Bells Batch 8000 Ale

Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Thanks Brewblackhole for this bottle! Pours a cloudy orange color with little floaties in it. Aromas of corriander,citrus and belgian yeast. Big candied belgian yeast flavor followed by a big corriander/citrus punch. You can taste the alcohol hidden in there as well. Has a odd almost cough syrup like flavor on the finish.Just a ok brew for me...

Great stuff. My take on this is that they took their "Wheat Love" beer from the Wheat Series and put the Belgian White spin on it. The beer tastes EXACTLY like Wheat Love until after the swallow, when the coriander and orange peel kick in. Since Wheat Love was my ATF Bells beer, this one also gets many kudos and a high rating.

From bottle : Pours a hazy medium dark amber color with a small white head that dies quickly but leaves a nice foamy ring. Aroma of strong fruits with alcohol notes and some soothing malt smells. Flavor is fruity, not as fruity as most of the belgians i have tried, with some alcohol and a little bit of maltyness. Sidenote....After a burb i get a strong hop flavor. The palate is kinda on the thin side, but has a thick feeling to it after it has been swallowed, also very lively in the mouth. Not bad

A rich orangey gold with a thin offwhite to cream colored head. Smells like something between a belgian strong ale in the Gouden Carolus mold and Sam Adams summer ale. The grains of paradise and orange peel shine through, as do some hints of wheaty esters. The coriander is there, but not huge. Very sweet. Big malt backbone. I feel it’s at odds with the orange peel. Syrupy in the mouth with a very substantial mouthfeel. A big sweet sticky mess! A little boozy, dominated by the sickening sweetness over some strong ass grains of paradise. Citrus comes through with a huge mouth warming burningness. I think this could use some serious mellowing to become drinkable. Definitely needs some sort of oak to help balance this out, as the spice is overkill and still doesn’t manage to do the job. This is hardly recognizable as having wheat in it, though some esters manage into the alcohol ladel finish. This is a very disappointing effort from Bells, particularly after their 7000!

Another beer with a cool smoke effect when poured. A cloudy yellow gold. Had a few white chunks flying around in my glass as well. The first thing I thought was an Imperial Belgian. Hints of orange and a sweet finish. Very easy to drink - killed five of them within a couple hours lol.

Pours a mostly clear medium orange-gold with a fine, thin, off-white head. The sweet, fruity, alcoholic aroma expresses significant spice notes and some mild "Belgian" fermentation characteristics. The flavor is very similar to Bell’s Oberon Ale, though in this case it has been "amped-up" with more spice, malt, and alcohol sweetness without much bitterness. The body is quite full overall, yet still has an uncanny lightness to it as well--it is rich but not heavy--full-flavored and easy-drinking despite its strength.

At first the alcohol comes through way to strong drowning the malt, and almost the spice hop. A few drinks in, and it only gets better from there. Orange peel, and coriander throughout and a spicey finish.

Pretty huge beer here. Very spicy, the coriander and orange peel are very apparent. Huge malty flavor and creamy full body. Very happy to have sampled this one time beer.