Bell's Expedition Stout

Reviewed By: Herr Rick

Style: American Double/Imperial Stout
State/Country: Michigan
ABV: 10.5%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle

Look: 9
Black color, medium tan head with decent retention & good lacing

Smell: 7
Raw chocolate, some dark fruit, and not much else. Strangely devoid of roasted malt and coffee notes

Taste: 9

Up Front: Dark fruit, chocolate. Finish: Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt. licorice, lingering sweetness. A lot more going on then that smell led me to believe

Mouthfeel: 7.5
Full body, low/medium carbonation, slightly cloying

Drinkability: 7.5

Ok, but the sweetness gets in the way

Overall Score: 8

Value: 5

Cost/12 oz serving: $4.30

Overall Impression:
This beer is all over the place: Great look, funky lackluster smell, complex & powerful flavor, with a sweet sticky feel. Somehow it managed to come out as "good", but just barely