Bells Batch 7000 Ale

Tasted from bottle from cquiroga at Alesmith’s Sept 2007 BA release. Big thanks Chris!!! Near the end of the tastings, so not the optimal time to rate. From notes: Crazy rich aroma of molasses and thick sweet malts. Freakin’s awesome. Sweeet! Tempted to give a 5. 10,5,10,5,19:4.9 Tried again at PP bottle shop. Bottle from Styles. Not nearly as good this time. Still good though. Hmm? 8,3,8,3,17: 3.9

Thanks SoLan!!! I have been wanting to try this beer for quite some time. Pours midnight black with the smallest brown head. Aroma is what I expected, a full frontal assualt of roasted coffee, chocolate. a hint of licorice. Flavor is robust and bold, subtlety has been tossed out of the window. Undulating waves of flavors assault the senses, dark malts, coffee, bitter chocolate and a hint of warming alcohol. Absoltely wonderful.

Wow. Just wow. Enough can’t be said about this one. Loved every bit. Smelled the aroma from a mile away. Everything an Imp Stout should be. I need to get a few hundred cases of these and let them sit. :) good luck.

Pours black with lots of thick brown head. Great aroma of chocolate, coffee, and some vanilla sweetness. Very complex tastes. Some chocolate, vanilla, fruits, malts, and hint of alcohol. Wow, this is a great beer.

Name: Bell’s Batch
Date: 12/03/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Strong Ale fest, 2005
Vintage: 7000

black with ruby edges, rich sweet fruity malt aroma, rich toffee flavor, light bitterness, hint of alcohol, will be wonderful with age
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Name: Bell’s Batch
Date: 04/28/2006
Mode: bottle
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 7000
Score: ii+ to iii

fruit is getting riper, alcohol is still present but not overpowering
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Name: Bell’s Batch
Date: 05/20/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: 7000

alcohol continues to fade as some bitterness grows,
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Name: Bell’s Batch
Date: 10/21/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: 7000

picking up roasted and chocolate in the aroma, lots of roasted flavor coming through, minimal alcohol, only a hint of fruit that hides until warm, much more about the rich roasted malt flavor than the fruit, getting better
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Name: Bell’s Batch
Date: 06/23/2007
Source: tasting
Vintage: 7000

still roasted over fruit, needs more time

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Courtesy SoLan. Thanks for sharing this gem! Deep, dark mahogany body with a black center. Small off-white rim with a thin film at the head. Sudsy lace tries its best to stick to the glass, but it slowly loses its grip and rejoins the body. The aroma is complex and lovely, showing waves of chocolate, anise, oak, faint bourbon, raisons, and roasted caramel. The equally impressive flavor hits you with choco-bourbon, ample amounts of anise, vanilla, and oak. It starts out sweet and malty, moving to a mildly sour yeast note that quickly reverts right back to sweet chocolate and caramel. The medium-full body is very rich and luxurious. Similar in style to the Expedition, though not as refined. Just an awesome beer. I LOVE BELLS!

Been waiting to try this.Thanx to SoLan for sharing this. Black as night the way i like them. Huge coffee and chocolate aroma.Mouthfeel is thick and chewy like oatmeal with a slight hint of the alcohol peeking out.Flavor was rich and intense.Finish was warming.

Rating #1080
Thanks to a couple Northern raters for sending me this beer about a year back.

7000 pours a completely opaque viscous black body, with a tall dark khaki, almost Belgian like lacing/ head atop. The aroma is intense with roasted malts; a developed note of soy sauce is most abundant. DAMN… The body is in fact a 20W-50 weight motor oil… It’s amazingly chewy and dense! Heavily roasted chocolate/black patent malts, very dry and coffee like, yet a lingering note of vanilla and mocha. . The hops are most evident but I think have fallen out with the passage of time.
An intense brew… and very nice way to kick off this Saturday evening!