 blankboy (2687), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 18, 2008
<b>Rating 2300!</b> <i>Bottle courtesy of kp.</i> What a rare treat this is, I never thought I’d get to try this -- big thanks to kp!! Pours, well, gorgeous! A cascading dark reddish-brown with an average size lasting beige head and a bunch of little floaties. Aroma has lots of earthy malt, lots of fruit and lots of hops -- all so well balanced, along with some alcohol, chocolate and toffee -- just wonderful! Flavour of dark fruit, hops, caramel malt, brown sugar, a bit of alcohol and a long(ish) bitter finish. Nice balance between the hops and malt. What’s the abv on this? I’m sure it’s probably high but it goes down sooo smooth. Medium to full bodied, thick mouthfeel. kp, you are one generous person, thanks again. This was amazing -- I loved it!
PilsnerPeter (1631), Flushing, New York, USA
Nov 30, 2008 Bottle at Paul’s Gathering: Pours a deep muddy brown with an amber hue. The aroma is toasted/sweet and rich. Has notes of maple, ginger bread, vanilla and dried dates. Rich and creamy palate. Dense flavor, both huge bodied and hoppy (surprised the hops have held up) Has an overall toasted vanilla character in the flavor along with raisin, honey, adte and a hint of tobacco. There’s a minty note in there as well (from the hops?) and some toffee-ish notes. The finish is toasted with a gritty earthy bitterness to balance. This is a cohesive giant, nice stuff.
JoeMcPhee (3899), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Nov 28, 2008 Big thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing this one with me. Dark black beer with a thick tan/white head. Aroma is lovely. Rich sweet malts, dried cherry, plums and dates and a very prominent raspberry/cherry estery flavour across the back. Soft and peppery with a great balance of dried fruit, leather, peach and lightly toasted barley. A bit of minty hoppiness on the back. Great balance, very rich and very tasty. Awesome brew.
shigadeyo (1500), Southwest Ohio Area, Alabama, USA
Nov 19, 2008 <b>7/28/2007</b>: Bell’s 6000 is a fantastic beer. It has a wonderful aroma of sugary, caramelized malt and just tons of great maltiness in the flavor. This is my kind of barleywine - very sweet and malty with little to no hops! It has a nice sticky mouthfeel as well. Yum! Unfortunately this was sampled towards the end of a long night and it definitely needs and deserves to be revisisted! Hopefully I will get the privilege of doing just that one day...<br /><br />
<i>Sample from 12 fl. oz. bottle shared at the "Columbus Tasting: Ate, now with gramatical errors" event. Thanks! Rating #367 for this beer...</i><br />
jjpm74 (3447), Connecticut, USA
Nov 1, 2008 Pours copper with a thin white head. Smells of sweet malt, dark fruit, some spice. Tastes resiny and tarte with some nice fruity elements. Excellent!
WeeHeavySD (2034), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Oct 28, 2008 12oz via trade with sephiroth and krame, shared with JoeMcphee at my place after hitting ballast point. I’ve been wanting to pop this for a while so why not share it with a new yorker in for a visit. Pours orange brown with a tan head. Nose is immense, with lots of dried fruit, and sweet toffee, malty notes. Big rich fantastic nose. Taste is sweet and malty and warming and overall damn awesome, really robust and insanely tasty. Great mouth feel. Excellent.
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