Batch 7,000 Ale
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.87
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Batch 7000 is part of our commemorative series celebrating our progress with special brews. Our 7000th batch is a special recipe to be brewed only once.
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SHIG (13882) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at the SHIG parachutes in with beavers to the Boise Crew tasting: Poured a black with a brown head. Aroma is boozy, sticky, chocolate, rich malty. Taste is boozy, chocolate, bourbon, rich malts.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12oz bottle from Buckeyeboy. Near black pour, a few bubbles. Aroma is roasty, chocolate, woody. Taste starts sweet, pit fruit, raisins, fig. Smooth, slick.
CLW (16859) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
ClarkVV sharing the 12 year old imperial stout. Thanks for the tick but the oxidation has gotten out of control. Cardboard, wet newspaper, chocolate malt. I bet this was really good when fresh. Thanks for the share anyhow.
Chalumeaux (4962) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Poured from bottle hand waxed thanks Clark 12 year old bottle dark black with tan head. Aromas is dark fruit raisin cocoa and chocolate. Taste is cardboard wood dark fruit cocoa. --- Beer merged from original tick of Batch 7,000 on 20 May 2017 at 16:23 - Score: 6
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Totally black, pours without any head. Thanks Clark for this hand-waxed bottle. it smells good. raisin, cocoa and a little cardboard. cardboard, very old. loads of old flavors. raisins, peppermint, wood, dark fruit. lingering finish is soy sauce.
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Still-black. A-dk malt-ashy/molasses, some earthy. T-dk malt-ashy/molasses, 2nd earthy hops.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 oz. bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks a lot, Dany), pours a silky jet black a la motor oil with tiny ring of light brown head. Nose brings out deep dark fruits (plums particularly), some chocolate covered raisins, vanilla and caramel. Flavour is remarkably complex, with loads of sherry liqueur, dark fruits (plum and cherries), a little vanilla and heaps of caramel. Dominated particularly by the liqueur and dark fruits, without being very sweet. There is a noticeable alcohol kick, but it's well-situated. A big syrupy, semi-boozy sipper that is as intense as it is elegant. Wonderful stuff. Has stood the test of time (7 years) very well.
Viper666-Qc (10199) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bouteille 12oz, courtoisie de Hogtownharry/Blankboy. Nez fruité légèrement boisé (raisins vineux, cerises noires), de chocolat noir, de malt rôti et d’alcool, léger de café noir et de vanille avec des notes de mélasse et de houblon résineux. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture très crémeuse et légèrement liquoreuse. Goût fruité sucré légèrement boisé (raisins vineux, notes de cerises noires) avec des notes de vanille et quelques traces de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût amer de malt rôti, de chocolat noir et de café noir avec des notes de caramel toffee sucré puis progressivement un goût d’alcool moyen et réchauffant s’enchaîne accompagné d’un goût de café plus intense, d’un léger goût de mélasse sucrée et de houblon résineux aux notes herbeuses. Post--goût long, amer de rôti, de chocolat noir, de café espresso, d’alcool moyen et de houblon légèrement résineux et aux notes herbeuses avec des petites notes de fruits (raisins vineux).
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Location: Bottle at Paul's Blind Impy Stout Tasting, 1/5/13
Aroma: The nose is fairly sweet with some chocolate malts and dark fruit notes, and light booze
Appearance: It poured a dark brown color with a small head and not much lace
Flavor: The taste is sweet and a little boozy as well, very similar component-wise to the nose
Palate: The body is medium-full, with some thickness to it, and more carbonation then expected
Overall Impression: Once I learned what this was, I thought it was really cool to get to try this one. I enjoyed it, I'd be curious to know how a bottle this old compares to one a little fresher, but I never tried it fresh.
_angst_ (8410) reviewed Batch 7,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle courtesy of Marsiblursi. Pours oily pitch black with a creamy dark chocolate brown head that leaves some trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet and malty with roasted malts, leather, salty liquorice, charred wood, moist soil, prunes, raisins, dates, alcohol, lemon zest, black currant jam, dark bread, marmalade, tar, dark roast coffee, bitter chocolate and pine. Taste is sweet, bitter, tiny sour and malty with roasted malts, lemon peal, resinous wood, prunes, raisins, alcohol, dates, black currants, leather, dark roast coffee, lemon zest, bitter chocolate, salty liquorice candy and moist mineral rich soil. Mouthfeel is soft, smooth, creamy, very tiny fruity tart, very tiny boozy and full bodied, finish is tiny sweet, bitter and tiny sour with roasted malts, dark roast coffee, lemon zest, raisins, prunes, charred wood, pine, leather, bitter chocolate and hints of burnt caramel. Great stuff! Past it’s prime but still very good. Very happy to get the chance to try this!