Bells Batch 6000 Ale

Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

An unclear brown beer with a yellow-orange head. The aroma is extremely hopped on a sweet malty background and with notes of alcohol and oranges. The flavor is great; very hoppy with strong notes of oranges, chocolate and alcohol running over the tongue. Thanks to Mads Berg for sharing this wonderful beer.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a hazy, dark amber with a creamy, beige head. Vinous and very aromatic nose. Extremely full-bodied with notes of overripe fruit. Hoppy finish. 270106

Bottled, thanks hopsrus! Cloudy copper colour with thick, creamy head. Fruity, vinous nose with notes of smoke and plums. Deeply malty. Salty licorice and hops builds up to a very bitter finish. Sticks out in a crowds of barley wines. Has developed a lot in the past 6 months. Old rating (April 2004)Copper colour, small beige head. Vinous smokey ash aroma. Very rich and salty with notes of blood and metal, but hops, peppey alcohol and salty spices dominates. Extremely powerful, but also confusing and unusual. Still a bit raw, should probably have waited in the celalr for a while. (5/4/7/3/12)

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
[ Trade by Bobby91w ]. Clear dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, wood - tobacco, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is syrupy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcohol. [20090528]

Bottle. Hazy red coloured with a beige head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and wood. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel, wood and hops. Hoppy finish.

Name: Bell’s Batch
Date: 05/07/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Party Pic, Indiapolis, IN
Vintage: 6000

Appearance: dark amber, whispy tan head,
Aroma: rich earthy malt aroma with nice fruity character,
Flavor: huge rich malt flavor, lots of fruity character, nice balancing bitterness leading to a long bitter finish, upon warming the bitterness begins to subside and the fruity character ripens,
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Date: 05/20/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: 6000

sweet brown sugar aroma, thinning out and picking up a tartness, still the long bitterness, lost the fruity character,
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Date: 08/08/2008
Mode: draft
Vintage: 6000
Words: maduro

Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma with plenty of the brown sugar,
Body: body gets creamy upon warming,
Flavor: huge earthy flavor, dark caramel, just a touch of the fruityness, lots of the lingering bitterness, none of the tartness,
Overall: needs much more time to soften the bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **4

Cloudy dark amber; aroma of maple, allspice, molasses. Very sweet body, mapley with a big back bitterness. As the hops don't show much in the aroma or flavour, just in bitterness, the flavour is not cohesive. It will be a great one, in a few years, but right now it's too young to be better than decent.

Dark amber to brown color. Malt aroma, mature; strong malty taste, and caramel; strong bitterness; everything is mixed well together; good powerful sample.