Bell's Batch 7000 - Bell's Brewery, Inc.

AaronHomoya

Indiana

4.03/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A very dark stout, pretty much black in color. Brown-colored head but not much of it, though there appears to be a pretty good amount of carbonation.

Smell has sweet malt and roasty aromas but it is hurt by a prominent soy-sauce smell that turned me off.

Taste has sweetness, coffee and a little bit of the soy sauce but not as distractingly as in the aroma. Flavor develops with a bit of hops taste and a roasted malt and coffee finish. Pretty complex with nicely transitional flavors through the taste.

Medium-thick body, with good carbonation. Somewhat dry finishing and leaves a mouth-watering sensation.

A very good beer, but I find the soy sauce aromas and noticeable alcohol lower the drinkability a bit for me.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2007 21:09:07 | More by AaronHomoya

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4/5  rDev -6.8%

06-02-2013 16:41:25 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

ajs4bd

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -12.6%

05-20-2013 03:53:22 | More by ajs4bd

bsuedekum

Missouri

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-19-2013 19:10:02 | More by bsuedekum

rodkin

Missouri

3.85/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Dan for sharing this bottle.

Pours pitch black with no head. Looks like moderate thickness, maybe slightly on the thin side. Tiny bit of caramel coloring at the edges.

Smell is really sweet, vanilla, cherry, milk chocolate, licorice, molasses. Definitely smells oxidized, but nice.

Taste is licorice, slight bitterness, chocolate, molasses, oxidation.

Mouthfeel is medium thickness, very slight carbonation. Slick, slightly oil.

This beer is very sweet, but tasty. I can't help but think it's past its prime, however. Would have liked to try this fresh. At this point it is frankly a bit cloying, and difficult to drink more than 4-5 ounces.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 18:09:47 | More by rodkin

AlexFields

Tennessee

2.7/5  rDev -37.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5

Thanks to Photekut for opening this at TN whales tasting, 3/16/2013.

Pours dark brown, hints of a coffee colored head but obviously a little low carb.

Nose has a touch of oxidation (this is a theme in a tasting with so many older bottles), brown sugar, raisins, vanilla, caramel.

Tastes like grass and paper, hints of cocoa and sugar too, this is obviously way past its prime.

Body is nice and full but low carb.

Clearly a shell of what it was, never tried it fresh but I imagine this would've been a great beer. In its current state it's not undrinkably bad, but not what I'd call good either.

5.1/10

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 17:24:43 | More by AlexFields

MADPolo

Florida

5/5  rDev +16.6%

03-10-2013 18:50:50 | More by MADPolo

Michigan

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

02-22-2013 06:21:15 | More by Michigan

mrebeka

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

02-02-2013 19:11:21 | More by mrebeka

Zaphog

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

01-28-2013 02:46:12 | More by Zaphog

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -18.4%

01-23-2013 02:20:31 | More by JAHMUR

spycow

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-18-2013 04:21:08 | More by spycow

BlissJunkie

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

01-14-2013 17:34:32 | More by BlissJunkie

MordorMongo

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

01-13-2013 19:42:40 | More by MordorMongo

Brabander

Netherlands

4.64/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I got this beer from my buddy Robert (T0rin0) for shipping some beers to him recently. Thanks for this beer Robert!

Poured in my small Struise glass this beer looks absolutely perfect. Deepdeepdark fluid with a supernice head. Lacing is superb in this glass. Smell of boozyness and roasted coffee and very dark chocolate.

Taste with some light bitterness. Very good mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2013 21:41:38 | More by Brabander

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Many thanks to ClockworkOrange for sharing this. 12oz bottle into a snifter. The brew appears a dark brown color a bit fudgy looking in the glass with lighter brown and reddish hints around the edges. A cap never really forms across the top but a light ring of big bubble formation collects around the edge of the glass.

The aroma is dark and raisony with a fruity alcohol edge blended into chocolate. A light amount of oxidation is present giving this a pleasant depth and by no means distracting. The complexity of dark fruit character gets increasingly enjoyable as the brew warms up.

The taste still has plenty of booziness but it integrates well with the rest of the profile. Maltiness of chocolate blends into raisiny alcohol esters that are minorly fusel. Some herbal earthy bitterness is there to contrast. Like the nose, there is a soft oxidative aspect deepening the complexity of the brew.

This is a medium to fuller bodied brew with a sticky feel to it that while it retains some residual sweetness is not cloying or overly sweet at all. In a time when high octane brews are all the rage, I tip my hat to bells for producing a great brew with balance as complexity that has aged like a champ. For 12% abv, you know its there but it is well integrated and more mellow than some other offeringd at much lower abv percentages.

Serving type: bottle

12-04-2012 14:48:52 | More by stakem

THECPJ

Delaware

4/5  rDev -6.8%

11-26-2012 17:47:02 | More by THECPJ

orangesol

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -6.8%

11-26-2012 17:23:52 | More by orangesol

marct

Nevada

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

11-12-2012 01:18:01 | More by marct

repkovalev

Washington

4.55/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Slow and viscous pour. Pretty much no head, but there is perfect amount of carbonation. This beer is 7 years old!

Really a beautiful mouthfeel: smooth and velvety. Notes of chocolate, coffee, plum and very subtle cherry. Quite sweet. This has aged extremely well. It's balanced and complex. Whomever said "soy sauce," must of had a bad one or didn't like it. Mine is spectacular!

I really wish I would have saved this for a special occasion, because this was my last and only Bells Batch 7000. The longer this is open, the more the sweetness of the beer intensifies. I liked it the most when it was cooler and a little subtle. 45 minutes after opening and it's UUPPEr sweet

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 06:47:15 | More by repkovalev

BWHD

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.8%

08-27-2012 14:08:03 | More by BWHD

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -6.8%

08-22-2012 00:01:08 | More by t0rin0

3Hops

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -6.8%

08-04-2012 03:32:49 | More by 3Hops

mikereaser

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

03-24-2012 06:04:48 | More by mikereaser

womencantsail

California

2.93/5  rDev -31.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Thanks, Derek!

The pour is just about black in color with no head and very minimal carbonation. Strong notes of soy sauce and licorice. There is definitely some booziness to it and lots of roasted malt, maybe some dark chocolate. Quite oxidized. Things don’t change much on the palate. Heavy on the soy sauce with a strong sweetness. Licorice, roasted malt, and a hint of toast. Really just oxidized and old.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2012 01:18:50 | More by womencantsail