Bells Batch 7000 Ale

Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

a full bodied brew with a very dark color, little head. Aromatic flavors of coffee and chocolate. Sits well on the palate with a creamy aftertaste, although a slight texture on your tongue after you swallow.

Pours super dark with a very small bubbly brown head. Tons of roasted coffee, chocolate, and more of both of those. The alcohol is very well enough to enjoy the other flavors involved. I wish it came in a bigger bottle, because I never wanted the glass to end! Can’t wait to try this one again!

pours a thick black used motor oil color with a nice two finger, stiff, very dark brown head. aroma is roasted malt and hops with dark chocolate, coffee, and a touch of citrus. has a full body with clumpy lacing and just right carbonation. flavor is the same as aroma but stronger and has a little black licorice. everything sits on the tongue for a while and the only alcohol present is a little burn going down. very very nice and i think just as good as expedition. aroma does get stronger as it warms. also is oily on the palate with a little creamy mouth-feel.

[Bottle, thanks Skyview!] Pours black with a dark tan head. Aroma is raisin, coffee, and roasted malt. Taste is bigger on the coffee, with some hops and chcolate. Mouthfeel is quite thick. This was a good beer, although maybe not quite as good as I had expected. Of all the beers we tasted this night, this was one of the ones that I was most looking forward to--unfortunately it also ended up being one of the few beers I have ever spilled. Awesome. In need of a re-rate on this one, not sure if it will happen though.

Pours opaque black and syrupy. An exaggerated pour near the end of the bottle aroused not only an upswell of ultra-fine brown bubbles, but several chunks of sediment. The chunks splashed a small amount of inky brown liquid onto the counter as the thick, dense head rose to an inch and a half. Aromatics are filled with alcohol-laden chocolate syrup, coffee extract, black licorice, and undertones of orangy citrus. The mouthfeel is thick, chewy and doughy. Very large. The pallet is a monster of numbing alcohol, cocoa-dusted tar, Kahlua reduction, and coffee liquer. Finishes with lingering bitter chocolate, charred malt, and vineous heat. What a bruiser, you can tell this one’s at 12%. With the alcohol being as apparent as it is, the brew is reminiscent of a barrel-aged example.

Bottle@Dr.Bills. Poured dark with a thin head. Hints of coffee, cherry, and bourbon. Sweet, sticky and dry on the palate.

sampled at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival Nov 2008, an event shared with what seemed liked hundreds of ratebeerians and enjoyed mostly through a straw, since my face was a bloody mess of scabs and stitches. this came from the RB table full of bottles. I belive JohnC brought this bpottle, and a little bit spill on the table with BBB3 proceed to lick up... If i was closer to the spill and had working lips, I would have done the same. This beer pour thick with a great choclate aroma. the flavor was slightly roasty choclate with some carmel and coffee, it finsihed slightly bitter and left the most amzing feeling in my mouth. Wonderful!

Thanks to Ughsmash for this brew. Pours black with a brown head. Big sweet roasty fruity nose. Balanced.. no, flavorful... yes. Big rich coffee note up front, cherry and chocolate notes towards the finish with almost a bit of tartness to it. Alcohol isn’t present, palate is thick and cloying, but a solid warmer for sure. This beer is a nice cold day sipper.