I got a gal in Kalamazoo

Ok, not really. But I do have a brewery.

I'm really starting to enjoy this blog because of the small piece of victory I get to have at the end of a rough day. There was one part of today where I wanted to just give up on everything. Now, I'm drinking a beer that might be one of the best I've had so far.

The Bell's Kalamazoo Stout.


If you recall, a mere 6 weeks ago I was honest about not being a fan of dark beers. Then I had the [Left Hand Milk Stout] and [Stoudt's Fat Dog] and began to sing to a different tune. Add this beer to that category. When I first popped the top and took a sip, I was caught off guard by how good it was. Smooth. Not overbearing in any way, yet bold with its flavor. Chocolatey, roasty, and (per the Bell's site) slight bit of licorice-y. To be see if how I thought this beer tasted actually stood up to others, I headed to the www.ratebeer.com site and found that the K-zoo Stout got a 100 for style and 100 for overall rating. In fact, they have it listed as the third best stout in the world.


But lets be frank (who is Frank, btw...), this one is the best stout I've ever had.

Another cool thing about Bell's comes from their brewhouse, the Eccentric Cafe. I've posted some pics from there before, but if you were ever wondering you can always see what [beers are on tap]. Personally I've only had 8 of the 17 beers listed.. I should probably get on that... How many have you had?

Bell's
Kalamazoo Stout
Stout
6.0% abv