Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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

#100 BIG BEER! A much appreciated gift from bbb63. consumed fresh, within 21 hours of Mike handing it to me. Basically an opaque black with a centimeter tan head. Wow! Aroma of licorice, molasses, dark chocolate, figs, roasted malt, vanilla, raisins, cream, and bourbon. Very nice and subtle. Flavor is cocoa, dark chocolate, bitter, licorice, roasted malts. Fuck yeah. Beautiful beer. Better than expected. Sticky and oily mouthfeel with a dry finish. Man, this everything that a stout should be. Big complex aromas and flavors, nice body, drinkable, nothing overpowering. Quite the exceptional beer. Thanks Mike. I owe you some beers! I’m happy.

Trade with nbutler11, thanks Nick. It is pitch black with a creamy head and the mouthfeel is oily. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, vanilla, sweet fruits, preserved cherries/Cocktail berries, wood and licorice. The sweet flavor has notes of preserved fruits, berries, wood, roasted malt, licorice, alcohol and the finish is spicy and roasted bitter with the alcohol shining through once again. A very nice beer indeed!

Poured an oily black with no apparent carbonation. Aroma was a little weaker than expected: A little vanilla and sweetness, then nothing. The flavor is a little more robust with medium coffee, chocolate, and dark malt. Not overwhelming in flavor. Oily, greasy mouthfeel. Overall, good

Bottle courtesy of retorp. Pours a murky used motor oil black with thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, caramel, ripe dark fruit, rum-soaked raisins, light notes of bourbon and brown sugar. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of toffee, candied dark fruits, caramel, light boozy hints of bourbon and port. Generally medium to full body with a pleasing malty boozy finish.

12 oz bottle via trade with Adrian910ss. Thanks man! This is my 700 overall rating and 100 imperial stout rating. Thanks Andy for pointing out the crossing milestones. It was hard to find the last few impys but I managed. Wish I could have shared this one with you Andy! I haven’t though about it till now but it’s pretty crazy that 1 out of 7 beers I’ve rated was an Imperial Stout. After the past 2 weeks of not being able to find any unrated ones locally I guess that makes sense. Pours a rich velvety ruby toned black with a small disappearing burnt brown head. Body is very dense and free flowing as one. Nose is mouth watering to say the least. It teases with a rich darker chocolate aroma, fresh espresso, vanilla, a touch of bourbon, and a hint of plums/prunes. Flavors do not disappoint the tease of the nose. High quality dark Belgium chocolate, richly roasted malts that are pushed just to the edge of being bunt, a peppery wooden note begins to come to the party. Also on the list are some raisin. plum, and fig notes that get accented by a smoky almost cigar after taste. Flavors of roasted coffee beans as well. All of these wonderful flavors real ride along this deep roasted on the edge of burnt driving force. Mouth is perfectly smooth and slick with a slight almost bitterness on the sides. A ever slight alcoholic after taste. Wonderfully done beer and aged perfectly. If you have more please send my way!!

Thanks retorp for the share. Pours midnight black with am off-white head. Nose is booze, chocolate, earth, dark fruit, and burning, pulsing alcohol. Flavor is dark chocolate, roast, bitterness, plum, dark fruit, a slight vanilla, and booze. Full-bodied and lovable stout. Finishes sweet then somewhat bitter.

12 oz bottle. Pours Black with a large light brown head.Good lacing on the walls of my snifter. Wonderful aroma of coffee, soy sauce, licorice,some chocolate and a hint of dark fruits. Nicely balanced with a long finish. Average carbonation with a medium to fell body. Very nice beer.

Special thanks to Northernbrews for hooking up the Bell’s 4000-8000 tasting. All great brews. This was my favorite of the tasting. I wish I could have gotten to try the barrel aged version. Black, chocolaty, malty with a thick mouthfeel. Full of burnt toast and other dark malt character. Great stout.