Bells Batch 6000 Ale

Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

Brune foncée et reflets rougeâtre sous une faible mousse blanche concassée se renouvelant volontairement à la moindre agitation du verre. Aromes merveilleusement complexes annonçant la présence d’un divin nectar. Gros malt épais et collant rappelant les biscuits, le sucre brun et des pointes de chocolat sous une quantité remarquable de houblon. A la fois très amérisant, agrumes, résine de conifères, zeste de citron et très floral tel les abeilles qui butinent et transportent le pollen frais. Une allusion à la fumée nous effleure plus tard l’esprit. Corps d’épaisseur moyenne à semi épaisse, texture plutôt sirupeuse apparaissant aussi comme résineuse, impeccable sensation en bouche. L’alcool nous réchauffe amplement lors de son passage et laisse place à une longue finale sur laquelle défilent toutes les composantes amérisantes des houblons. Un excellent breuvage nocturne. Merci Rastacouere!

Served in a 13 oz. tulip on tap @ Crane Alley in Urbana, IL. Thanks, Jon. Flowery sweet citrus-like aroma coming from a khaki head atop a reddish brown body. Thick and warming in the mouth, it stays with you! Flavor is smoke, alcohol, plum fruitlike barleywine characteristics. Mellow and assertive all at once. Age has done this one well! Unique beer experience that has me looking forward to Batch 7000.

Cloudy brown/black with a brown head. Delicious strong, sweet nose with burnt caramel, alcohol, plums. Rich, sweet flavor with a strong, nutty bitterness, and a bit of a fruitcake vibe. Would love to lay some down to cut the bitterness.

12 oz. bottle. Transparent dark ruby colour with a thin creamy and frothy tan head. Big toffee, and dark fruit aroma with light alcohol notes. Candied fruit and toffee flavours with an alcohol and grapefruit pithy bitter finish. Full bodied, chewy but smooth mouthfeel. Thanks Slikwily!

Amazing caramel notes and a wonderful sweet kick to this great barleywine. Thanks to footbalm for scoring this gem. Beautiful golden brown pour, some hop flavor, but it was mild. Overall great brew, wish I could score some more!

Poured amber with a light brown head. The aroma was malty and the alcohol made its presence known. Flavor starts out with strong hops that lead to a malty orange/tea taste. Dry finish, chewy mouthful with a good amount of hops in the end.

Nice looking rudy brown colour, with small head and interesting lacing. Aroma of dark fruits mostly. The taste...well, i wonder if the bottle is bad because there is an odd sour/bittnerness right in the middle. Ignoring that, there is a real nice malty taste. It’s nice and chewy. overall it’s pretty good. But i will have to get another bottle to sample.

I drank it colder then I should have,fridge temp!! Ok it was a great English Style Barley Wine being heavy on the malt and easy on the hops.It was dark brown with plenty of chill haze the head was fluffy and tan.Aromas of Dark fruit (Raisins ,Plums) toffee , and bito’honey with some alcohol.I was warming it between my hands while swirling.Malty goodness , caramel some hops on the tongue well balanced.Very full mouthfeel It might be slightly overcarbonated but a great beer.