Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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.

Bottle, thanks to MaxxDaddy. Black pour, viscous, with not much head at all. Aroma is a little soy sauce, rich roasted malt, and a little alcohol. Flavor is the same, some dark fruit, very rich malt with heavy roast (a little like soy sauce). Yummmy beer.

Bottle; poured a syrupy dark brown/black with not much head. Aroma of roasted malt, doughy malt, with alcohol and caramel. Flavor was very nice; alcohol, roasted malt, with a bit of fruit, caramel and earthy hops in the finish. A pretty great beer.

Gee,guess I’m in my own boat on this one. Drank fresh,and 2 days ago. Rating for the aged,which is just slightly better. Thick pour. Very dark,brown,red,almost black. Head is short,lived. Powerful vinous,fruit,alcohol,and some chocolate,roast. Thick in the mouth. Big charcoal,tar upfront followed by a little sweet malt and bombarded with alcohol. Burnt,vanilla and port. Finish has gotten better with age,but still I don’t care much for it. Lightly sweet flavors are masked by charred,smokey,flavors and ruling port/alcohol. This is probably the most wine/port like beer I’ve had,that wasn’t aged in a wine barrel. After drinking this one,I’m glad I traded my last two away. This beer was crazy fresh, and still is. Just a mess of flavors IMHO.