Dagger Stout | Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Brewed by:
Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Michigan, United States
bellsbeer.com
Style: American Double / Imperial Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 10.50%
Availability: Limited (brewed once)
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by cpetrone84 on 11-17-2011
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.
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Ratings: 66 | Reviews: 9
5/5 rDev +22.5%
pocwolf, Nov 23, 2011
4.38/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A: pours black with a finger of dark tan head that fades into a thin cap with decent lacing.
S: roasted malts with bitter cocoa and dry piny aromas dominate. There are coffee and char notes as well.
T: Wow. Roasted malts with very dark chocolate and bitter, roasted coffee hit first. Piny hop notes with a touch of sweet cream flavors follow with a finish that is roasted, charred, and lightly hoppy. Amazing.
M: thick body with low carbonation, this beer is thick with enough carbonation to accent the hop characters well.
O: this might be more of a black ale than imperial stout, but it's fantastic. Tons of wonderful hop and roasted malt characters are present. Its one big fault is a weak nose.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A: pours black with a finger of dark tan head that fades into a thin cap with decent lacing.
S: roasted malts with bitter cocoa and dry piny aromas dominate. There are coffee and char notes as well.
T: Wow. Roasted malts with very dark chocolate and bitter, roasted coffee hit first. Piny hop notes with a touch of sweet cream flavors follow with a finish that is roasted, charred, and lightly hoppy. Amazing.
M: thick body with low carbonation, this beer is thick with enough carbonation to accent the hop characters well.
O: this might be more of a black ale than imperial stout, but it's fantastic. Tons of wonderful hop and roasted malt characters are present. Its one big fault is a weak nose.
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4.34/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the Eccentric Cafe on 7/21/12
A) Nearly impenetrable dark brown with some light trying to pass at the base of the glass. Poured an 1/8th inch head that lasted a long time before moving to the edge. Bit o' lace.
S) The aroma secures the description of the beer: dark chocolate and coffee - bitter, roasted and scorched. There is but a ghost note of imperial stout sweetness. So plain, yet so alluring.
T) Tasty dry, roasted bitterness (but it's not overdone). This is actually well balanced for such a thing. Roasted coffee and bitter dark chocolate are layered in abundance.
M) Medium/medium-plus feel with appropriate carbonation. The clean finish has mild residuals.
D) To cop a line from a Beck song, "Please enjoy. Hell yes."
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the Eccentric Cafe on 7/21/12
A) Nearly impenetrable dark brown with some light trying to pass at the base of the glass. Poured an 1/8th inch head that lasted a long time before moving to the edge. Bit o' lace.
S) The aroma secures the description of the beer: dark chocolate and coffee - bitter, roasted and scorched. There is but a ghost note of imperial stout sweetness. So plain, yet so alluring.
T) Tasty dry, roasted bitterness (but it's not overdone). This is actually well balanced for such a thing. Roasted coffee and bitter dark chocolate are layered in abundance.
M) Medium/medium-plus feel with appropriate carbonation. The clean finish has mild residuals.
D) To cop a line from a Beck song, "Please enjoy. Hell yes."
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4.25/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dagger Stout from Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Beer rating:
4.08 out of
5 with
66 ratings