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

Brian700

Michigan

4.35/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I thought this beer tasted like an old ale with a heavy roasted malt addition. It has all of the characteristics of a double stout but if you compare it to the third coast old ale you will most definately be able to pick up on a lot of similarities.

It poured real dark with a nice brown head on it that stuck around for quite some time.

The smell is chocolatey with some fruitiness to if. I could pick up on subtle dark fruit aroma.

The flavor is malty and chocolatey with an underlying fruitiness of the darker variety. I love this beer and can't wait to age some out to see how they do.

This is a full bodied beer with medium carbonation. Very drinkable.

I highly recommend this beer. Anyone know where it stands on ABV?

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2005 02:46:46 | More by Brian700

mattcrill

Ohio

4.9/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Appearance: Pours thick and black with a brown head. The head literally forms from the bottom up. It was interesting. When it poured there wasn't much and then all of a sudden, the head appeared. It retains reasonably well and slowly fades to a nice thin white film across the top of this beauty.

Smell: Licorice, oak, dark chocolate, and a touch of smokiness. It smells great.

Taste: Wow! A subltle alcohol base with a beautiful blend of licorice, chocolate, chicory, chocolate pudding, more brushes of alcohol, oak, and a slightly sweet creamed coffee finish. I pick up hints of smoke in the aftertaste. I'm picking up some hop bitterness that is left on the palate.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied and thick. Reminiscent of Expedition and '04 Dark Lord (sans the chunkies).

Drinkability: Dangerously awesome. I love a great vinous stout and this one fills the bill in spades. I'll get my hand on as much of this as I can. It's great. Nice job Bell's!!!

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2005 19:49:34 | More by mattcrill

Wildman

Ohio

4.65/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This year's release reportedly has been called an old ale, but so clearly screams an imperial or double stout. This beer poured as black as sin and no light could penetrate its murky depths. It formed a huge dark tan foamy head that coated the glass with lace as it subsided. An aroma heavy of malt, expresso and burnt chocolate. The flavor was of malt, coffee, liquorice( sharply of that in fact), and chocolate. It had a very creamy medium base to it and a bittersweet finish. A warming feeling let you know the alcoholic power of this dark monster. Oh my buddies at Bells have done it again.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2005 22:49:28 | More by Wildman