Bells Batch 8000 Ale

Formerly brewed at Bells Brewery
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

On tap at Ashleys. Cloudy golden with a so-so head. Taste has some burnt orange, white ash and mild hop bite. Probably the tamest of the K series tnat I’ve had.

Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Hazy orange colour with a small disappearing white foam. fruity aroma of oranges, mild flowers, coriander and honey. Full flavour of oranges, apricots, herbs, wheat and coriander. finishes sweet and warming of wheat, tangerine, coriander and alcohol. Smooth full body.

Pours copper with a thin white head that stuck around until the end. Heavy wheat in the nose. Flavor of spices, wheat, lemon, orange citrus, and bananas. Finishes slightly carbonated, small alcohol burn as well. Good.

Bottle courtesy of Naka. Mild funky sweet notes, honey and orange blossom, mild spicy notes. Profile of a tripel in the nose, sweet and musky, but not as wild as some of the ones from Belgium. Cloudy orange-amber, with thin off-white head and minimal lacing. Medium body with medium carbonation, light fizz and some alcohol warming. Starts sweet, with honey and orange peel, orange frangrance, light spicy character, and candi sugar. Sweetness lasts throughout, with some decent bittering and spicy character coming in to finish. The hops are still not enough to diminish the sweetness of this beer, and you’re left with a sticky sweet but chalky bitter after that remains. Ends up just a bit watery-thin. Nice beer, though.

Bottle via trade with piscator34. Deep golden-amber with a lot of haze and a few little floaty bits. Big wit/saison aroma - quite yeasty and spicey, with appetising hints of orange and honey. Full mouthfeel. Flavour is like a spiced honey-wheat bread, with a really nice coriander character as well, and a pleasant lingering yeastiness in the finish. Quite nice.

why say coriander? no one calls it that. everyone says cilantro. crazy. everyone tries to be so fancy.

Glowing amber in color. A slight spice aroma. I can taste the coriander but the combination of spices reminds me of licorice. There is an alcoholic vapor in the nose and an estery flavored alcoholic warmth after each sip. There is a lingering soapiness that remains on the tongue. There’s enough complexity that each sip provides a different sensation. I loved the 7000, but I found this a little disappointing. I expected something a little more unusual for the 8000. I still recommend it.

The aroma was filled with a light presence of Belgian yeast spice and an earthy character. As the beer warmed the aroma became more peppery with a nice orange citrus/coriander presence. The beer poured into the glass small particulate laden hazy with a golden amber color and a white head that retreated quickly to only leave tracing near the top of the surface. The flavor was nice with a pepper spice and citrus flavor. A bit of caramel was notable as was the wheat. The flavor had a subtle sweetness at first on the palate, but that quickly dried and remained that way into the finish. The body was heading toward medium full with a low level of carbonation. A nice beer, nothing outstanding. 12 ounce bottle.