Bells Batch 7000 Ale

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

Pours dark brown, almost black, with a late forming head. Chocolate and malt dominate the aroma, with a small amount of hops present. Thick and oily with a strong bitterness. The alcohol is quite present at the finish. Overall, an impressive beer. But, not something I would drink daily.

As soon as the cap is popped off of the bottle a nice hearty aroma of hops enters the nose. Upon further sniffing the fragrances of caramel, nuts, and a mild hint of alcohol can be detected. This thick black liquid fills the glass with the consistency of motor oil. This heavy solution settles under thick mocha colored head that fades rather rapidly to leave just a glaze of bubbles floating on the surface. This thick beer spreads through the mouth smoothly with a bitter sweet introduction. After swallowing, the tongue is left tingling with the flavors of caramel, yeast, barley, roasted nuts, and a mild hint of cactus. There is hint of alcohol that can be detected in the background.

Dark muddy black with frothy head, good lacing. Aromas of molasses, chocolate, cough medicine, tootsie roll... very complex aromas. Full bodied thick texture, drinking this you can guess what drinking chocolate syrup would be like. Flavor long in duration, moderately sweet start with alcohol ending. Beer had a whiskey quality, not a session beer. Excellent beer!

Thank you TAR for this bottle. Full mouthfeel, almost chewy. Some creaminess, but not a really creamy beer. Taste is mostly of cocoa and a bit of raisin. Roasted malt bitterness along with a dash of hops. No alcohol presence, which is shocking for 12%. This is a tasty beer, but not extremely exciting.

Couple of different samples now. Dark brown pour with moderate head - decent lacing. Rich malty aroma with molasses, chocolate, and roasty goodness, and laced with noticable alcohol. Lots of rich sweet caramel malt flavors, with chocolate and molasses and some dark fruity notes. Thick, with alcohol very upfront. Can’t wait to see how this ages. Well done.

Pours as black as the devil’s soul. With a thin reddish tan head that bubles away rather quick. Nose is instantly alcoholic overwhelming even, with hints of dark chocolate and bitter fruit. Flavor on the other hand is almost without alcohol presence entirerly. Very thick rich dark chocolate bitterness overwhelms as a subtle cherry like sweetness trys to make an appearance, but is quickly overwhelmed. Good overall, but it’s no expedition stout. ;)

12 oz bottle. Black pour with a medium brown head that disapates to a lacy tan. Rich aroma with lots of oak, dark chocolate, molasses, dates/figs, and light alcohol. Rich and oily mouthfeel, almost chewy. Hints of coffe, roasted malt, chocolate, figs and ALCOHOL. A truly grand brew that unfortunaly, I will probably never enjoy again. A big thanks go out to Hopscotch for this one.

Raspberries, chocolate, dried fruit, coffee, butterscotch. Loads of butterscotch, and caramel with chocolate. Very nice dark lord-esque body.