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Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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An Imperial Stout formerly brewed by
Bells Brewery

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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4744.14/5.04.13/5.0Special12%92.4 Snifter P  Stats

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Batch 7000 is part of our commemorative series celebrating our progress with special brews. Our 7000th batch is a special recipe to be brewed only once.

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 ABUSEDGOAT (1900), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20

Aug 23, 2006  
Thanks to iowaherkeye for this one. Black pour with a very small head and minimal lacing... almost oil. Aroma is big. Rummy raisins, licorice, chocolate, coffee, all the stuff you want. Flavor is big, some hop bite too. Oily mouthfeel, some alcohol in the finish. Very tasty.

 Mette (106), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Øl fra Bagerne til klubaften. Igen en sort en af slagsen. Fornemmer vi et tema??Intet skum. Den er olietyk og utrolig lækker. Noget gennemstængende alkohol, tørrede frugter, hårdt rustet, bitter choko og kaffe. Me like!


 Dedollewaitor (2037), Odense, Denmark
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Aug 17, 2008  
12oz bottle. My Rating 1900#. Trade. Thanks Chris. Pours pitch black with a small stable creamy brown head & thick lacings. Nose is of dark fruits & roasted malts - a lot of chocolate. Palate is like velvet - smooth, creamy, thick, soft & wonderful(l) Taste has wood, vanilla, chocolate & coffee. Alcohol is very well hidden & pleasant! This is a masterpiece! Now I cant wait to taste the Expidition stout in the fridge!


 nhorween (505), New York, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 13, 2008  
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.


 hellbilly (852), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 12, 2008  
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!...


 alexsdad06 (620), Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 4, 2008  
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!




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