Porter
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store

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From:
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Robust Porter
Ranked #40
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,979
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 10.08%
Reviews:
1,168
Ratings:
3,205
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 18, 2024
Added:
Feb 06, 2002
Wants:
  116
Gots:
  469
Our award winning Porter bridges the gap between malty brown ales and heavily roasted stouts. Notes of chocolate, coffee and roasted barley are offset with just a slight hop bitterness. Enjoy any time of the year.
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Ratings by ManekiNeko:
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Reviewed by ManekiNeko from Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle served at roughly cellar temp in a pint glass.

Appearance: Very dark black with hints of scarlet at the edge of the glass. Topped by a sizable tan head that eventually settles down to a small later of brown bubbles. Little bits of ephemeral lacing get left on the glass.

Smell: Strong smell of coffee backed by some chocolate aromas. Definitely one for the java lovers out there.

Taste: Bittersweet roasted coffee taste with some chocolatey overtones. Nummers.

Mouthfeel: Nice solid medium body. Adequately carbonated so it's not overly thick.

Drinkability: A rockin' porter by my estimate. Bell's makes some damn fine beers and I can't wait to try some more. Wish they distributed down here.

Thanks to feloniousmonk for the trade on this one.
Oct 17, 2003
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by DanO1066 from Maryland

3.84/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A 6pk of 12oz bottles (Best by 14 APR 24) from , possibly, the Bolton Hill market: Dark-brown body with a frothy tan head; maybe a whiff of chocolate; chocolate & coffee malts with a bit of hops; medium bodied with pleasant carbonation; a robust porter
Mar 18, 2024
 
Rated: 4.14 by dkbrew85 from Illinois

Mar 12, 2024
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Reviewed by Spade from Pennsylvania

4.17/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz. bottle. Sable body with beige head. Wonderful roasted malt flavor with hints of cocoa and coffee. Just enough hop presence. A classic porter that I finally got to try.
Dec 28, 2023
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Reviewed by kenw68 from Georgia

1.39/5  rDev -64.1%
look: 5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1
Not even remotely like a porter. IBUs are off the charts. Porter should have about 20 IBUs, maybe 25. Bitterness comes from the black and roasted malts. The nose even had a hop aroma. Should be called a dark IPA. Labeled incorrectly. Won’t buy this again.
Dec 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.88 by nunienun from Illinois

Dec 19, 2023
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Rated by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

4.01/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
on firkin/cash, great beer
Dec 03, 2023
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Rated by Jule17 from Ohio

4.18/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
YUM!
Nov 23, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by todd05 from Pennsylvania

Aug 13, 2023
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Reviewed by jnewhook from New Hampshire

4.1/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Smells of maltiness. It pours very dark with a good sized head that clears off quickly. Chocolate and coffee flavors are easily distinguishable. It has a dark taste but feels lighter than it looks.
Jul 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by SoundMakesSense from Indiana

Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.02 by FredTetusky1952 from Michigan

Feb 04, 2023
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Reviewed by NCSapiens from Indiana

4.09/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
About as good as a straight ahead American porter is going to get. It’s toasty and malty, there’s good coffee flavor, and a surprising punch of bitter and spicy hops for the style. Good lacing and pillowy mouth feel.
Jan 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.82 by sbradley41 from Pennsylvania

Jan 14, 2023
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Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland

4.19/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
If you like the style you should be happy with this selection. Checks all the right boxes, from the attractive appearance, the roasty malt aroma, the complexity of the flavor and the full-to-medium bodied mouthfeel. One or two will definitely help you escape the chill of a frosty evening.
Dec 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.77 by Cuervo_PCB from Florida

Nov 25, 2022
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Reviewed by Beergeeknut from New York

4.23/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: This one pours a very dark black with about two fingers worth of dark beige head.

Aroma: Dark chocolate, vanilla, dark roasted malts and wonderfully roasted hops. Hints of bourbon in the tail end.

Taste: The mouth feel is smoother than silk. Bourbon, vanilla, dark roasted malts and roasted hops.

Overall: This is an amazing beer. Such a incredible example of what a porter should be. Very well done Bells brewery. Prost.
Nov 25, 2022
 
Rated: 3.95 by Nitty703 from Virginia

Nov 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.84 by BMBCLT from South Carolina

Nov 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.95 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Oct 30, 2022
Porter from Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 3205 ratings