Bells Batch 8000 Ale

Bottle - Pours a deep translucent orange with a frothy off white head...aroma is fruity pear and spice, vanilla creme and honey, apple...flavour is similar, cream and malt, bitter burnt sugar and spice...smooth initially, offset by some still prickly carbonation...some definite newspaper in the finish, although its the sweet fruit that lingers...on it’s way out for sure, still glad I got to try it!

bottle thanks to jjclark pours golden with thin off white head that rather dissapates quickly with a nose of spice,fruits honey and grains taste of the same with a sweetneess from sugars and alcohol reminds me of hotd fred in appearence and body and a little in sweetness

12oz bottle courtesy of photomike. Always a nice surprise to get a new Bells beer poured into your glass, though this was a bit of an odd one. Looks like a wheat beer in the glass, with a hazy gold color and lasting head of very fine bubbles. There is a rich fruitiness in the nose, with a light touch of sherry-like oxidation, spices, and oranges. Pretty good elements, but a bit dull from the oxidation. The flavor is sweet and spicy with a toffeeish malt flavor and a medium-bitter, somewhat dull finish. Medium bodied with prickly carbonation and a lightly papery feel. Interesting and well crafted for what they were shooting for, though I don’t think I would have loved it fresh and aged it is already getting a little dull and oxidized.

From JCapriotti via trade. The pour is hazy and coppery/golden. A short lived white head appeared and was gone in a flash. The aroma is honey, alcohol and cereal/grains. The flavor is orange, honey and a bit of sweet malts and dry grains. Some alcohol noted, but not as much as was in the aroma. The mouhtfeel is nice with no alcohol burn and a finish that was mostly clean except for some nice residual sweetness.

[2314-20090719] 355mL bottle. Mild honey fruits and berries aroma. Hazy, light orange brown body with a quick foamy off-white head. Some honey malt in the flavour finishes sweet and long. Medium body. Fair.
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Special thanks to Northernbrews for hooking up the Bell’s 4000-8000 tasting. All great brews. This was my least favorite of the Bell’s batches. A cloudy yellow with a spicy wheat aroma. Flavor is spice and banana and more wheat. Not a terrible beer, just not up to Bell’s standards.

2009-07-19. Orange amber body with a modest off-white head. Aroma is mildly alcoholic, sweet sugary malt, modest spices, random fruit hints. Flavour is similar, sweet malt core, spices, are a touch more prominent than in the aroma. Dry finish after a quick touch of fruit, lingering spice. Smooth average to medium bodied palate. Pleasant, spice is a bit sharp at times. Aged Bottle via ChicagoDRI trade.

(Sample Date: 3/19/2009 Source:Other) 12 oz 2007 bottle. Spicy Belgian character with wheat and honey. Slightly cloudy yellow golden with a small white head. Spicy Belgian yeast character with sweet honey and candy sugar notes. Spicy sweet finish with little bitterness.