Bells Batch 9000 Ale

Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 12fl.oz. @ chrisos Back In The UK Tasting.

Light unclear medium to dark brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark fruity - dark berry, wood - tobacco, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark dried berry, raisin. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20100522]

Bottle 35,5 Courtesy of madsberg. Pours a dark brown with a tint of red. No real head. Aroma of hard roasted malt and dark dried fruits. Solid body, hard roasted malts and salty licorice. Not overly bitter finish but quite some alcohol. Lovely. 230410

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty, light boozy and vague spiced. Sweet caramelish and toasted toffee base. Sweet toffee caramelish and slight sticky texture. Lingering dark caramelish finish. Nice one.

Bottled@PBF2010. Amber colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is mild oxidation, some caramel, mild sweet wood as well as some mild raisins. Flavour is quite much the same. A quite sweet beer. More a barley wine than imperial stout by taste...

Bottle in a train in Belgium, thanks Mads, Dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Sweet and roasted aroma of dark chocolate, liquorice and dried fruits with notes of alcohol. Sweet and roasted flavour of dark chocolate, liquorice and dried fruits. Roasted and warming alcoholic finish.

UPDATED: MAY 9, 2010
Name: Bell’s Batch 9000
Date: February 27, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Brewvival
Appearance: opaque dark brown, big creamy tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma, light roast
Flavor: big rich chocolate flavor, bitter black chocolate, nice ripe fruit character, balancing bitterness

Name: Bell’s Batch 9000
Date: April 30, 2010
Mode: bottle
Source: trade
Score: 4.2 to 4.0
Appearance: dark brown, wispy tan head, viscous
Aroma: sweet licorice aroma, touch of roasted, hint of vanilla, light fruit
Body: big body, sticky molasses
Flavor: rich malt flavor, touch of burnt roasted, sweet molasses, emerging fruityness, well hopped, long bitter finish
Overall: this is one to stashe away for a few years and see if the fruityness grows from the rich sweet malt

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+ /4

Tasting at Papsø
The color is almost black. The aroma is not very strong, there is some roasted malt and bread, raisins, alcohol. Quite strong body; sweet caramel and chocolate flavor, a bit salty, with too much alcohol. Unbalanced.

Near black with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, espresso and yeast. Sweet flavour with burned malt, dark chocolate and liquerice. Finished sweet and burned. Nice one. Thanks Mads!

Entered to celebrate my 4500th Rating. Bottle @ Papsø. Thanks. Pours dark brown - nearly black with a small creamy bubbly head on top. Nose is very vinous and complex. Caramel, oak, roast and fruit. Flavor is liquorice and chewy malts with a bit of alcohol in the back. Full bodied. Oily and vinous. Delicious!

(12oz bottle, courtesy of blutt59) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of licorice, roasted malt, pine, caramel, molasses, raisins, and nuts. Flavor of roasted malt, licorice, chocolate, molasses, coffee, honey, and caramel with a sticky mouthfeel. A lot going on in this beer, although somewhat unbalanced. Hope it improves some with age.