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Bells Batch 8000 Ale

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5163.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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.
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 kyzr (1122), Belgrade, Montana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Bottle thanks to mreusch. Pours a dark gold with nice white head. Nice nose of orange, spice and some yeast. Flavor is sweet with spice and candied oranges. Nice mouthfeel with good alcohol warmth. Finish has just a touch of bitterness from the hops. Very nice!


 Homer321 (127), Rockledge, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 5, 2008  
smell is spicy and of honey. pours a hazy dark orange. taste of honey is evident. slight alcohol warming. also get some pepper which I guess comes from the coriander or paradise seed and may contribute to the warming sensation. smooth but tart palate. There is a lot going on in this beer and I think each component is trying to battle with the others instead of working together.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Poured a deep hazy yellow with a huge white head. Smell was your typical malts, spices and oranges. It tastes like its aroma. Some citrus flavors and spice. Decent beer.


 markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Jul 29, 2008  
It pours a deep yellow with a healthy white head. It smells of spiciness, orange peel, and slight hops; I swear I get some sour orange flavor. Flavor is very bitter orange/ lemon and it finish smoothly with some bitterness lingering to say good-bye. I like this beer.


 kiefdog (1586), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 29, 2008  
12oz bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa, FL). Pours a nice dark copper color with a thin white head. Aroma is burnt sour orange, sweet caramel, toffee notes and yeasty bready notes. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes orange, bread, yeast and caramel. Medium body with a slightly hoppy finish. Nice ale.


 RollinHard (756), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/516/20
Jul 28, 2008  
Many thanks go out to alexsdad06 for a few of these. Pours burnt orange/tan with gold highlights, cloud as hell with a long lasting moderate white head. Looks nice to me. Aroma is on the dessert side of fruit and spice with a lot of orange, cinnemon, coriander, wheat, brown sugar, caramel, spiced Christmas bread, and a bit of banana, pear and fruitcake. All over the place. Tastes along a similar line, but more malty than the aroma with brown sugar, caramel, dessert breads and a bit of coriander tang, orange peel and rye. Finishes with a strong grain flavor on the throat and orange/spice on the tongue. Sort of a lingering tangy bitterness, but it’s not hoppy. Creamy texture and carbonation is fairly high; full bodied but shy of being sticky and viscous. Reminds me of Brasserie de Rocs Ambree a bit. Very good stuff IMO.


 Ungstrup (15095), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 27, 2008  
GABF 2007. An unclear yellow beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with light notes of brettanomyces and farmhouse. The flavor is sweet, but also with a slight acidic edge and a light alcohol burn. The mouthfeel is smoothe and milk like.


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Taste 7/8 Bottle. Looks: Nice cloudy orange/gold. Aroma: Wheat,grain/straw, orange. Taste: Unusual. Fruity with a wheat body. Mild alcohol, sweet and spicy. A little sour yeast. Nice one off, but not something I would drink often.



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