado

Nov 04, 2023
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Reviewed by acerbictea from Wisconsin

4.37/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Strong black licorice notes for me, but that's a taste so I happen to love so I'm looking for it. Thick and malty with a dark coffee aftertaste. Really sticks to the tongue. Very smooth and drinkable -- punches above its ABV.
Sep 28, 2023
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Rated by KGT426 from Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Only had it a few times but really pleasantly surprised
Jun 26, 2023
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Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah

3.83/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled on 6.15.20

Poured at fridge temp (and will let warm up) into a tulip glass.

Pours a deep inky brown with a one finger sandy head - settles into about a 1/2 finger ultra tightly bubbled ring and a loose cap. 4

At fridge-ish temp I get some chocolate and associated sweetness and some malty body. though I do get that rich black licorice taking a whiff off the bottle. Coffee roast aromas begin to rise as it warms up. 4

Roasted coffee, dull but spicy hop presence and a hint of that black licorice offer a nice and pleasing if not unexpected flavor. 3.75

Light prickling carbo, but otherwise a lighter body for a stout with nice lingering aftertaste and smooth finish. 3.75

Overall a fairly 'sessionable' stout that is less filling than a nitro(good thing here) and was impressive stand-alone though I'd imagine pairs great with the right meal. 3.75
May 13, 2023
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

3.64/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
Very dark brown with kakhi foam. Smell is dark roasted malts. Flat and thin, but mostly pleasant to sip on otherwise. It packs a lot of flavor into 6%, neither too bitter or too sweet, but the hop and licorice combined leaves a sorta funky aftertaste
May 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.94 by DrewTheBrew from Ohio

Apr 23, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by einman from Minnesota

Mar 11, 2023
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Reviewed by Mashed

4.46/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
First time with this stout. I love dark beer in the winter. In Wyoming that means 6 months out of the year, it seems. This is a very pleasant stout, very smooth, and sessionable. Will buy more!
Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by SoundMakesSense from Indiana

Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.14 by HabaJohnTheReal1 from Illinois

Feb 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.59 by Grupatre from Michigan

Feb 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.33 by Mardinae from Texas

Jan 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by shreead from Michigan

Jan 15, 2023
 
Rated: 3.72 by SeymourDunn from Wisconsin

Dec 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.94 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Nov 26, 2022
Kalamazoo Stout from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 4685 ratings