Bells Batch 7000 Ale

12 oz, from zeswaft? Much hoppier and grassier than I was expecting - both in aroma and flavor. Chocolate, vanilla, dusty astringency. Quite excellent and rather boozy. Strong flavors all around.

bottle by way of ucusty... dark ruby black colored body with brown edges. it’s topped by a tight, spongy orange-ish mocha head which paints the glass with lacing. the aroma is intensely high roasted grains, chocolate, burning alcohol, dark fruit/fig/black cherry, coffee and burnt/charred black raisins. the flavor is really rich and robust but largely the same as the aroma... black cherry skins, astringent grain, vanilla marshmallow, light sourness, wood, floral, piney and grassy hops. alcohol vapors pour out of me on the burnt grainy finish. long lasting aftertaste of coffee. thick body is rather sticky and unpleasant. low mellow carbonation gives it a creamy smooth mouth feel. i’d love to try this in another five years. but for now... i’m certainly glad this is in a 12 oz. bottle as i couldn’t have finished anything bigger!...

12 oz. bottle courtesy of jjpm74. Pours black with a tightly packed reddish tan head. The aroma is vinous with dark fruits, molassess, vanilla, caramel malt, and some light roast. The flavor is dark chocolate, caramel, molasses, roasted, vanilla, earthy, fruity, and slightly smokey. This is thick and viscous from the beginning. I enjoyed every second of this beer and wish I had more. Aroma, flavor, and mouthfeel are all top notch. This was a perfect way to celebrate number 600. Thanks John!

After finishing this one i couldn´t help thinking of the tune - Paint it Black - with Rolling Stones... damn this one left behind som serious black curtains in the glass... a bet you could use this one for some practical matter aswell. Pour is deep black with a minor head The nose is a bit vinous with sour, smoky and salty notes. The taste is heavy and very powerfull. Its salty with hints of roasted coffee, burned malts, alcohol and raisins. Has a thick, oily and creamy palate.

Thanks Santa! Pretty darn intense! Very dark garnet black, large brown head. Lots of lacing. Heavy and pungent roast, acrid black malt and soy sauce aroma and flavor. There’s some deep earthiness and maybe just a touch of fruitiness. A bit over the top.

Thanks to goldtwins for this trade! Pours a deep black with a smaller size creamy tan head. Aroma of molasses, light smoke, dark fruits, vanilla, oak, sweet chocolate maltiness, earthy, caramel, toffee, nuts and some floral and light hops still sticking around. Flavor of molasses, earthy, light smoke, toffee, dark chocolate, cherries, almonds, this is very sweet and malty, but the level of hop bitterness is very high and holds this beer together wonderfully. Even getting some pine and grapefruit from the hops. Also dries out a bit in the finish. Reminds me a good bit of Expedition.

The Batch 7000 is especially sexy out of the bottle with the smell of oak and bourbon. Dark brown black pour with a small dark head. Nice flavor of molasses, chocolate, smoky coffee and almost a port like whiff. Enjoy something special during the winter with a cigar and a lawn chair outdoors.

My 300th rating & a big shout out to BBB63 for supplying me with this nectar of the Gods. 12 oz. bottle served in a snifter. Pours a jet black with a small brown head. This stuff is thick and oily. It coats my snifter like motor oil. Nose is like rum cake & rum filled cherries. Mouthfeel is thick, heavy & oily. The flavor was heavy on malts with flavors of molasses, dark chocolate, dark fruits and rum. This was an absolutely delicious brew.