Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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

Bottle shared by heykevin. Thanks. Poured an opaque black color with an occasional solid chunk. The head was was light brown with an orange tint. There was a papery oxidized note in the nose and flavor, but this was still a decent beer. Black licorice, dark chocolate liqueur, raisin, fig, and tobacco in both the aroma and flavor. Full bodied sweet with a dash of dog food and a warming alcohol effect. Past its prime, perhaps, but still interesting.

#700. 12oz bottle thanks to Northernbrews. Pours black with thin dark tan head. Aroma is sweet molassas, roasted malt, dark fruits, bourbon, vanilla, and some booze. Flavor is roasted malt, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, sweet fruit, and some booze. Mouthfeel is syrupy but smooth and creamy at same time. Stuff makes you just want to lick your lips after every sip. So nice to have a big impy that isn’t dry. This is extreamy complex and about a good as a RIS can get. I cannot even imagine what the BA version would taste like.

#100 BIG BEER! A much appreciated gift from bbb63. consumed fresh, within 21 hours of Mike handing it to me. Basically an opaque black with a centimeter tan head. Wow! Aroma of licorice, molasses, dark chocolate, figs, roasted malt, vanilla, raisins, cream, and bourbon. Very nice and subtle. Flavor is cocoa, dark chocolate, bitter, licorice, roasted malts. Fuck yeah. Beautiful beer. Better than expected. Sticky and oily mouthfeel with a dry finish. Man, this everything that a stout should be. Big complex aromas and flavors, nice body, drinkable, nothing overpowering. Quite the exceptional beer. Thanks Mike. I owe you some beers! I’m happy.

Trade with nbutler11, thanks Nick. It is pitch black with a creamy head and the mouthfeel is oily. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, vanilla, sweet fruits, preserved cherries/Cocktail berries, wood and licorice. The sweet flavor has notes of preserved fruits, berries, wood, roasted malt, licorice, alcohol and the finish is spicy and roasted bitter with the alcohol shining through once again. A very nice beer indeed!

Poured an oily black with no apparent carbonation. Aroma was a little weaker than expected: A little vanilla and sweetness, then nothing. The flavor is a little more robust with medium coffee, chocolate, and dark malt. Not overwhelming in flavor. Oily, greasy mouthfeel. Overall, good

Bottle courtesy of retorp. Pours a murky used motor oil black with thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, caramel, ripe dark fruit, rum-soaked raisins, light notes of bourbon and brown sugar. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of toffee, candied dark fruits, caramel, light boozy hints of bourbon and port. Generally medium to full body with a pleasing malty boozy finish.

12 oz bottle via trade with Adrian910ss. Thanks man! This is my 700 overall rating and 100 imperial stout rating. Thanks Andy for pointing out the crossing milestones. It was hard to find the last few impys but I managed. Wish I could have shared this one with you Andy! I haven’t though about it till now but it’s pretty crazy that 1 out of 7 beers I’ve rated was an Imperial Stout. After the past 2 weeks of not being able to find any unrated ones locally I guess that makes sense. Pours a rich velvety ruby toned black with a small disappearing burnt brown head. Body is very dense and free flowing as one. Nose is mouth watering to say the least. It teases with a rich darker chocolate aroma, fresh espresso, vanilla, a touch of bourbon, and a hint of plums/prunes. Flavors do not disappoint the tease of the nose. High quality dark Belgium chocolate, richly roasted malts that are pushed just to the edge of being bunt, a peppery wooden note begins to come to the party. Also on the list are some raisin. plum, and fig notes that get accented by a smoky almost cigar after taste. Flavors of roasted coffee beans as well. All of these wonderful flavors real ride along this deep roasted on the edge of burnt driving force. Mouth is perfectly smooth and slick with a slight almost bitterness on the sides. A ever slight alcoholic after taste. Wonderfully done beer and aged perfectly. If you have more please send my way!!

Thanks retorp for the share. Pours midnight black with am off-white head. Nose is booze, chocolate, earth, dark fruit, and burning, pulsing alcohol. Flavor is dark chocolate, roast, bitterness, plum, dark fruit, a slight vanilla, and booze. Full-bodied and lovable stout. Finishes sweet then somewhat bitter.