Bells Batch 6000 Ale

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

Another winner from the Atlanta tasting...Very nice Barleywine..Big malt body well balanced by the hop character

Bottle pours reddish brown with a typical barleywine head, very minimal.   While not cloudy, it appears very viscous.   Aroma is of sweet butterscotch candy.   Initial taste is is somewhat of a sour citrusy nature, grapefruit perhaps, with some sweetened cotton candy.   Hop bitterness appears in the middle and runs through to the finish.   I also detect some candied walnuts and orange peel.   Quite the delicious Barleywine.   Thanks goes out to ClarkVV for the trade!

Bottled at a RB gathering in Phily. Very good beer. This had a belgian dubbel taste it. Godd malt flavor. Couldn't really taste the alcohol.

I have let this one sit a couple of months. Pours a somewhat opaque dark reddish-amber with virtually no head or lacing. Strong malt and caramel aroma, along with a touch of fruit. Full-bodied with an assertive malt flavor. Warming alcohol, caramel and hops flavors, as well as a hint of port wine. The finish is a little on the harsh side so I think this would benefit from some additional aging. Still this is a solid Barley Wine.

Dark burgundy and murky. Sweet, molasses-like nose. Very thick and chewy. Aromatic, sharp, hoppy-spicy, and malty. A big sweetness tangles with a big bitterness, and it was fun to watch the two fight for the title. HUGE black licorice notes throughout, which seemed to dominate the beer. Enjoyed it though.

Picked up over winter trip to MI: very thick, rich. Intense malty frutiness present, especially darker plum notes. ALcohol evident. Needs some time, but I couldn't wait to try it. Will definitely gain character through the years.

This bottled brew from BBB63, whom we thank here, poured a medium sized head of mostly lasting light brown colored finely sized bubbles that left behind a fair lace. The body was hazy and dark brown colored with suspended carbonated bubbles within it. The aroma was malty with notes of caramel raisin grass and dough. It was kind of strange and definately different. The mouth feel was strong and vinuous with some caramel malt notes, smooth yet vinuous and has a strong caramel malt flavor.

Deep mahogony, slightly cloudy, with off-white head. Aroma is strong of malt, dark caramel, and alcohol. Excellent brew. Thick, syrupy, chewy, mouthfeel with a deep dark caramel flavor. Reminds me of 3rd Coast Old Ale but with more caramel and less bitter.