The Brewery: Bell's Brewing (Kalamazoo, MI)
The Brew: Bell's Special Double Cream Stout
Availability: Draft & Bottles (Seasonal)
ABV: 6.1%
Rating: 8.6/10
Location: Home
Found: Fingerlakes Beverage Center
The Story? I've been doing my best to keep up on Bell's seasonal offerings as they roate through, this first year distributing to NYS. This, their Special Double Cream Stout is a dairy-free and brewed with ten different specialty. I was in a dark malty mood and this sounded like it would just hit the spot.
The Beer? A thick, fluffy, lacy head foams up from Special Double's bubbly, jet-black body. Deep, roasted coffee notes dominate the nose with aromas of chocolate and milk.
Lively carbonation and a mouthfeel that gets silkier and chewier with each sip follows, with flavors of soft cocoa and espresso. Further through, there's distinct brownie flavors, slight burnt characteristics, mild alcohol heat and spice, and even inferred cinnamon on the finish.
Overall, Bell's Speacial Double is creamy, but drinkable, with adequate depth that fills out nicely into a warming winter seasonal.
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