Bell's Porter Beer Review

Bell's Porter

Review Date 1/19/1998

Try? Re-buy?

I like to think of Bell's as the Stout Kings of America. They are certainly among America's finest brewers in my opinion, and I can't think of a brewer who produces more stouts than they do. They also brew an example of stout's little brother, porter. I'm trying it tonight for the first time.

Bell's Porter is bottle conditioned. It took a good swirl to get all of the yeast from the bottom of the bottle, but when I finally did I was staring at a densely packed head of foam atop a rich black brew. The nose is good and roasty here with a considerable sweetness and a touch of licorice. I take a sip. Wow. Very coffeeish. Smooth. Roasty and sweet, as in the nose.Chocolate. Licorice. Chicory. Mildly bitter finish. Somewhat reminiscent of the Kalamazoo stout, but toned down a bit. A wonderful beer indeed! One of these days, I'm going to Kalamazoo.

And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.

*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.

(B)=Bottled

(D)=Draft

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