Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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

sampled at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival Nov 2008, an event shared with what seemed liked hundreds of ratebeerians and enjoyed mostly through a straw, since my face was a bloody mess of scabs and stitches. this came from the RB table full of bottles. I belive JohnC brought this bpottle, and a little bit spill on the table with BBB3 proceed to lick up... If i was closer to the spill and had working lips, I would have done the same. This beer pour thick with a great choclate aroma. the flavor was slightly roasty choclate with some carmel and coffee, it finsihed slightly bitter and left the most amzing feeling in my mouth. Wonderful!

Thanks to Ughsmash for this brew. Pours black with a brown head. Big sweet roasty fruity nose. Balanced.. no, flavorful... yes. Big rich coffee note up front, cherry and chocolate notes towards the finish with almost a bit of tartness to it. Alcohol isn’t present, palate is thick and cloying, but a solid warmer for sure. This beer is a nice cold day sipper.

Thanks to SS. Poured a dark murky brown with a thin reddish tan head. Aroma is mostly nut and cocoa. Tastes of coffee, chocolate, nuts, caramel, dark fruit, and small hop presence. Finishes creamy and silky. Alcohol is pleasantly enjoyable. Great brew.

Pungent aroma that smells of maple syrup, coffee, and dark bitter chocolate. This beer is black with little head to speak of and almost no lacing. Flavor is a black licorice, espresso, and chocolate...sugary sweet with alcohol present. This is a well-crafted stout...wish I had access to more although having a second tonight would be pushing it!!!

A very thick and rich brew , Black with a dark tan quarter inch head , aroma raisiny rum molasses , taste is bitter dark chocolate, malt forward not finding the hops,loads of alcohol w/ subtle soy notes.Definately a snifter sipper!

Bottle courtesy of Styles. Poured a dark brown with a small tan ring for a head, with minimal carbonation. Typical aroma for the style, with malt being dominant. Pleasant hop bitterness and well disguised alcohol make this interesting on the palate to say the least. Bitter chocolate overtones with espresso and fruit notes.

Bottle thanks to ogglethorp. Pour dark with small brown head. A lot of dried fruit, chocolate and malt on the nose. Big chocolate and prunes in the flavor. Nice bit of hops on the finish. It is so smooth hard to notice the 12%.

12 oz bottle I’ve been saving. Pours black. Aromas of roasted malts, ripe fruits and coffee. Taste was of dark chocolate, toffee and oranges. Alcohol was well hidden. Wish I had a few more of these to age.