Batch 5,000 Ale
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Series Out of Production|
Score
7.05
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CloakedDagger (37038) reviewed Batch 5,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Cloudy reddish brown with a small off-white head. Distinct aroma of Bamberg smoke and caramel. Solid body, low in carbonation, sweet notes of caramel and chocolate with a hoppy finish. The smokiness really shines through. 300809
jcr (3165) reviewed Batch 5,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 15
Bottle. This beer has stood up incredibly well for being almost seven years old. Cloudy orange-brown body with next to no head, but what is there is tan. The aroma is filled with leather, smoke, bacon and tart cherry. Hints of molasses, bread, barnyard and alcohol. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes slightly sour/tart with some alcoholic warming. Thin to medium body, watery texture and little carbonation. Reading posts from 2002, many found this beer to be overly sweet and I did not see any mention funkiness. The overt sweetness is now muted and there is definitely a funky smell and taste that is accentuated by the smoke. Different and enjoyable. Thanks SpudClampDawg.
JK (8140) reviewed Batch 5,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared by hellomynameis. I appreciate him sharing this beer, it is something I have been looking for for a long time. Sugar and caramel malt aroma with just a hint of smoke. There is more smoke in the flavor, but it seems to have dissipated over the last six years. Considerable sugar, but the alcohol is well hidden. Cloudy brown appearance.
Silphium (4310) reviewed Batch 5,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A few bottles of Batch 5000 still occasionally appear on shelves, and I was lucky to find a few that were most likely returned to the shelf to herald the arrival of Batch 6000. This was one smoky beer. Aroma? Smoke. Appearance? Smoke. OK, not really- poured murky red-brown with a thin off-white ring of foam clinging to the glass, and plenty of yeast sediment in the body. Flavor was dominated by the smoke aspect, and I also detected nuttiness, wood, a touch of dark, sweet fruits, and caramel. Alcohol was suprisingly subdued, as I didn't realize how strong this beer was until reading its description here. Complexity exists in the body, but I found the smoke overwhelming. Would best be served in small quantities.
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Batch 5,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Sampled 9/2003. Pours a ruddy brown/black with some violet and burgundy tinges on the glass. Very little head, typical of bells stronger beers. Highly unfiltered, bottle conditioned, unpasteurised! Smells of sweet ripe red fruit and some caramel, faintly smoky on the nose. Begins with a very full, rich raspberry honey flavor, backed up with lots of fresh caramel malt. Taste has plenty of barley malt as well, and then, the smoke flavor. WOW. this is amazing. Subtle at first and climaxing stronger but still balanced. Tastes like raspberry smoked beef barbecue. It is salty and meaty, yet retains a pleasant flavor and has the texture of moist beef jerky. It then fades into some nice, but light hops and finishes clean and smooth. Alcohol Very well masked, carbonation is minimal. Beer has a wonderfully full complex body. A pleasure to drink this.
Sampled again 6/2005 at RBSG. Still holding up spectacularly well. Smooth, silky, chocolatey and plenty of salty, rich smoke. Awesome beer that has really proved itself to me.
omhper (44378) reviewed Batch 5,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 22 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottled. Cloudy nut brown. Stong Bamberg style beechwood smoke aroma. Big chewy stable maltiness. Long, bitter bacon smolkey finish. In no way subtle, but I'm a great fan of heavily smoked beers, and this is just spot on what I like. Thanks hopsrus for sending this and many other unique beers!
Oakes (33097) reviewed Batch 5,000 Ale from Bell's Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Muddy colour, no foam; dry smokiness, that to me seems like an unusual type of wood, like pecan or something. Slight maltiness that gets chewy, decent smoke flavours, firm alcohol presence. Different, but I'm not sure where it fits in (a second-tier Adam or Immort?).