Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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

Good imperial stout, but too sweet for my taste. Needs more alcohol backbone and more hops. Definitely don’t notice the 12%.

Pineapple fruitiness, biscuity malts and orange blossom, minty, herbal hops greet the nose along with a strong milk chocolate sweetness. Opaque black body is topped by a decent brown head that recedes to cover with some sudsy lacing. Very roasty flavour with plenty of orange herbal hops and a lingering charred bitterness. Some notes of white chocolate. Full body with moderate carbonation that is velvety and sticky. Bottle sampled at Barry’s housewarming tasting.

aroma of gingerbread, brown sugar, ripe fruit. Pours opaque black, nice reddish/brown head. Flavour is sweet and thick. Strong licorice and fig flavours. Hops in the finish. Tasty.

Pours dark and thick. Builds a nice creamy brown head but doesn’t hold too long. Aromas of gingerbread, molasses and coffee. Strong sharp black licorice flavour on a bed of bitter chocolate and coffee. Short finish. Delicious with a nice alcohol finish.

Pitch black color with a thin brown head that disappears pretty fast. Thin lacing that does not cling to the glass. Pungent aroma of dark malts and coffee. Thick and creamy body with loads of sweet dark fruit followed immediately by hops and roasted coffee flavors. Alcohol in the background from beginning to end as well. The finish is long and smokey with more dark malt. Seems a little untamed right now, still it is another well done Stout by Bell’s.

dark tan head that laces up like a new pair of adidas, black body, sweet syrupy nose with a hint of mocha, dense body, roasty bitter finish, alcohol is burly but pretty well masked, flavor is sweet and rich, piney and slightly acidic, dark chocolate

12oz bottles acquired in trades with SuIIy, Jcapriotti, beerhandy and OhioDad (thanks all!). Poured a dark black with a large (4.5 finger) brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, some dark fruits, light coffee and pine. Tastes of roasted malts, coffee grounds, and dark fruits. Ends in a nice coffee bitterness. Light alcohol in the finish as well.

PItch black with a brown head. Aroma is very sweet, some chocolate, red licorice, and some bread. Leaves a sticky mouthfeel. Very thick with chocolate and red licorice in the flavor. Brown sugar and huge caramel taste in this one. Soft, velvety, oily, just a crazy mouthfeel. No hops, just sweet and desert like all the way through.