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Bells Batch 8000 Ale

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Bells Batch 8000 Ale - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
92
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Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5133.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Batch 8000 is part of our commemorative series celebrating our progress with special brews. Our Batch 8000 is a special recipe to be brewed only once. It is a wheat ale spiced with Coriander, Orange Peel, and Paradise Seed. Best consumed fresh.
Editor’s Note. 9% is far above the abv range of a Belgian Wit Bier. Because we do not have the style "Imperial/Double Belgian Wit", this more closely fits as a Belgian Strong Ale.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/104/517/20
Feb 23, 2009  
Pours a very cloudy orangey-mucky-brown with a light foam ring. Apple cider aroma, sugary caramel and coriander. Sweet strong Belgian ale taste, bubblegum, wheat, fusel, grains of paradise - spicy! Very thick, creamy, good carbonation. Nice! Strong, sweet, funky.


 danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Found some old notes. (9/28/07). Bottle. Pours a hazy gold. Spicy citrus nose. Flavors of citrus and coriander. Not my cup of tea but okay.


 trayns (237), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 7, 2009    Updated: Feb 16, 2009
12oz. Bottle. Pours a hazy, orange-gold. Huge white head that lasts all the way through. Big citrus and hop flavors. Thicker, syrups finish.


 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 1, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a cloudy orange amber color with a large beige head. The aroma is wheat grass, pale malt, banana, herbal, light citrus, and a hint of the alcohol. The flavor is wheat grass, citrus, herbal, some spice (corriander, white pepper), and a splash of honey. Medium bodied, solid mouthfeel. I think after 7000 I was expecting more so I didn’t give this credit for being a decent beer when it originally came out.


 csbosox (1076), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jan 28, 2009  
12oz bottle. This is now six months old. I drank a lot of it when fresh and enjoyed each one of those bottles. Served in a Bel’s snifter. Soft citrus, pleasant herbal notes, and white pepper in the nose. Orange colored with a wispy head. Very nice mouthfeel, big up front but clean in the finish. The taste is lots of sweet orange with some herbal/earthiness and light spice at the end. Lingering white pepper in the finish. I wish I would have rated earlier, it seemed to be more complex when I drank the first 11 I had.


 garthicus (1216), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/518/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Thanks to HogTownHarry for sharing this with Blankboy and I. Appearance: Lovely orange body, no head. Aroma: Honey, coriander, ginger and orange peel. Flavour: Honey, orange zing, coriander, slight candy finish. Lovely.


 nefarious (202), Clarkston, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 21, 2009  
Very nice amber/copper pour into my snifter. Nice cream colored head. Belgian yeast and citrus aroma. As for the flavor it similar to the aroma with some corriander and grassy notes with a touch of spicyness. I am really enjoying this alot. The way it sits on the palate is amazing as well......so flavorful and complex.......outstanding even though I dont normally like belgian styles...I just cant get over the bannana flavor that the belgian yest brings to the table


 checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Bottle: Poured a copper color with a fluffy white head. The aroma was oranges and yeast. The flavor was good, sweet, coriander, yeast, and bitter hops to close. Overall, different and very tasty.



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