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A buddy of mine had several of us over this past Friday for movie night (Howard the Duck and The Room were playing). Like any good host,he picked a nice sampling for us to all share. Amongst them was one of Bell’s winter seasonals, Java Stout. I was really caught off guard by how true to it’s name the beer was. It was like drinking an iced coffee and was absolutely delicious.
A week or so later, while out hunting for more Java Stout, I came across Bell’s Cherry Stout, another winter seasonal. After the success of the first beer I felt obligated to pick this one up as well. When drank, I felt the tartness and sweetness from the beer was nearly over whelming. One of my friends enjoyed it a lot, but it was really just too much cherry for me.
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After a few days thought, I was struck by how much each beer tasted like it’s star ingredient. I was really impressed by how good Bell’s is at highlighting the primary flavor in their beers. The Java Stout tasted like Java. The Cherry Stout tasted like Cherry (guess I’m not a huge cherry fan). I’ve also had the priviledge of tasting their Hopslam. It’s very Hoppy. It’s nice to see how true this brewer is to their ingredients and how easy they’ve made it for the buyer to know what they should expect. Bell’s has earned itself a higher point in my rotation.
From the Brewer:
“A mysterious dance of tart Michigan cherries with the dark, roasted malts of a big and bold stout.”
