Bells Batch 7000 Ale

Tasted blind at Sk8vikings amazing Porter/Stout tasting - Black body, big small bubbled head; Huge, soapy, hoppy, licorice nose, a little oxidized, lots of toffee, caramel, together with leather and some fresh fruit, very complex and very pleasant; Huge explosive body with a great very soft carbonation; Into a very, very long finish, that is so explosive that it almost hurts, lots of fresh and dry pine needles, English bitter licorice, a bit bitter dry as well as salty, the finish just goes on forever.

Bottle. Pitch black colour with a nice head. Lovely aroma of chocolate, roastedness and heavy maltness, hints of sourness and little alcoholic. Extremly heavy flavour of roastedness, little oli, coffee and fruity. Ends up little bitter and alcoholic. Very nice endeed.

Bottle. Black colour with a brown head. Light roasted, dark fruits, coffee aroma and taste. Full body with a fruity, light alcoholic finish. Great!

Bottle. Black coloured with a beige head. Roasted aroma of coffee and hops. Very roasted flavour of coffee, liquorice, hops and grape fruits. Long and dry roasted finish.

(Blind rating at sk8viking’s.) Pours black with a light brown head. Nice lacings. Burnt malts, strong coffe and some nice fruityness. Hints of dark fruits - raisins. Full bodied. Hint of tar. Mellow carbonation. Warming alc. finish.

Pours a perfect black liquid with a two finger dark tan head. Loads of lacing down the glass. Rich dark chocolate aroma with creamy coffee. An expected alcohol spicyness as this beer is 12%. There’s a roasted nuts smell in the back. This beer explodes as soon as it hits the tongue. It’s unbelievably rich. I really love this style. Milky coffee taste that turns into a nice coffee flavor. Spicy alcohol and the same nutty taste fill out the taste. Finishes dry with a warming sensation from the amply amounts of alcohol. This is a wonderful beer. I wish I could get my hands on some more.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours completely black and opaque with a creamy, light brown head. Fat, vinous and very rich aroma of dried fruit and some alcohol. Very full-bodied with plenty of roasted malt, roasted and not really burned. Fruity and quite alcoholic with a malty bitter dry finish. A big beer indeed, to be enjoyed in very small quantities. 030606

A pitch black beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of roasted whole coffee beans with this oily sensation you can find, but also with notes from the brewed coffee with a slight acidity. The flavor is sweet malty and again I find this oily sensation from well roasted coffee beans, combined with alcohol, leading to a dry roasted end. Nice one.