Batch 9,000 Ale
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.49
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Batch 9,000 Ale offers up aromas ranging from the sweet caramel and molasses of dark rum to fruits such as raisins and plums. Brewed with the idea of pushing boundaries in mind, Batch 9,000 Ale is a unique, one-time-only recipe. Well suited for vintage aging, this limited release will continue to develop in flavor and complexity over the years.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle side by side with the 7000. Pours out dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. Aroma was so sweet a little over the top. Tons of milk chocolate, molasses, and any other sweet smelling mess. Taste was just as sweet it was so rich and soy like it was unbelievable. So needless to say the 7000 won the head to head challenge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2010
at 19:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle from wavers1
Appearance: Almost opaque pour with a medium tan head that dissipates quickly leaving very little lacing in the glass
Aroma: Dark chocolate, licorice and burnt sugar
Taste: Dark malts, molasses, hot alcohols, woody with a bitter/sour finish
Not bad, but needs some cellaring time.
Appearance: Almost opaque pour with a medium tan head that dissipates quickly leaving very little lacing in the glass
Aroma: Dark chocolate, licorice and burnt sugar
Taste: Dark malts, molasses, hot alcohols, woody with a bitter/sour finish
Not bad, but needs some cellaring time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2010
at 19:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled@PBF2010. Amber colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is mild oxidation, some caramel, mild sweet wood as well as some mild raisins. Flavour is quite much the same. A quite sweet beer. More a barley wine than imperial stout by taste...
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2010
at 07:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (PBF)
Dark ruby color, steady creamy beige head. Very oxidazed aroma, raisiny, portwineous. Full-bodied. Raisiny, caramelly, wineous. warming alcohol. Quite alcoholic. Also some hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste.
Dark ruby color, steady creamy beige head. Very oxidazed aroma, raisiny, portwineous. Full-bodied. Raisiny, caramelly, wineous. warming alcohol. Quite alcoholic. Also some hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2010
at 06:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours a dark, ruby brown with a dense, beige head. Aroma holds roasted malts, dark fruits, light chocolate. Flavor is sweet, with deep, ripe fruits, alcohol, light wood and tobacco. Faint notes of caramel and toffee. Medium to full in body with soft carbonation and an oily texture. Finishes sweet with mild roasted malts and understated bitterness. Very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2010
at 12:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ chrisos Back In The UK Tasting.Light unclear medium to dark brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark fruity - dark berry, wood - tobacco, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark dried berry, raisin. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20100522]
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2010
at 11:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Overml01. Pours jet black with a quickly dissipating very thin tan head. Nose is heavy licorice, molasses, brown sugars and chocolate. Taste is the same with a light bourbon finish. Very nice stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2010
at 15:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Right now, this beer is kind of a sweet mess. It comes off as another kitchen sink strong ale/stout. There’s more molasses than roast and everything is dipped in syrup. Some licorice, tons of caramel, light chocolate, lots of brown sugar. Enjoyable but hot and sweet with clashing flavors. All that said, this beer probably just needs some time in the cellar. I bet it will be rather excellent given enough time.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2010
at 14:18
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
I can’t believe Bells makes this beer - pours like cola - the aroma is the most promising part - smells like licorice, syrup, maple sap, dates, figs - the flavor is sickeningly sweet treacle and boozy alcohol - rum, raisin, date - odd bitterness and harsh black malts - burnt sugars, charred malts - tastes like a syrup mixture mixed with rum - a huge, sweet, boozy mess - I poured half of the bottle down the drain.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2010
at 20:12