Batch 7,000 Ale
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.89
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Imperial Stout
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.
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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8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Brentfeesh: Poured a deep pitch-black color stout with a small dark brown head with minimal retention. Aroma of roasted malt is quite intense with some vanilla and coffee notes. Mouthfeel is very thick and enjoyable with nice roasted coffee notes; vanilla and mixed dry fruits such as figs and plums. Body is thick which fits perfectly the style with some limited carbonation. Another very good stout from this fine brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2006
at 13:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours completely black and opaque with a creamy, light brown head. Fat, vinous and very rich aroma of dried fruit and some alcohol. Very full-bodied with plenty of roasted malt, roasted and not really burned. Fruity and quite alcoholic with a malty bitter dry finish. A big beer indeed, to be enjoyed in very small quantities. 030606
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2006
at 13:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A pitch black beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of roasted whole coffee beans with this oily sensation you can find, but also with notes from the brewed coffee with a slight acidity. The flavor is sweet malty and again I find this oily sensation from well roasted coffee beans, combined with alcohol, leading to a dry roasted end. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2006
at 12:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled. Very black, dark brown head. Spicy licorice aroma. Tastes like cask strength whiskey with loads of licorice added. Sweet with somewhat raw and inky mouthfeel. Plenty of tar. Lingering finish with enormuos licorice character. Powerful, but nowhere near balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2006
at 02:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
bottle - Wow, this is a big imperial stout that slams your palate with thick, intense roast malty goodness and a biting hops finish. It pours thick and black, with a moderate head that fades to thin and then hangs around a long time and leaves considerable lacing. I didn’t notice the high alcohol in the flavor much like others have mentioned, but it could be because I had this brew with a meal. I ordered the Batch 7k without knowing what style of beer it was. Regardless, it’s very good and very strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2006
at 18:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Completely black pour, with rising tan bubbles leaving an unbroken ring of lace - aroma has lots of dark fruit, brown sugar, caramel, some oak - the flavor is very odd for an imperial stout, but that’s not a bad thing - the coffee and dark fruit are there, but they are far in the back - instead, there are a lot of light, crisp fruity esters, some flaked oats, woodiness, caramel and a nice hop bite on the back end - this tastes like an imperial stout/barleywine hybrid, and I’m loving it! Thanks to OhioDad for this bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2006
at 20:59
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Poured very dark, and very thick. Minimal brown head formed on top. Aroma was chocolate with raspberries and cherries, also hit with alcohol. Drinks like a meal with chocolate, alcohol, fruit and hops. I had picked up only one, but I think I’ll have to go get another to keep around for a while.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2006
at 15:02
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle Rating #700 Pours a thick and viscous deep black with a tall and very thick creamy tan head. Sweet heavy dark roasted aroma with molassas and notes of purple grapes and not much coffee. Flaver is very rich dark roasted with plenty of bittering. Extremely smooth, silky but light at the same time. Almost pillowy. Carbonation is fine and soft. Lots of lingering bitternes but about right for the strong dark maltiness. A wonderfull example of the style and beers like this make me wish I lived closer to the prime beer spots in the contry. A big Thank You to OhioDad for this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2005
at 23:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pitch black color with a thin brown head that disappears pretty fast. Thin lacing that does not cling to the glass. Pungent aroma of dark malts and coffee. Thick and creamy body with loads of sweet dark fruit followed immediately by hops and roasted coffee flavors. Alcohol in the background from beginning to end as well. The finish is long and smokey with more dark malt. Seems a little untamed right now, still it is another well done Stout by Bell’s.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2005
at 10:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to MrFacto for this one! A large creamy head tops off this black bodied stout. Strong coffee aroma with maybe a hint of smoke. Moderately sweet with loads of roast barley bitterness that carry all the way into the long finish. Wonderful creaminess that coats the tongue. Improves as it warms and one that will most likely improve with age as well, if you are lucky enough to have some to cellar.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2005
at 06:33