Bells Batch 6000 Ale

well, this one is my fault, i traded for this with someone for a bells batch 7000 and held it too long. It had a bit of a soggy oatmeal taste which I am sure was not the original intention. Ohter tastes were of vanilla, hops, chocolate, coffee, and caramel. Very thick and syrupy mouthfeel. Not quite the experience as everyone else has described.

Bottle Generously shared by MrBunn. Pours a deep coppery brown with minimal head. Aromas are Brown sugar ALL the way. Very sweet and rich, molasses rears its head, with tones of caramel and just plain sticky goodness that envelops the senses. Nice alcohol bite rounds out the finish. All I can say is I wish I had a case, or a hundred.

Bottle with huge thanks to Dave. Pours a medium to dark brown with a little bit of head and aromas that are dominated by brown sugar with a little oxidation present. Dark fruit is also detectable. Flavor is simply wonderful, especially considering the age. Oxidation is not very present, but ABV is as is brown sugar and dark fruit. Freaking amazing.

Bottle Pours out a cloudy brown topped with a small head. Aroma was great lots of sweetness caramel, pit fruit and molases. Tast was just the same lots of sweetness. Very thick and rich just as you would hope a 6 year old BW to be. This was very nice. A big thanks to footbalm. I would love another.

12 oz. bottle - wow, thanks tom for bringing this guy!! pours thick dark brown with slight white head; huge nose of molasseses, figs, dank fruit, sugar; after the big nose, the flavors don’t quite match, but there is plenty of goodness in there; lovely texture and quite gentle going down; hey Bells, take a break from the impys and brew a few more BW’s ;)

12-oz. Thanks, Pantanap! (Hope I’m getting the credit right....happy to adjust it). Murky dark brown with bright caramel highlights. Headless, laceless. Not much leg showing. Big caramel, coffee, graham cracker nose. Creamy, medium, somewhat sticky body. All the aromatics come back for the mid-palate. A little bit of oaky vanilla shows up near the end. This description certainly does not do justice to what was the beer of the day, and that in some very good company.

Tonight deserved a rarity from the cellar. 12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy chocolatey brown color with a small khaki head. Nose is outstanding, dark fruits, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, light spice and alcohol. Initial taste mirrors the aroma with some more complexity. Initial taste demonstrates its medium syrupy body with caramel, toffee, sweet malts. Developing into a coffee, chocolate and dark fruits. Raisans and mollasses also become apparent. Right upon the finish you get toffee creaminess. Hop balance was still there and beautiful. Everything was well balanced and developed nicely. Body is medium, average head retention. Palate duration is above average. Extremely tasty and very drinkable.

Nice deep dark brown coloured body with a lighter brown coloured head. Aroma of brown sugar, nice malt, a subtle hoppiness and a good mild toffee scent. Full-bodied; Strong sweet flavour of toffee and brown sugar with a nice maltiness up front. Aftertaste shows some of the malt and hops with a bit of the toffee and alcohol flavours. Overall, a nice beer was waiting for me over the two years. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan in 25-December-2005.