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Bells Batch 8000 Ale 3.61 518

Bells Batch 8000 Ale

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5183.62/5.03.61/5.0Special9%81.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Batch 8000 is part of our commemorative series celebrating our progress with special brews. Our Batch 8000 is a special recipe to be brewed only once. It is a wheat ale spiced with Coriander, Orange Peel, and Paradise Seed. Best consumed fresh.
Editor’s Note. 9% is far above the abv range of a Belgian Wit Bier. Because we do not have the style "Imperial/Double Belgian Wit", this more closely fits as a Belgian Strong Ale.
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 bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/514/20
Sep 24, 2007  
Bottle courtesy after4ever. Pours opaque amber with a thin white head. Sour wheat and spice aroma. Medium body and medium carbonation. Tastes a bit of apples, with fruit and spice. Semi-dry finish.


 pet3rman (206), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Sep 24, 2007  
Pours orange with a medium fluffy white head. Aroma of wheat, orange and alcohol. Taste is that of orange, honey and alcohol. medium body. Alcohol warmth going down. Pretty good. The "Belgian Strong Ale" is a good description, as it combines the nose and taste of a belgian with the kick of a strong ale.


 jcr (1190), Jasper, Indiana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/510/20
Sep 24, 2007  
While I like sweet Belgian style ales, this one’s main character is sweet.ness Light orange body with small, off-white head. Sweet orange and spice aroma. Notes of lemon, banana and alcohol. The flavor is heavily sweet and moderately dry. The medium body and low carbonation provide a creamy mouthfeel, though the watery texture prevents it from attaining Allagash-type silkiness. Finish is alcohol-hot with lingering spice flavors. Appreciate the effort, but this one falls short of expectations for a Batch series beer.


 Suttree (2745), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 24, 2007    Updated: May 14, 2009
Orange, with a thin white head. Nice aroma of Wheat, citrus (orange), coriander and spruce. Seems like a turbo-charged Belgian White. Nice fruity, spicy notes throughout and good dose on piney flavors, too. It says "Drink Fresh", but I could probably stand up to a little aging pretty well.


 after4ever (2839), Brier, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/512/20
Sep 24, 2007  
12-oz. Thanks, FranksnBeans! Pours cloudy dark orange with paler highlights. Moussy, instantly disappearing head. Big perfumey nose of cloves and wheat and maybe a bit of candied lemon. Big, slightly gooey body with some grain to it and plenty of softly fizzy carb. Thick swirling mid-palate. Plenty of varied flavors: wheat, lemon, cloves, spice, banana. Tidy subdued finish.


 Uglyradio (776), Greenville, South Carolina, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Pours a hazy copper color with a small white head. Has a lot of yeast sediment in the bottom of the glass. Nice spicy aroma of coriander, yeast, hops, and honey. It has the typical Wit beer flavors just much thicker and stronger. Really spicy and well balanced. Excellent beer.


 TheCheeseMan (539), Saint Cloud, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/514/20
Sep 23, 2007    Updated: Sep 25, 2007
Not sure what to expect, but the pour was typically wit, head vanished way too rapidly. Citrus and pie spices (cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg) seem to dominate, with some coriander. Flavor is big citrus, more of a perfumed blossom flavor as opposed to a sweet fruit. Bit of a let down, but glad to have tried it.


 taffurs888 (121), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Smell of coriander, and orange peel. Tasted very light, with a big taste of alcohol. Slight taste of orange with big bite of coriander.



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