A Stout We Made
Bellwoods Brewery
- From:
- Bellwoods Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 6.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2019
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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This past September in the pre-Witchstock chaos, we wrangled the guys from Cloudwater to brew a session stout with us. Our aim was simple, to make a smooth stout with a moderate ABV that was decidedly more toffee-like than roasty. The result is a fantastically balanced beer with foundations of caramelized malts and chocolate, that we split into two variants: OG, and with coffee.
What it smells like, what it tastes like: Flavours and aromas of strawberry, caramel and milk chocolate are tempered by light roasty notes and a subtle bitterness.
What it smells like, what it tastes like: Flavours and aromas of strawberry, caramel and milk chocolate are tempered by light roasty notes and a subtle bitterness.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)
3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pretty basic stuff without a lot of dimension. Has the requisite chocolatey malt thing going on, but not much past that. Thin bodied, no complexity in the aroma or flavour. Cola dark, under a short lived moderately sized head. No lace, no film, no ring -- nada. Drinkable, but ordinary.
Apr 13, 2019
Rated by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.65/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Seems to have been made as a base to support coffee and the like, and to that end it works. Rather malty too cold and rather too bitter when warmed.
Mar 17, 2019
Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
3.73/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle: Poured a light black color ale with a large brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt notes with some light bitter chocolate notes. Taste is a mix of smooth black chocolate notes with some light dry bitter chocolate malt notes. Body is light with strong carbonation. Enjoyable but a bit thin overall.
Feb 10, 2019
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.07/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This one pours a fairly dark black color, with a big fluffy head, and lots of lacing.
This one smells like milk chocolate, toffee, roasted malt, and dark fruit.
This has a very pleasant sweetness- slightly fruity, with some malty toffee character, too. There's the usual chocolate, light and silky, with some coffee. As the beer warms up, it seems to thin out a little bit.
The mouthfeel on this is pretty creamy, but a bit thin. It's very drinkable, though.
This is a nice and basic no-frills stout. I'd want it to be a little thicker, but I'm happy with it.
Dec 11, 2018This one smells like milk chocolate, toffee, roasted malt, and dark fruit.
This has a very pleasant sweetness- slightly fruity, with some malty toffee character, too. There's the usual chocolate, light and silky, with some coffee. As the beer warms up, it seems to thin out a little bit.
The mouthfeel on this is pretty creamy, but a bit thin. It's very drinkable, though.
This is a nice and basic no-frills stout. I'd want it to be a little thicker, but I'm happy with it.
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