So this one is new for us. Neither Brian nor I have had it in the past, and it just came out this year, so we’re about it find out if Bell’s can once again live up to their reputation for excellent stouts.

Brian says if this beer was a chord, it would be a Cmaj7. Tuned down a half step. So a Bmaj7. I guess.

There is an aroma of dark, roasted barley right away, and I detect the rye right away, but I’m a rye junky. Rye beer, rye bread, rye whiskey…

Brian smells a bit of coffee, which is probably from the chocolate rye malt that’s all over it. Its pleasant, and a very easy sip.

Its also worth noting that this beer poured with almost no head, and what little there was disappeared immediately.

Brian loves the way it coats your tounge, like a good stout should. He thinks the most impressive part of it is its utilization of a rye malt in a dark beer. He’s not in love with this beer. It could be a little stouter. And he’s not so big on the aftertaste. It kind of tastes like he just smoked a whole bunch of cigarettes.

I, on the other hand, am really impressed with it. It has a wonderful grainy-ness to it that I love. The malt is roasty, and has some sweetness in there too, but mostly roast and rye. Which I love.

We both rate this a

7/10