Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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

From bottle courtesy of Wheninhell. Pours a deep black/brown with thin tan head. Nose is dark chocolate, molasses and vinous. Flavor is dark, bitter chocolate to the extreme and more of the molasses. Thick, luscious palate. Good.

got my hands on this thanks to Brad. Big hoppy green apples pine tree resin aroma. Engine black with 2mm tight brown head, fine lacing. Rich coffee and molasses with perfect hop crisp apple pine grapefruit balance, perfect dark chocolate. Big, rich, heavy, lingering, humongous flavor. Nancy wanted some so bad she jumped up a chair to make sure she got both of the girls share...

Bottle from Ross - a big thanks for this one!!!Black as night with a medium brown well structured head of very fine bubbles, and some fair lace. Coffee, dark fruit, and alcohol on the nose. Superlative mouthfeel - Full, thick, rich, and oily. Espresso and bitter chocolate have immediate and lasting presence, a hint of licorice comes through, and a bit of peppery hops for a satisfying long and bitter finish. I wouldn’t mind trying this again in a year.

Bottle from Bello Vino, Ann Arbor. Pours a deep black colour with a small dark tan head. Aroma of charred malt, chocolate, licorice, whiskey and hops. Soft, creamy mouthfeel. Flavour - wow, this is big. Some sweetness and roastiness off the top, with notes of molasses and chocolate, but it’s quickly overcome by a kick of hops and hot alcohol notes. Pretty over the top, but I loved it.

Bottle, at Jim Busch’s place, July 2006. Very dark, very thick. Beige head. Viscous, oily consistency. Bags of burnt malt. More chocolate than coffee. Very rich. Dried fruit - prunes and raisins - in the background. Late bitterness. Big alcohol kick. Perhaps more hop presence that a typical US Imperial stout and none the worse for that. Everything lasts into a lingering aftertaste. Very impressive.

Aroma is of chocolate,molasses,and coffee.Pours a dark black with a tan head.Nice chocolate,coffee taste.Full bodied with a slight burn in the finish.

Bottle thanks to Sprinkle or Rooftoprogue? Thanks to both of you. I opened this to celebrate my Illini getting a committment from Arrelius Benn, the top HS receiver in the country. Pours a viscous dark brown, with a beautiful creamy almost metallic gold head. Very fine carbonation bubbles slowly creep up the side of the snifter, that look like tiny gold flecks. The coolest appearance on a stout I have seen so far. Dark unsweetened chocolate and boozy.aroma. Mouthfeel is thick and oily. Flavor of molasses, vanilla, bitter chocolate, and pepper. Not much sweetness on this one. Bitter finish with some alcohol warmth. Man, this gave me a buzz, while trying to work on my resume. Nice big beer, but I will take an Expedition over this anyday.

Pours out like black oil with a small brown head. The aroma is nice--very vinuous with a slight barrel aged smell, and a hint of soy. The palate is very nice, full and thick. Tastes is very much burnt coffee, boozey, and finishes bitter. Really enjoyed this brew.