Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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

Poured a dark brown to black. Roasted malt and some licorice in the aroma. Flavor was all that and some bitter hops. The alcohol really comes thru on this one. I liked it, but imperials are not my favorite.

Bottle (12oz). Via trade with Pailhead, who’s a great trader, folks!. Poured opaque brown-black with a large creamy-foamy light brown head. Rich oily roasty aroma - chocolate, hops, coffee, roast chestnuts - wonderful! Taste - roast choc/coffee malt, celery hops bitterness, molasses and a hint of cream and mint, definite alcohol (ears are warm as I type) - lovely long funky hopy/overroast malt bitter finish, really nice. Thick, slick, lightly carbonated acidic mouthfeel - terrific imperial, can these guys make a bad stout?

one of the thickest, best tasting beers we’ve had. this one has to be savored, and don’t plan on downing more than one in a night, it is filling

very very dark beer. exceptional flavor. extremely thick. best bells beer i have had

Wow. A slightly bigger version of Bell’s Expediton Stout if you can believe that. This beer, like Expedition, is an Imperial Stout, and it is incredible. You might get as good, but I don’t think you will find an Imperial Stout more impressive than this. This beer pours to an ink black color, with a thick, tan head that slowly fades, and a soft to moderate carbonation. The nose is jam packed with aromas of dark chocolate, yeast, pine, coffee, roast, licorice, and peppery alcohol. The palate is fat and lush on the tongue, with a rich, oily mouth feel. Huge dark malt, dark chocolate flavors, and licorice, marry with intense flavors of espresso. Batch 7000 finishes with more of those intense flavors up front, then ends with a big punch of piney hops, and peppery alcohol heat, that lingers on the tongue. Amazingly complex and flavorful, this is the ultimate sipping brew. Death by chocolate cake might be the only thing you could pair with this beer. Enjoy it for the glorious beer that it is. Relax, sip, and savor this one, and thank God Larry Bell was born.

Bottle. Tasting session with omhper and ante. Thanks MI2CA for the bottle!
Easy smoked bacon in aroma. Somewhat sourly, thick oily body. Coffee, licorice and all that. Almost hard to find the bitterness, but it is there and I wonder how it is possible it can break through all the other overwhelming flavours. Warming complimentary alcol taste. A full bodied longdrink.

Bottled. Very black, dark brown head. Spicy licorice aroma. Tastes like cask strength whiskey with loads of licorice added. Sweet with somewhat raw and inky mouthfeel. Plenty of tar. Lingering finish with enormuos licorice character. Powerful, but nowhere near balanced.

Black with a brown head. Molasses, cream, dark chocolate and nuts in aroma, notes of cherries amd alcohol. Full flavour of pepper, coffee, vanilla, bitter hops and alcohol. Bitter and slightly peppery warmoing finish of cherries and vanilla.