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Bells Batch 6000 Ale

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Bells Batch 6000 Ale - Barley Wine

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100
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Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Barley Wine

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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3944.07/5.04.05/5.0Special10.5%98.5Snifter
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Batch 6000 is part of our commemorative series celebrating our progress with special brews. Our 6,000th batch is a special recipe to be brewed only once. It is a barley wine style; rich and strong, with a compelling finish. Well-suited for your cellar.
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 jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/515/20
Jul 23, 2005  
Bottle. I think this came to me from Gunny but I am not 100% sure. Thanks very much! Dark ruby brown, with a cream tan head. Sweet sugary malt aroma with glimpses of rooty sweetnss. Sweet malty flavour finishes with sugar swept up in a wave of alcoholic warmth. Dry alcohol starts to become more prominent, making it less drinkable as the glass goes on and makes me think I am glad not to have the bottle to myself. Smooth medium-full body. Very nice beer that is brought down a peg by the incorrigible alcohol.


 GregClow (2493), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 23, 2005  
Bottle shared with jerc and tupalev - courtesy of jerc. Murky mahogany colour with a small tan head. Aroma is very malty & nutty, with some dark sugar and fruit. Flavour has strong brown sugar and spice notes, with the alcohol coming through in the finish, and getting stronger as the beer warms. I suspect I would’ve enjoyed this more in a cold winter night, but even on a warn summer afternoon, it was a nice treat.


 AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 23, 2005  
Deep, rich, red color with a thin, tan head that does not dissapate. Aroma of rich strawberry esters, chocolate, cream, alcohol and fresh-cut pineapple. Flavor of pineapple, passionfruit, cotton candy, malt sugar, strong hopping, toffee extreme, alcohol and richness. This is almost perfect. I find I have a very sensitive palate to alcohol and I find the alcohol to almost have a rubbing alcohol taste.


 BrockLanders (747), Panama City, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 1, 2005  
Bottle. Poured a dark orange-brown with a medium sized tannish head. Nose is caramel malts, floral hops, with notes of alcohol, cask wood, plum, brown sugar, toffee malts, and alcohol. Flavor is heavily bitterweet, spicy, some malty fruitiness too. Interesting barley wine. Finish is sweet and ends with a nice bitterness. Full bodied, velvety/creamy texture with a considerable amount of carbonation. Tasty!


 FoolishMortal (965), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
May 28, 2005  
Pours and opaque red brown, lots of chunks floating in it. Minimal white head dissapates quickly. Pungent fermented fruit aromatics, with sticky malt and alcohol undertones. Deep caramel and roast malt flavors, with a rich fruit character. Some earthen mustiness and woodiness. Finish is slightly sweet with residual brandy and plum/apricot flavors. Mouthfeel is thick and sticky.


 SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/57/103/516/20
May 22, 2005    Updated: Dec 21, 2007
Re-rate 12/21/07: Toffee pour with ruby highlights, soap bubble head. Big, ethery nose with loads of molasses, honey, treacle, syrupy cherries, oxidation is a bit overpowering. Great mouthfeel, rich and full velvety smooth. Softly carbed adds to the experience. A wall of caramel sweetness starts off, layers of sugary sweetness build - toffee, butterscotch, cane sugar. Bitterness is subtle but does back the sweet along with a rush of plum, raisan. cherry. Oxidation compliments nicely. Long finish with a great belly warming alc. 7, 3, 8, 5, 15 = 3.8

Deep blood red with minimal head. Aroma of coffee, toffee, caramel, nutty, wood. Warmth of alcohol enuses to nose. Medium thick, slick mouthfeel. The body is bitter, with strong malts and a real roasty overtone. 10, 4, 7, 3, 16 = 4


 OlivierMTL (712), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
May 17, 2005  
Brune foncée et reflets rougeâtre sous une faible mousse blanche concassée se renouvelant volontairement à la moindre agitation du verre. Aromes merveilleusement complexes annonçant la présence d’un divin nectar. Gros malt épais et collant rappelant les biscuits, le sucre brun et des pointes de chocolat sous une quantité remarquable de houblon. A la fois très amérisant, agrumes, résine de conifères, zeste de citron et très floral tel les abeilles qui butinent et transportent le pollen frais. Une allusion à la fumée nous effleure plus tard l’esprit. Corps d’épaisseur moyenne à semi épaisse, texture plutôt sirupeuse apparaissant aussi comme résineuse, impeccable sensation en bouche. L’alcool nous réchauffe amplement lors de son passage et laisse place à une longue finale sur laquelle défilent toutes les composantes amérisantes des houblons. Un excellent breuvage nocturne. Merci Rastacouere!


htsprint1 (51), Urbana, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Apr 26, 2005  
Served in a 13 oz. tulip on tap @ Crane Alley in Urbana, IL. Thanks, Jon. Flowery sweet citrus-like aroma coming from a khaki head atop a reddish brown body. Thick and warming in the mouth, it stays with you! Flavor is smoke, alcohol, plum fruitlike barleywine characteristics. Mellow and assertive all at once. Age has done this one well! Unique beer experience that has me looking forward to Batch 7000.



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