Bell's Black Note (2013)

Today they had 750s?

 

yep

 

Probably the only place that sold this beer by the case was at Bell's General Store, and I think they did have a 1-case limit. A one or two bottle limit appears to be the situation everywhere else.

 

sorry no, it was two weeks ago that general store had 750's.

 

Does anyone else that has had BN and BB Expedition have any insight to why they'd add a cream stout to a massive imperial stout? I personally would rather just have BB Expo...

 

Anyone else going?

 

I'll be there.

 

Bb expo is really really thick, imo almost undrinkable. I mean its smells and taste wonderfull but adding the double cream just makes the mouthfeel so much better

 

This is most definitely the first thing I have ever heard that is even remotely negative about BB Expedition. I hope to try it sometime to compare.

 

To me it tastes like bourbon in expo, literally, not at all like their cream stout.

 

I wish I could try it some time, hopefully at the next FOBAB... I just can't image a 12% stout overpowering me with viscosity and flavor to the point of undrinkability. BN was quite delicious, but I almost like BB9K more... That's just splitting hairs though.

 

Like I said it is a great beer, but I wasnt the only one in our group that had the same feelings about it.

 

It is that thick man you will see when you try it, more so then bb9k, hell more then marshall zhukov

 

Stop. My pants are getting shorter.

 

Lol what?

 

I was at the barrel-aged beer tasting on Wednesday that was part of Kzoo Beer Week so I had the opportunity to taste Black Note along the BB Expedition. I thought that the BB Expedition was a conflict of bold flavors (the heavy malts and the bourbon) that was overpowering (although it was a great experience to try it). Blending the Expedition with the Cream Stout tempered the Expedition's flavor and produced a great beer in Black Note.

 

I figured it was mostly for mouth feel reasons, because there's no way any aroma or taste from the cream stout would make it past Expo or bourbon. I wonder what the ratio is...

 

Are you still hearing this?

 

dammit i wish bells came to california.

 

Just picked up 3 bottles of BN in the Near West Suburbs of Chicago. They were charging $9.99 per bottle. Ouch!