Pesky things these Bell's labels. Hard to photograph. A little like taking a photo of a paper grocery bag and making it look dynamic. Don't get me wrong - it is a very fine thing and not utilitarian at all. Pesky, though.

Bell's Kalamazoo is another stout in a range that includes ten or eleven of the style if you go by the BA listings. It pours deepest mahogany under a mocha cream film clingy head. Aromas of more of that dark pumpernickel that was all through the expedition. In the sip, dark bakers chocolate followed by a fruit note that seems to be both cherry and orange marmalade followed by a milky finish with some roasted nut. Again, soft water quaffablity. This are extraordinary beers, these Bells stouts - big BA approval again. At 6% this is the lightest in the six. I have another, their Special Double Cream Stout, then the brown plus Two Hearted Ale as well as the summer ale in the set. This is a good week so far.